Rural Youth Opportunity Pathways Project
Helping 300 young people in Kakamega County gain practical skills, mentorship, and direct connections to verified training and livelihoods.
We help young people build practical, digital, entrepreneurial and workplace skills that improve their readiness for work and economic opportunity.
Technical competence, workplace communication, and real enterprise.
Youth unemployment remains high while employers struggle to find candidates equipped with job-ready digital, technical, and commercial competencies.
Unemployed and out-of-school youth aged 18–25, TVET graduates, and young micro-entrepreneurs across informal and rural settlements.
We connect youth with practical bootcamps, certified TVET skills, employer-led apprenticeships, and hands-on entrepreneurship coaching.
Demonstrated work readiness, direct job placements, paid internships, and sustainable youth-owned micro-enterprises.
Targeted interventions designed to create long-term impact across Skills & Employability.
Foundational and advanced technology literacy, software engineering basics, cloud tools, and data analytics.
CV writing, interview practice, commercial communication, professional networking, and workplace ethics.
Hands-on training in automotive repair, electrical installation, construction, culinary arts, and solar energy.
Business model design, financial literacy, market validation, seed funding guidance, and bookkeeping.
Structured employer internships, apprenticeships, company visits, and collaborative industry shadow programmes.
Green economy jobs, renewable energy skills, creative digital media, and emerging service industries.
Active Uplift360 flagship projects on the ground.
Helping 300 young people in Kakamega County gain practical skills, mentorship, and direct connections to verified training and livelihoods.
Find open training bootcamps, internships, technical apprenticeships, and jobs matching your career pathway.
Full tuition support and toolkits for vocational training in automotive mechanics, construction, culinary arts, agribusiness, and ICT at accredited TVET institutions.
Intensive 20-week professional software engineering curriculum covering full-stack web development, cloud computing, and real-world project delivery.
Practical healthcare training at Kenyatta National Hospital College of Healthcare Sciences for community health workers and diploma nurses.
Modern CV templates optimized for Kenyan recruiters, LinkedIn profile optimization, and cover letter formulas.
Access resourceAnswering behavioral questions, technical screening tips, and professional follow-up etiquette.
Access resourceBusiness registration (eCitizen), KRA compliance basics, pricing formulas, and social media marketing tips.
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Uplift360 connected me to intensive technical training and career mentoring when I had no formal tech background. Within six months, I had built my first web app and landed my first software development contract.
We work alongside schools, employers, and organizations committed to expanding Skills & Employability in Kenya.