Kenya Youth Empowerment Project
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Programme type
Population group
Youth
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To provide temporary employment opportunities and improve the employability of beneficiaries.
World Bank. 2015. “Kenya Youth Empowerment Project.” World Bank website. Accessed 11 November
2015. <http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P111546/kenya-youth-empowerment-project?lang=en>.
Programme components
Component 1: Labour-intensive works and social support
services or Kazi Kwa Vijana (KKV)—Public Works
Component 2: Private-sector internships and training—this component
corresponds to the creation of internships and training opportunities,
in partnership with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance.
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 38.7
Million (USD 60 Million Equivalent), Including SDR 19.35 Million (USD 30 Million Equivalent) in Pilot
Crisis Response Window (CRW) Resources to the Republic Of Kenya for a Kenya Youth Empowerment
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/05/06/000333038_20100506013245/Rendered/
PDF/530900PAD0revi1IC10IDA1R20101005912.pdf>.
Start date
2010
World Bank. 2015. “Kenya Youth Empowerment Project.” World Bank website. Accessed 11 November
2015. <http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P111546/kenya-youth-empowerment-project?lang=en>.
Coverage
Labour-intensive works and social support services:
190,000 job opportunities (target coverage).
Private-sector internships and training: this component
has already reached 15,000 beneficiaries and another
5,600 are currently undergoing cycle 6.
World Bank. 2015. Implementation Status & Results Report Seq No: 12. Washington, DC:
World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/
WDSContentServer/WDSP/AFR/2015/05/06/090224b082e49177/1_0/Rendered/PDF/
Kenya000Kenya00Report000Sequence012.pdf>.
Programme expenditure
USD145 million
World Bank. 2015. “Kenya Youth Empowerment Project.” World Bank website. Accessed 11 November
2015. <http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P111546/kenya-youth-empowerment-project?lang=en>.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Geographical Targeting
If demand exceeds the project’s capabilities, a random draw process is applied to select the beneficiaries, while respecting a 30–50 per cent quota for women, especially those from female-headed households.
Labour-intensive works and social support services: categorical targeting;
geographical targeting; if demand exceeds the project’s capabilities,
a random draw process is applied to select the beneficiaries, while
respecting a 30–50 per cent quota for women, especially those from
female-headed households.
Private-sector internships and training: categorical targeting;
geographical targeting; if demand for internships exceeds the project’s
capabilities, the Kenya Private Sector Alliance will conduct a randomised
selection process.
Reference:
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 38.7
Million (USD 60 Million Equivalent), Including SDR 19.35 Million (USD 30 Million Equivalent) in Pilot
Crisis Response Window (CRW) Resources to the Republic Of Kenya for a Kenya Youth Empowerment
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/05/06/000333038_20100506013245/Rendered/
PDF/530900PAD0revi1IC10IDA1R20101005912.pdf>.
Targeted areas
Labour-intensive works and social support services:
Each of the country’s provinces will have a number of districts
targeted by the programme based on their unemployment rates.
Private-sector internships and training: cities of Nairobi,
Mombasa and Kisumu.
. World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 38.7
Million (USD 60 Million Equivalent), Including SDR 19.35 Million (USD 30 Million Equivalent) in Pilot
Crisis Response Window (CRW) Resources to the Republic Of Kenya for a Kenya Youth Empowerment
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/05/06/000333038_20100506013245/Rendered/
PDF/530900PAD0revi1IC10IDA1R20101005912.pdf>.
Kenya Private Sector Alliance. 2015. “Kenya Youth Empowerment Project.” KEPSA website.
Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www.kepsa.or.ke/projects/kyep/>.
Target groups
Youth
Eligibility criteria
Labour-intensive works and social support services:
unemployed people 18–35 years of age.
Private-sector internships and training: people 15–29 years
of age who have at least 8 years of schooling, have been out
of school for at least 1 year and are not currently employed.
