Harsdorff, Marek; Ng ang a, Pius Kamau; Waigi, George; Christensen, Miriam

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3 Copygh Inenaonal Labou Oganzaon 2012 Fs publshed 2012 Publcaons of he Inenaonal Labou Offce enjoy copygh unde Poocol 2 of he Unvesal Copygh Convenon. Neveheless, sho exceps fom hem may be epoduced whou auhozaon, on condon ha he souce s ndcaed. Fo ghs of epoducon o anslaon, applcaon should be made o ILO Publcaons (Rghs and Pemssons), Inenaonal Labou Offce, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Swzeland, o by emal: pubdo@lo.og. The Inenaonal Labou Offce welcomes such applcaons. Lbaes, nsuons and ohe uses egseed wh epoducon ghs oganzaons may make copes n accodance wh he lcences ssued o hem fo hs pupose. Vs o fnd he epoducon ghs oganzaon n you couny. ILO Caalogung n Publcaon Daa Hasdoff, Maek; Ng ang a, Pus Kamau; Wag, Geoge; Chsensen, Mam Pomong geen enepeneushp : fs lessons fom he Youh Enepeneushp Facly n Kenya / wen by Maek Hasdoff, Pus Kamau Ng ang a and Geoge Wag, eded by Mam Chsensen; Inenaonal Labou Oganzaon, Couny Offce fo Tanzana, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. - Da-es-Salaam: ILO, v. ISBN: ; (web pdf) ILO Couny Offce fo he Uned Republc of Tanzana, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda enepeneushp / geen jobs / youh employmen / enepse ceaon / Kenya The desgnaons employed n ILO publcaons, whch ae n confomy wh Uned Naons pacce, and he pesenaon of maeal heen do no mply he expesson of any opnon whasoeve on he pa of he Inenaonal Labou Offce concenng he legal saus of any couny, aea o eoy o of s auhoes, o concenng he delmaon of s fones. The esponsbly fo opnons expessed n sgned acles, sudes and ohe conbuons ess solely wh he auhos, and publcaon does no consue an endosemen by he Inenaonal Labou Offce of he opnons expessed n hem. Refeence o names of fms and commecal poducs and pocesses does no mply he endosemen by he Inenaonal Labou Offce, and any falue o menon a pacula fm, commecal poduc o pocess s no a sgn of dsappoval. ILO publcaons and eleconc poducs can be obaned hough majo bookselles o ILO local offces n many counes, o dec fom ILO Publcaons, Inenaonal Labou Offce, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Swzeland. Caalogues o lss of new publcaons ae avalable fee of chage fom he above addess, o by emal: pubvene@lo.og Vs ou web se: Pned n Kenya

4 Table of Conens Execuve summay Key hghlghs Lessons leaned I II III Inoducon 1 Lnkng Decen Wok fo youh and Geen Economy 2 Sysemc appoach o geen enepeneushp pomoon 3 The heoecal concep 3 Acves o pomoe geen enepeneushp 5 1. Busness Plan Compeon: Chase Bank Enabls ILO Launchpad 5 2. Geen busness pomoon n schools: YEF & Juno Achevemen 8 3. Geen gans fo youh oganzaons: YEF & KCDF Enepeneushp anng amed a he poducve use of enewable enegy: UNIDO & ILO Geen enepeneushp anng: YEDF & ILO Geen enepeneushp anng: ILO SIYB pogamme Geen menoshp: ILO & Inooeo Unvesy menoshp couse 16 Fs lessons and ecommendaons 17

