Browsing: Youth unemployment
NAIROBI, Kenya — Every evening after finishing his shift, Corporal Michael Mwangi begins another working day. The police officer leaves his station, changes out of…
NAIROBI, Kenya — On any given week at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), scenes of emotional farewells unfold quietly in departure halls. Young men…
NAIROBI, Kenya — For thousands of young Kenyans, unemployment does not begin with the absence of a salary. It begins with a bill. Long before…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The government has assured beneficiaries of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme that the second tranche of startup grants will…
BUIKWE, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has attributed Uganda’s persistent unemployment challenge not to a lack of jobs, but to what he described as a…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ugandan government has announced an expanded strategy to strengthen youth skills development as part of broader efforts to curb unemployment and…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The NYOTA Project, a government initiative in Kenya, is designed to empower young people with business startup capital, training, and mentorship support.…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s gig economy is rapidly emerging as a critical economic lifeline for young people, as new data reveals a decisive shift away…
NAIROBI, Kenya — On a humid evening in Nairobi, as traffic crawls and power flickers in some estates, thousands of Kenyans are glued to their…