Economic empowerment and livelihoods
We enhance skills and capacities of young people to promote sustainable and decent livelihoods.
YAK recognizes that investing in young people is critical to achieving inclusive, equitable and sustainable development for present and future generations.
We contribute to the meaningful development of young people by developing evidence-driven, innovative, sustainable and relevant programs that address practical and emerging needs of young people.
We align our programming to the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and related national, regional and international frameworks, including the Africa Youth Agenda, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the World Programme of Action for Youth and the Continental Strategy on Vocational Education and Training (TVET) among others.
In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we strengthen existing program areas and venture into new program areas namely: productive employment and decent work; skills development (ICT and vocational); youth enterprise development, incubation and agriculture; climate change and environment among others.
Recent projects
Kisumu ICON - Youth Work Readiness
After several months of hard work conducting research about how to enhance youth work readiness in Kisumu, Kenya; Youth Excel's Issue-Based Collaborative Network…
W.E.E - (WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT) IN KIBERA, KOROGOCHO, AND KAWANGWARE.
Covid-19 has disrupted our socio-economic way of life. It has led to increased Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases as a result...
Decent Work and Labor Rights East Africa
Introduction The Decent Work and Labor Rights Program in East Africa-Phase II, also known as the Jipe Job Poa, is a...
Kenya National Youth Policy
In conjunction with the Youth Division under the Department of Social Services (currently the Ministry of Youth Affairs) and GTZ,...
Global Kids – Community Connectors Project
This project’s goal was to expose high-performing, disadvantaged American students aged 15-17 to the global world with their Kenyan counterparts...
Tackling Poverty Together
This project’s objective was to inculcate a youth perspective in poverty reduction. It aimed to build the capacity, skills and...
Kenya Youth Network for Rio +20 and Beyond
Youth Alive! Kenya is part of the Kenya Youth Network for Rio +20 and Beyond. The Kenya Youth Network for...
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