Yes Youth Can! Nyanza

[...] To show the enthusiasm with which the group has embraced prospects of this project, one of the group members is already undertaking a diploma in farm management with the hope that he will help them [...]

[...] decided that they would engage in tomato farming and for this initiative to succeed, the group members knew they had to construct a greenhouse for this purpose. “After consultations with AFC, it [...]

[...] the best decision the group ever made since it is slowly but surely ensuring that the Group members are economically empowered and self-reliant. Mr. Ombura notes that attending the Yes [...]

[...] to the Village Elder, who is also the group’s technical advisor, Edwin Odhiambo, the group members contributed a hen each at the inception of the project. The group also bought two [...]

[...] have to juggle their time between their businesses and the group’s activities. They had a poultry project which collapsed following a disease breakout that killed most of the birds. “We had a very [...]

[...] ’s account on a monthly basis. For its future plans, the group intends to start a poultry project. In this regards, members have already constructed a poultry house and hopes to start [...]

[...] says. The Group has very ambitious plans for the future; the members envision having a poultry project of 3,000 chicken. They also intend to incorporate more youth from the village and [...]

[...] skills on micro finance enterprise Inadequate human and financial resources to expand poultry project and maize farm Inadequate exposure to other learning opportunities for better practices. [...]

[...] in the group’s account on a monthly basis. Challenges One of the major challenges the group faces is lack of a proper cow-shed due to lack of adequate funds to put up the same. The other [...]

[...] farming in a pond which was built in partnership with the Government. The main challenge the group faces is with regard to lack of technical know-how with regard to the management of fish ponds. It is [...]

[...] watoto wetu school fees from the little money I get from the project”. However, the group faces a number of challenges key among which is theft of their fish by community members. “As [...]

[...] motivated and are also planting Napier grass on their farms. One of the major challenges the group faces is lack of a proper cow-shed due to lack of adequate funds to put up the same. The other one is [...]

[...] President: Isaac Lumumba The group has a total membership of 15  - 11 male and 4 female. Activities The group plants water melons kales, coriander [...]

[...] President: Paul Omondi The group has a total membership of 24  – 9 male and 15 female. Activities The group grows Maize, traditional vegetables ( [...]

[...] President: Mr. Cleophus Opiyo The group has a total membership of 50  – 30 male and 20 female. Activities The group grows   sukuma wiki and tomatoes on on  [...]

[...] President: Fredrick Omondi Onyango The group has a total membership of 35 – 20 male and 15 female. Activities Poultry project Cyber cafe, photocopying, [...]

[...] funds to put up the same. The other one is dilapidated roads which are impassable during the rainy seasons. Achievements so far The group has acquired a dairy milk cow which it hopes will start [...]

[...] funds to put up the same. The other one is dilapidated roads which are impassable during the rainy seasons. Udura Village Youth Group also engages in merry go round whereby during the weekly meeting, [...]

[...] to infrastructure in terms of poor road network which can be a major problem during the rainy seasons and lack of electricity which can give this Group more room for expansion in terms of [...]

[...] to infrastructure in terms of poor road network which can be a major problem during the rainy seasons and lack of electricity which can give this Group more room for expansion in terms of [...]

[...] plants water melons kales, coriander leaves, onions and maize. The kales are sold to the community members at the cost of Ksh 1 per leaf. Challenges Failure of the tomato project which caused the [...]

[...] soil including kales, coriander leaves, onions and maize. The kales are sold to the community members at the cost of Ksh 1 per leaf. The other activity that the group is planning to [...]

[...] group planted Napier grass on one of the members’ farm. From the success of the project the community members felt motivated and are also planting Napier grass on their farms. One of the major [...]

[...] , the group faces a number of challenges key among which is theft of their fish by community members. “As much as we are benefiting from the project, we are facing challenges like wizi wa [...]

[...] . In order to feed their cow the group planted Napier grass on one of the members’ farm. Udura Village Youth Group also engages in merry go round whereby during the weekly meeting, each member [...]

[...] same. The other one is dilapidated roads which are impassable during the rainy seasons. Udura Village Youth Group also engages in merry go round whereby during the weekly meeting, each member [...]

[...] wiki and onions on several pieces of land which it has leased for a total of ksh 8,000 Challenges Group members either leaving the group or generally being inactive because they feel like they are not [...]

[...] pice of land that it has leased at ksh 2,500. At the same time, the group keeps poultry. Challenges Group members have to foot all the expenses that it incurs Overflow of water from the river during [...]