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.
Aufbau eines staatlich anerkannten Lehrgangs für Solartechnik und Kleinunternehmertum
Über 50 Absolvent:innen mit anerkannter Berufsqualifikation
Stärkung lokaler Fachkräfte und des Solarmarkts in Kinshasa
- 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.