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6 Execuve summay The Youh Enepeneushp Facly (YEF) s paneshp beween he Afca Commsson, he Youh Employmen Newok (YEN) and he Inenaonal Labou Oganzaon (ILO) unnng fom n Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzana. Though consulave pocesses dung he ncepon phase of he pojec, key sakeholdes n Kenya denfed he pomoon of geen jobs and geen enepeneushp as one of s key poes. Whle he Govenmen of Kenya and vaous developmen panes focus on he youh employmen challenge suppong small enepse developmen, few naves saegcally sngle ou geen gowh oppounes fo youh. Few pogammes haness he double dvdend of nnovave geen makes fo enepse ceaon whle smulaneously addessng he nceasng negave mpac of envonmenal degadaon and clmae change on he lvelhoods of youh. YEF n Kenya es o fll hs gap - basng s saegy on he assumpon ha new makes fo geen poducs, such as phoovolac cell phone chages o locally ecycled wae ons, and geen sevces lke eco ousm o cabon ced adng, can be souced locally. These ae unapped makes n compason o makes fo exsng poducs/sevces such as abb fams o keosene deale, whch have eached a pon of make sauaon. Gven hs, he enepse and job ceaon poenal fo geen busnesses s expeced o be hghe han fo adonal ones. Geen busness sa-ups no only conbue o employmen ceaon bu also advance he egon no a favouable compeve poson n a fuue geen economy whle addessng he youh unemploymen challenge. Ths epo oulnes he naves of YEF n s Fs Phase, povdng a gude fo polcy makes and pacones suggesng possble seps o pomoe geen enepeneushp n he feld. To addess hs, he epo s sucued as follows. Fs, pofles YEF s acves o pomoe geen enepeneushp fom Second, showcases specfc achevemens n ems of geen enepeneushp as a esul of he acves and pofles some bes pacces n pomong geen enepeneushp. I concludes wh fs lessons leaned and gves some ecommendaons fo he second phase of he Youh Enepeneushp Facly n The followng majo appoaches and paneshps o pomoe geen enepeneushp wee aken: Geen busness plan compeon: Chase Bank Enabls ILO Busness Launchpad Geen enepeneushp educaon n-school by a youh-focussed NGO: Juno Achevemen Geen gan compeon fo youh oganzaons: Youh-o-Youh Fund Sa You Geen Busness wh Renewable Enegy anng: UNIDO & ILO Sa You Geen Busness anng: YEDF & ILO paneshp and he ILO SIYB Pogamme Geen busness menong couse: Inooeo Unvesy & ILO I

7 Key hghlghs 5,284 enepeneus have been aned n busness plan developmen ogehe wh exposue on how o geen he busnesses and on geen busness oppounes unde he Chase Bank Enabls ILO Busness Launchpad compeon n Ou of he oal 721 busness plan enes ove he wo yeas, 81 enes o 11 pe cen wee n he Geen & Ecologcal Busness caegoy. A oal of 400 unvesy sudens and 4,680 seconday school sudens have pacpaed n he geen enepeneushp pogamme n paneshp wh Juno Achevemen Kenya. Sgnfcanly, n 2011, a oal of 31 Suden Companes (42.46 pe cen) ou of a possble 73 companes had a geen enepse o wee geenng he enepse. KCDF has made wo calls fo poposals. In 2010, 10 youh-led oganzaons won gans fom he Youh-o-Youh Fund. Ou of he 10 oganzaons, hee enes focused on geen appoaches o youh enepeneushp developmen. In 2011, sx youh-led oganzaons won fundng, hee of hose had a geen focus. Unde he YEF/UNIDO paneshp 57 youh enepeneus have been aned n he Geneae You Busness Idea (GYBI) and Sa You Busness (SYB) pogamme whle anohe 29 youh have eceved GYBI. Ths anng wll help he youh ap no oppounes asng fom he UNIDO sponsoed enegy cenes and sa he own busnesses poducvely usng he enewable eleccy povded. YEF has sponsoed a geen busness mappng execse o selec geen enepses fo suppo n fou counes of Kenya. A oal of 240 youh un geen enepses wll benef fom SIYB anng n YEF conduced a successful Tanng of Tanes (TOT) fo he Youh Enepse Developmen Fund s cuen busness developmen sevce (BDS) povdes. In oal 15 BDS consulans wee aned fo a peod of wo weeks n May YEF has sponsoed seven consulans o be aned on busness menoshp a Inooeo Unvesy. These menos wll povde suppo o geen busness enepeneus hough YEF suppo. YEF conduced seven TOTs wh a oal of 105 anes qualfyng o an on he SIYB pogamme. YEF has conduced Tanng of Enepeneus (TOEs) fo 476 enepeneus who have been aned n he GYBI and SYB modules, n addon o beng exposed o anng on geen busness oppounes and on how o geen he busnesses. II

