By Fausto Kinyua | Branch Manager - Kiambu
UPTO END OF AUGUST 2018 GLOBAL GIVING REPORT.
So far so good. The objective of the project is getting achieved as we are progressing. So far we have 10 new beneficiaries adding up to 74 members. We anticipate to have more members join the center and also to register with HiH EA other rehabilitation centers for entrepreneurial training and development. The Mashujaa group is currently undertaking a refresher entrepreneurial training.
Like many other youths, 31-year-old, Timothy Ndung’u from Kiambu County dreamt of securing a well-paying job and thereafter settling down. Timothy soon discovered that unemployment was a reality in Kenya with only a few absorbed into the formal sector, while a majority expected to create self-employment or venture into informal sector
The story of Timothy Ndung’u starts in Githogoro Slum in Kiambu where the young man a father of three lives with his wife. After completing his education and unable to find a formal job, Timothy was forced to depend on casual jobs to support his family. Due to the irregularity of casual jobs the young man often found himself idle and without any thing to do. The idleness led to Timothy’s depression and dependence on alcohol and drugs for consolation.
Using his savings from charcoal sales, Timothy has a plan to have his shop fully stocked by October 2018; he is currently earning a profit of Ksh.140 a day from sale of charcoal and Ksh.1,200 per week from his casual job.
A vision of an empowered community through creation of sustainable enterprises and jobs to the beneficiaries is real and we foresee a great transformation and realization of self through this project.
As a sustainability measure, we intend to train and equip the beneficiaries with entrepreneurial skills e.g. beadwork, cake baking and urban farming skills etc. which they can diversify as self-enterprises or group activities for income generation.
An evaluation on the existing enterprises was ongoing in order to boost the enterprises for expansion and diversification.
Thank you very much for having a heart to transform and make lives better through your contribution!
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