Thika youth urged to enroll for the sh . 3.6 million ‘MbeleNaBiz’ competition.
Thika Town Constituency has launched a training programme to empower the
youth on how to find and earn a living online.
In a programme jointly sponsored by area MP Eng. Patrick Wainaina and
Google inc., over 500 youth drawn from various colleges and school leavers were
on Saturday equipped with skills on how to use YouTube and other online
platforms to do business.
“None of you should sit back and expect to get a job in a world where
there are more job seekers than the available opportunities. We want you to
think out of the box and be job creators especially now that the internet has
created so many opportunities,” the MP told the beneficiaries during the
inaugural training at Thika High School.
He added that the training was meant to introduce the young people to
online work and provide them with tools, training and mentorship they needed to
be able to bid for work and earn a decent income.
He encouraged them to enroll for the “MbeleNaBiz” business plan competition, which is an initiative of the Government of Kenya, under the Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project (KYEOP) where selected businesses will be awarded grants of Ksh 900,000 or Ksh 3,600,000.
The Competition is seeking businesses that are led by the youth, have
potential to create jobs, and has potential for growth.
Applications are open from 24 June 2019 to 2 September 2019 via http://mbelenabiz.go.ke/application.php
Wainaina also emphasised that the Thika Biashara Fund will be solely
availed to groups interested in generating income and creating employment.
At the same time, the legislator said the constituency NG-CDF kitty has
embarked on a programme to establish 'smart-labs' in all public primary schools
to expose young learners to use of ICT early in life.
The scheme, which involves installation of computer labs and Wi-Fi, will
kick off in a number of schools and eventually reach all the schools under that
category.
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