Tech-led Approaches to Youth Economic

Empowerment

Lydia Mbevi NderituACDI/VOCA

Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference11th September 2013

Introduction

Launch pad

Kenya Maize Development Programme

Innovation through radio• Increasing production of maize• Strengthening access to

markets and business support services

• Improving the effectiveness of smallholder associations

Youth in farming

Farming as a Family Business

Teach smallholder farmers to use business principles so as to run their farms as enterprises

Youth sensitive farming

Radio show

Use ‘old technology’ to reach more young farmers

Citizen radio

Intra-household decision making

This is the first scene where Mali Ngumu (the father) is insisting his daughter go and help her mother in the farm rather than go to school. This is as he beats her and then leaves for the shopping center to hang out with his ‘boys’.

Intended impact

Lessons learnt

More lessons

Finally

Technology in Kenya

Parting shot

“Africa is the youngest continent. The current youth of Africa are not only important for Africa but also for the world.”Shantayanan Devarajan, Chief economist World Bank Africa

Lydia Mbevi Nderitulnderitu@acdivoca.org

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