Target Audience
Vulnerable women, youth and refugees in extreme poverty in forest-adjacent areas and refugee settlements in Northern Kenya.
● Past programmeResilience & Livelihoods
LIFT-NK
Livelihoods and Inclusion for Transformation – Northern Kenya
Vulnerable women, youth and refugees in extreme poverty in forest-adjacent areas and refugee settlements in Northern Kenya.
Programme Summary
At a glance
LIFT-NK — Livelihoods and Inclusion for Transformation, Northern Kenya
Key Outcomes
3,650+ green micro-enterprises; investor readiness for 4,000 growing businesses; 93,000+ people lifted out of extreme poverty.
Duration
August 2022 – December 2025 · Aug 2022 – Dec 2025
Delivery Method
Green enterprise training, seed funding, business bootcamps and market integration.
Learning Journey
How the programme unfolds
- 1
Targeting & Vulnerability Mapping
- 2
Green Capacity & Skills Training
- 3
Seed Funding & Launch
- 4
Investor Readiness & Market Integration
Where
3 counties
Partners
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