Globally, young people between the ages of 15 and 24 represent 18 per cent of the world’s population or 1.2 billion people and majority of them live in developing countries. Youth are a great resource for building the economies of cities, and indeed of countries. This is why UN-Habitat is working hard to improve employability and entrepreneurship among young people.
John Odhiambo 23 Jul 13
John Odhiambo was among the first beneficiaries of Altaawon’s business training. John used the skills he acquired in the business training to expand his cereal shop and has now established a maize mill in Highridge Village, in Korogocho.
Linda Atieno 23 Jul 13
Linda Atieno is a software designer, but she has not always possessed this skill. She had natural talent in hair dressing and was specializing in braids. She used to braid hair at her home but had not considered this as a business initiative until she enrolled in Altaawon’s business training programme. There, she learned to treat her daily activities as business and was able to generate more income from hair dressing.
Kajjansi Youth in Development Initiative, Uganda 23 Jul 13
Kajjansi Youth in Development Initiative (KYDI) is a youth-led group started by Kenneth, a youth trained in Entrepreneurship at the One Stop Youth Centre in Kampala. Before the training, Kenneth was jobless and had dropped out of college due to financial challenges.
