Young vulnerable women benefit from new vocational training

Family Group Foundation Dr Francis Muraya, MSEA Director Infrastructure Development Eng. Edward Karani and CEO Rebecca Mbithi join Maryanne Muthoni, a USAID Tumikia Mtoto Project electrical beneficiary during the graduation ceremony of 176 young women trained in vocational and technical skills. [James Wanzala,Standard]

More than 176 vulnerable young women aged 18 to 24 graduated last week in the fields of plumbing, electrical, and painting. This was after undergoing training aimed at enhancing their employability and boosting the technical workforce in Nairobi and Kiambu counties.

Through a Sh30 million partnership between Family Group Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Tumikia Mtoto Project, the initiative provides labour market linkages to the 176 young women who have completed the programme, while 100 young women are being commissioned to join the next cohort.