Project Title

Scaling Commercialization of Drought Tolerant Crop Technologies to Support Dignified and Fulfilling Jobs for 120,000 Youth in Rural Kenya (DTCs 4 Youth Jobs Creation Project)

Project Location

Makueni County

Project Duration

Start Date: August 2022
End Date: July 2027

Project Key Activities

• Capacity-building training on Product Development, Value Addition, and Marketing
• Training youth participants from Lower Eastern Region
• Supporting youth-led enterprises for product testing with KEBS
• Facilitating KEBS certification for market expansion

Project Key Outputs

• Capacity-building training conducted on product development, value addition, and marketing
• 49 youth participants from Makueni and Taita Taveta Counties trained
• 17 youth-led enterprises (individual and group) from 10 counties undergoing KEBS product testing
• 15 female youth-owned and 2 male youth-owned enterprises supported

Project Achievements

• Successfully trained 49 youth participants from Makueni and Taita Taveta Counties in Lower Eastern Region
• Comprehensive training on product development, value addition, and marketing completed
• 17 youth-led enterprises currently undergoing product testing with KEBS for certification
• Strong gender focus with 15 enterprises being female youth-owned
• Enabled access to formal markets through KEBS certification process

Project Progress

Status: Ongoing - Youth training completed; KEBS certification process ongoing

Project Impact Summary (Key Performance Indicators)