Solar Learning Youth Centres
Creating equal opportunities through vocational training in solar technology
Context and challenges
Despite the well-developed primary school system in Kenya, secondary schools are not affordable for most families. This has led to a massive increase in juvenile delinquency and the number of criminal gangs dominated by young people over the last ten years.
In state-run youth homes, young people who have come into conflict with the law and disadvantaged young people who have experienced violence find a protected space to reintegrate into society – but there is a lack of career prospects.
At the same time, many regions in Kenya lack access to electricity. The growing solar sector offers an opportunity here: it urgently needs well-trained specialists. This is precisely where the project comes in.
305 young people
erhielten eine Ausbildung in Vertrieb, Installation und Wartung von Solaranlagen – davon 38% Frauen.
7 Solaranlagen
für Schulen und Wasserpumpen installiert: Bessere Lernbedingungen für 5000 Schüler:innen und Zugang zu sauberem Trinkwasser für 20’000 Menschen.
380 Solaranlagen
für Haushalte installiert: Über 2000 Menschen erhielten Zugang zu Licht und Strom.
- Improved access to quality and inclusive education – regardless of gender and social status.
- Reducing energy poverty by empowering socially disadvantaged young people.
- Expansion of solar energy in suburban and rural regions.
The longer-term goal of the project is to fully integrate the training programme into the state care programme in youth homes.