Applications are now open! More than a ¼ of Kenyan youth are unemployed and the problem is even bigger for vulnerable youth groups (PWDs, single mothers, street youths, orphans, youth affected by conflict, youth from vulnerable and marginalized communities) however, Future Bora a Government of Kenya initiative under KYEOP has come up with an #initiative meant to empower organizations working on building a better future for these Kenyan youth by expanding their economic opportunities. If you are that organization, they want to hear it from you.
Future Bora seeks to catalyze programs that broaden economic opportunity for the most disadvantaged and under-served Kenyan youth, i.e. orphans, people with disabilities, single mothers, conflict-affected youth, street youth, youth between the ages of 18 and 29 from disadvantaged and oppressed groups.
Through promoting initiatives targeted to the local and particularly relevant needs of the most disadvantaged young people, the project seeks to reduce the challenges encountered by these young people when looking for ways to create jobs and income.
WORTH
- Grant Funding
- Grant funding of KSH 40 million for each of the three winning organizations disbursed in tranches.
- Capacity-building
- Advisory and mentoring support for scale and growth.
- Visibility
- Opportunity to show your intervention and gain visibility
ELIGIBILITY
- The organization must be registered in Kenya.
- All types of organizations (for-profit, not-for-profit), except state-owned enterprises and public institutions, are eligible to apply for the challenge
- The organization should have been operational for at least three years as of 1st September 2020 (applicants will be required to submit audited financial statements for the last three years).
- The intervention/solution submitted by the organization must be unique and innovative in solving unemployment issues faced by the most vulnerable and under-served Kenyan youth.
- At least 80% of the beneficiaries of the proposed intervention should be between the age of 18 and 29 years.
- Consortia are eligible to apply if the lead applicant fulfills all criteria and other partners fulfill at least 4 (out of 5) of the other criteria.
DEADLINE: December 15, 2020
To apply and for more information visit here
