According to ILO, 22% youths were unemployed in 2016. Young women are most affected target group. Given the lack of employment opportunities, many young people have been forced into social vices such as crime, sex work  and drugs.  Statistics indicate that Kenya has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the world. According to the Kenya Demographic Health survey of 2014: One in three Kenyan women experience an episode of sexual violence before age 18.  45 percent of women aged 15-49 have experienced either physical or sexual violence. More than 41% of Kenyan women experience sexual and/or physical violence by intimate partners in their lifetime, while in a 12-month period, 31% of women are living with active violence in their home.

Love and Hope Centre;

      Train and mentor youths on behavior change process to address challenges related to alcohol and drug abuse, HIV and Aids and life skills- our trainings are complemented with sensitization on HIV and Gender based violence (GBV) awareness and prevention; exploring the participants understanding of attitudes, behaviours and practices that contribute to HIV and GBV and ways to seek redress. We have trained over 100 young women and girls

      Support Youths with vocational skills- Sponsored 33 young women (19-29 years) to acquire short-term skills in baking, pastry and entrepreneurial skills - bread and cakes, mandazi (doughnuts), Chapatis (flat bread), pizza and samosas. Equip youths with business and entrepreneurship skills.

      Support income generating activities- Out of the 33 trained, 6 young women were retained in their respective enterprises and were offered jobs by the firms, 7 were self-employed through home-based baking of pastry products for sale, 3 secured jobs in different enterprises, 3 received additional sponsorship from a government Programme to further their studies in hospitality industry, while 1 also opted to pursue further education in the same line from a middle level college

      Capacitate youth on advocacy skills to lobby for their issues- Adolescent girls and young women participate in  community dialogues in the community that adddress on positive transformations in gender norms, attitudes, behaviours, and practises that relate to violence against Women and Girls (VAW/G) within their community.