Vital community education for a 'lost generation'

Let me paint you a picture ...  during the past 2 years, life for 63% of the population where we work has included -  not being able to go to school, working in informal jobs with no future or security, getting in trouble, getting sick, losing their jobs, becoming a mother unexpectedly, being subjected to violence at home - all happening to girls and boys not yet 25 years old.   With 63% of the population of Kericho county under 25 and 19% between 15 and 24 years of age, life as a teenager through the pandemic is full of challenges as the pandemic continues and hopes and dreams fade into the distance.

Thanks to you and your support of this project, there is light and a brighter future for the many groups who are getting access to these business trainings and resources and getting work and income set up for themselves.  Quarum Self Help group is one example - they are a registered youth group with 15 members.  They do - merry go round savings scheme with short term loans and farming with poultry rearing as their main activity.  Together they have installed a poutry house and bought 10 hens to get started.  The support and encouragement they give each other will see them through these difficult times.

Kapsorok Boda Boda Drivers Self Help group is another example - a Boda Boda is a motorbike taxi.  From the outset of the pandemic it was evident that these drivers needed protection against COVID-19 and could also be a means to spread messaging about the importance of handwashing and protective measures against transmission.  Brighter Communities Worldwide provide the drivers with face masks, handwashing facilities, soap, water containers, high visibility vests with COVID-19 messaging printed on the back and sensitisation around transmission and the vaccine rollout.  

The group have 20 members and they heard about these business trainings through this interaction with Brighter Communities.  From their training they are doing merry go round, table banking, short term monthly loans and they have purchased plastic chairs for hiring out as an source of income.  They have continued COVID-19 sensitisation of other drivers and are encouraging them to form income generating groups.  15 of the members are now fully vaccinated.

If you would like to donate again to this project - the next match funding campaign with GlobalGiving is on April 4th to 8th when all donations up to $50 will be match at 50% - and did you know that all new monthly donations will have their first donation matched at 100% after four total payments?

 Thank you so much for your support of these young people!