TUJIAJIRI INITIATIVE TO EMPOWER YOUTHS IN NANDI
The County Government of Nandi through the Department of Sports, Youth, Gender and Social Welfare and KCB Foundation today held a consultative meeting in a bid to upscaling the 2jiajiri youth programme in partnership with VTCs and TVETs.
The program is aimed at tackling unemployment among young persons by providing vocational and enterprise development skills necessary to derive employment and wealth creation.
Speaking at the event, the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Sports, Youth, Gender and Social Welfare Rose Angira said the county welcomes the KCB Foundation Initiative of training and equipping youths with skills through the 2Jiajiri program.
“Tujiajiri programme is a skill-based development programme that is seeking to catalyse employment and wealth creation,” she said.
2jiajiri is a program that addresses the problem of youth and unemployment by creating jobs for the youth through skill development and vocational scholarships.