Kenya Private Sector Alliance. 2015. “Kenya Youth Empowerment Project.” KEPSA website.
Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www.kepsa.or.ke/projects/kyep/>.
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 38.7
Million (USD 60 Million Equivalent), Including SDR 19.35 Million (USD 30 Million Equivalent) in Pilot
Crisis Response Window (CRW) Resources to the Republic Of Kenya for a Kenya Youth Empowerment
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/05/06/000333038_20100506013245/Rendered/
PDF/530900PAD0revi1IC10IDA1R20101005912.pdf>.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Labour-intensive works and social support services: cash.
Private-sector internships and training: cash; this component
also provides two months of training and four months of work
experience per cycle.
Kenya Private Sector Alliance. 2015. “Kenya Youth Empowerment Project.” KEPSA website.
Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www.kepsa.or.ke/projects/kyep/>.
Amount of benefits
Labour-intensive works and social support services:
beneficiaries receive between KES150 and KES250
per task depending on the type of work performed).
Private-sector internships and training:
interns receive KES6,000 per month.
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 38.7
Million (USD 60 Million Equivalent), Including SDR 19.35 Million (USD 30 Million Equivalent) in Pilot
Crisis Response Window (CRW) Resources to the Republic Of Kenya for a Kenya Youth Empowerment
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/05/06/000333038_20100506013245/Rendered/
PDF/530900PAD0revi1IC10IDA1R20101005912.pdf>.
Omolo, J. 2012. “Youth Employment in Kenya: Analysis of Labour Market and Policy
Interventions.” FES Kenya Occasional Paper, No.1. Nairobi: FES. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://interactions.eldis.org/sites/interactions.eldis.org/files/database_sp/Kenya/Kazi%20Kwa%20
Vijana%20(KKV)/KKV%201.pdf>.
Payment/delivery frequency
Private-sector internships and training: monthly
World Bank. 2015. Implementation Status & Results Report Seq No: 12. Washington, DC:
World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/
WDSContentServer/WDSP/AFR/2015/05/06/090224b082e49177/1_0/Rendered/PDF/
Kenya000Kenya00Report000Sequence012.pdf>.
Benefit delivery mechanism
Beneficiaries receive their grants in cash.
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 38.7
Million (USD 60 Million Equivalent), Including SDR 19.35 Million (USD 30 Million Equivalent) in Pilot
Crisis Response Window (CRW) Resources to the Republic Of Kenya for a Kenya Youth Empowerment
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/05/06/000333038_20100506013245/Rendered/
PDF/530900PAD0revi1IC10IDA1R20101005912.pdf>.
Benefit recipients
Beneficiaries
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
Labour-intensive works and social support services: 3–6 months
Private-sector internships and training: 8 cycles of 6 months each.
Kenya Private Sector Alliance. 2015. “Kenya Youth Empowerment Project.” KEPSA website.
Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www.kepsa.or.ke/projects/kyep/>.
Omolo, J. 2012. “Youth Employment in Kenya: Analysis of Labour Market and Policy
Interventions.” FES Kenya Occasional Paper, No.1. Nairobi: FES. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://interactions.eldis.org/sites/interactions.eldis.org/files/database_sp/Kenya/Kazi%20Kwa%20
Vijana%20(KKV)/KKV%201.pdf>.
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
Each component has its own monitoring and evaluation system.
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is responsible for the monitoring
and evaluation activities of the labour-intensive works and social support
services component, while KEPSA is responsible for these activities for
the private-sector internships and training component.
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 38.7
Million (USD 60 Million Equivalent), Including SDR 19.35 Million (USD 30 Million Equivalent) in Pilot
Crisis Response Window (CRW) Resources to the Republic Of Kenya for a Kenya Youth Empowerment
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/05/06/000333038_20100506013245/Rendered/
PDF/530900PAD0revi1IC10IDA1R20101005912.pdf>.
