F O U N D AT I O N
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TEAM Besides governmental and educational linkages, we have established linkages with local companies, especially via the Kakamega Lions Club. They have expressed their willingness and interest to mobilise local companies for the VR graduation events. VR is shifting her focus on government bodies to the private sector, since the private sector can create a far better kick-start for the VR entrepreneurs to get into business. For instance, we have been engaging with OLX, the leading e-marketplace platform in Kenya, with whom we aim to develop a specific curriculum dedicated to create job opportunities as e-merchants for selling produce of farmer groups to online buyers on OLX.
ICS is currently implementing multiple youth empowerment projects in Africa and Asia and has been working in Western Kenya since 2006. Nailab is a business incubator in Nairobi, that contributes to the curriculum and offers growth opportunities to VR graduates.
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Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University has the mandate to certify the Vijana Reloaded curriculum in Kenya. ProPortion has been leading in developing the curriculum.