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Green Teams Presentation -Nanyuki
The Green Teams Initiative aims to enroll youth in green jobs to reduce poverty and create employment. It will train over 700,000 young people annually in entrepreneurship and green solutions like solar energy, biogas, mangrove planting, and waste management. Projects have operated in Kenya, training 320 youth, and selling over 1,500 solar lanterns. Collaboration with organizations will expand training, funding, and support for Green Teams across Africa and the Commonwealth to address youth unemployment through local environmental solutions.
Green Teams Presentation -Nanyuki
- 1. THE GREEN TEAMSINITIATIVE Emmanuel Dennis Ngongo
- 3. Green Teams Vision: Toenroll large numbers of youth into green value chains that create the jobs of tomorrow; reduce poverty and create decent employment in Communities. Mission: To Resolve Global Ecological Challenges Using Local Solutions
- 4. Project Overview • Over700,000 Young people released into the Labour Market every year • 400,000 Youth Organizations in Kenya alone • 75% of Total Population under 35 • 700, Million Young People in Africa alone • Address the Increasing Youth Bulge • Resolve the Global Ecological Challenges • Create a Green Enterprise Model/Revenue Streams
- 5. Green Teams Model •Green Entrepreneurship Training – Identify a Community – Asset Mapping and Needs Assessment – Identify, Screen and Interview Youth – Co-Design a Training Model fitting local realities – Run a Training 3 – 5 Days – Linkage Creation – Business Plan Development – Incubation and Mentorship opportunities
- 6. Green Team -Kitui in Kenya Replacing Kerosene with Solar Systems in homes and Schools
- 7. Green Team MombasaCity •Trained 8 Youth Groups •Mangrove Planting •Integrated Solid Waste Management •Entrepreneurship •Solar Systems •Aqua Marine Fisheries
- 8. Mombasa Activities 1. BeeKeeping Managing a 16 bee-hive apiary. The bees help in pollinating the Mangroves during flowering terms.
- 9. 2. Ecotourism BoardWalk Designated in the Mangrove vegetation for tourism, mangrove and crab monitoring.
- 10. 3.Mangrove Growing Rehabilitating thedeforested areas through mangrove nurseries establishment and transplanting Local people recognize natural heritage and need to conserve future generations.
- 11. 4. Crab Farming Donethrough floating cages and pen ponds to improve declining crab production along the creek.
- 12. 5. Fish andPrawn Farming There are 8 fish/prawn ponds to facilitate the declining fishery products.
- 13. 6. Eco-Charcoal Charcoal fromDry Biomass and not trees. 60% Cheaper than wood Charcoal
- 14. 7. Biogas fromKitchen Waste
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- 16. Nairobi City –Eco-charcoal –Poultry Farming –SolidWaste Management –Solar Lanterns –Green Value Chains Development –Training Modules Development
- 17. Collaboration Plans • TheGreen Academy. • The Green Bus Mobile Training Unit. • The Green Shop. • The Green Fund (Incubation/Guarantee) • Online Interactive Support Portal • Cooperative Micro Franchise System • Attract Carbon Financing for Sustainability
- 18. Impact • Developed aBusiness Entrepreneurship Training Tool Kit • 320 Youth Trained since Jan 2011 • Over 1500 Solar Lanterns Sold in Communities Since 2010 • Building a strong community of volunteers • Selected as a Promising Practice by UNHABITAT CCCI Program
- 19. • Adopt aGreen Team with $ 5000 Training • Invest in a Green Team from $3000 • In Kind support to create a strong Organization to organize youth into strong social economic movement • Technical Capacity Building for Core Team • Green Teams in the Commonwealth Recommendations
- 20. Conclusion Youth Unemployment impactsdo not isolate in application, but it is wise to appreciate who will be hit hard, developing countries‐of course, poor people‐probably, young people‐definitely. The Green Team Initiative wants to get it right by making the right decision, starting now.
- 21. Shukran Emmanuel Dennis Regional Coordinator YESInc. Green Teams Initiative 3rd Floor Revlon Professional Plaza Biashara Street, Nairobi www.yeskenya.org www.thegreenteams.org Email: emmanuel@yesweb.org