Internship Program.
Microfinance
The training also focuses on developing leadership as well building team cohesion which is necessary for the youth and women groups’ survival.
Capacity Building through its training seeks to build livelihood skills targeting the low income generating / slum areas in their IGA (Income Generating Activities)/small businesses which these groups undertake. The training also focuses on developing leadership as well building team cohesion which is necessary for the youth and women groups’ survival.
The main courses on business management are how to start-up a business, basic business management skills, constitution making, how to improve your business and other courses which can be organized and modified according to clients requirements. Currently we are working with Haki Self group based in Kibera, by offering finance, administration skills to several low income groups undertaking various businesses.
PIVS Kenya Internship utilizes modified approaches for these groups of persons. The students gain practical knowledge and experience, work side by side with professionals in different fields, are assigned task/duties to carry out, take part in stake holder meetings and monitoring and evaluation of funds usage and training impact.
This means that the products developed and their packages, training offered, guarantee mechanism and monitoring techniques employed will depends on the client category. We do this with the help of volunteers whom most of them are finance, commerce, and international development students.
Currently PIVS Kenya Internship has embarked on making recycled sandals made of (car tyre) popularly known as “akala” and popular among young adults. In addition we are making recycled cotton woven fabrics using looms technology, the products range from table/coffee mats, corridor runners, wall hangings, handbags and laptop bags, bedside runners, Kikoi among others. We are looking for distribution channels such as Amazon, E-bay and fair trade organizations to market our handi craft products.
We are also training youth and women groups on using appropriate technologies on soap making, liquid soap processing and food processing techniques in making yoghurt and fruit Juice Concentrates.
The objective of these trainings is to improve the level of income for rural households by generating more revenue, using appropriate technology to carry out small scale processing activities, improving food and nutrition security and also to improve household security.
We target low income groups sometimes referred to as “kadogo economy”
In addition we are collaborating with 2 micro finance institutions in Kenya licensed by the Central government to receive deposits from public and offer loans and grants.