Target Audience
Unemployed pastoralist youth and young women aged 18–34 in Marsabit and Isiolo, with a strict 50/50 gender balance.
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SEED
Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Unemployed pastoralist youth and young women aged 18–34 in Marsabit and Isiolo, with a strict 50/50 gender balance.
Programme Summary
At a glance
SEED — Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Key Outcomes
800+ youth-led green enterprises; certified community business mentors (Training-of-Trainers); financial independence for 2,400 youth.
Duration
12-month accelerated lifecycle · Completed
Delivery Method
Community mobilisation, business skills, seed capital and peer mentorship.
Learning Journey
How the programme unfolds
- 1
Community Mapping & Mobilisation
- 2
Foundational Business Skills
- 3
Productive Seed Capital Launch
- 4
Market Linkages & Peer Mentorship
Where
2 counties
Partners
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