By Nancy Waweru | Principle
With the aftermath of covid-19 still being experienced in every sphere of live including health sector and loss of livelihoods, VAP’s Employment and Entrepreneurship department has been engaged in digital marketing trainings. The trainings are targeting girls who have gone through various vocational training courses and are about to venture into their own businesses and those whose businesses were affected by covid-19 outbreak. A total of 15 girls have been enrolled into the digital marketing training where they have so far covered trainings on: Digital marketing and e-commerce, transcription and video captioning, writing and translation, data entry management and virtual assistance. Participants are now owning online work accounts in various platforms and are engaged into the second part of training. “I feel so proud to bring my business which was affected by covid-19 online and venture into online business where I can do marketing and deliveries to my potential clients.” Said 21 years old Fatuma.
Participartory Design Workshop
A participatory workshop targeting girls and young women whose businesses were affected by Covid-19 was conducted in Mukuru community. A total of 30 participants drawn from every area of Mukuru gathered at Mukuru community hall to weigh in their insights, opinion and share information towards building up a concrete bottom up approach that is tailor made to fit the target group. In attendance in the meeting was: area chief, Nairobi Metropolitan representatives, teachers and community leaders. The workshop helped in tailoring a psycho social support and Biashara Mtaani (Business in the neighborhood) activities which is currently implemented in the areas by VAP coaches. “This program is well on time given the fact that Covid-19 has really affected many people and especially the vulnerable group, girls and young women who could easily be swayed into other weird ways of seeking money including commercial sex.” Said area chief.
A new Employee At Quickmart Stores
21-year-old Batuli is the new employee at Quickmart chain of stores, Ruai branch this month of February. A footballer by DNA, Batuli got involved with VAP sports and life skills programs at the age of 12 years old right from the primary school, and into her secondary school. After her life skills graduations, she was integrated into VAP’s Employment and Entrepreneurship project where she was enrolled into vocational training to pursue bakery. Immediately after her graduation she was attached for internship opportunity at the Quickmart stores and ended up getting a job at the store’s bakery department. “Am happy for the life skills knowledge and the bakery course that I did while at VAP.Am now economically independent and supporting my two younger siblings: brother and sister with their school fees and books.” Said Batuli.
By Nancy Njeri | Principle
By Nancy Njeri | Principle
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