8 Lessons leaned. Coopeang wh exsng busness assocaons o geen he pofolo: Wokng wh and hough exsng assocaons by geenng he busness pofolo poved o be vey successful. The eason fo success s ha exsng mplemenaon sucues can be used and senghened upgadng hem o nclude geen busness conceps. The oueach of esablshed oganzaons s lage, coss ae low and cedbly and upake of membes hgh.. Geen enepeneushp anng a seconday school level: Exposng youh a seconday level o geen enepeneushp anng o pave he way fom school o wok lfe has geneaed hgh nees. Senszng youh a he end of seconday school on geen busness oppounes seems o be he gh age and momen o geneae nees among youh o consde venung no geen enepeneushp.. Geen busness plan compeon and pzes: Ceang a Geen Busness caegoy wh pzes was a successful movao o elc geae nees n geen busness and kck-sa geen deas. Inoducng geen wndows no exsng busness plan compeons and pzes as a geen sub-caegoy o exsng busness plan compeon poved vey successful. v. Geenng anng maeals: Tanng maeal wh nfomaon on gong geen s scace. Howeve, schools and busness oganzaons ae keen o nclude new geen cucula and anng no he acves. Thee s an oppouny fo YEF o do moe n hs aea by developng and/o adapng easy o undesand anng maeals o help people undesand of he concep of geen busness. v. Geen awaeness: Awaeness on geen busness opons s low and he pecepon wdespead ha geen only means ee planng, wase managemen and ecyclng. Thee ae oppounes fo YEF o ncease awaeness on geenng and geen secos, cay ou geen busness oppouny poflng, and make use of expos and exhbons o showcase success soes and pomoe ole models. v. Geen menoshp: Busness plan compeons and cash pzes do no necessaly lead o successful geen sa-ups. Ths pesens an oppouny o combne pzes and awads as well as enepeneushp anng wh he geen menoshp pogamme. v. Geen mappng: Mappng execses wee undeaken o denfy oganzaons, pogammes, and naves n envonmenal consevaon. I was found ha whle hee ae geen busness deas, a lack enepeneual sklls hndes would-be enepeneus o un he nfomal/small economc acvy no a susanable busness. Ths leads o a polfeaon of unsusanable sho-em pojecs. v. Geen gans o youh oganzaons: Whle he Youh-o-Youh Fund geneaed a lo of nees n he fom of sho poposals; few of hese pesened nnovave deas n he aea of geen enepeneushp sklls, wh mos geen enes beng n he feld of ecyclng and wase managemen. Includng awaeness asng on geen naves po o he submsson deadlne mgh ncease nnovaon. x. Geen loan wndows: No wok has been undeaken o pomoe geen loan wndows alhough s songly fel ha geen sa-ups need bee access o fnance noably fo nnovave poducs and sevces as no ack ecod and expeence fo new sa-ups exs. x. Polcy fo pomoon of geen enepses: YEF pacpaed n an ne-mnseal Geen Economy wokshop (UNEP) o pomoe geen youh enepeneushp bu lle has been acheved n ems of enablng polces whch fose geen enepeneushp fo youh. Moe wok can o be done engagng wh govenmen and he elevan mnses o push fo polcy change o suppo geen enepeneushp developmen. III

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10 Inoducon The Youh Enepeneushp Facly s a paneshp beween he Afca Commsson, he Youh Employmen Newok (YEN), and he Inenaonal Labou Oganzaon (ILO) o enable young men and women o un he enegy and deas no busness oppounes conbung o he ceaon of decen wok fo young Afcans, boh as a means of self employmen and job ceaon fo ohes. The echncal coopeaon pogamme coves Kenya, Tanzana, and Uganda wh nal fundng fo fve yeas ( ). The nave s bul on a sysemc appoach o enepse developmen based on sx componens amng a ) foseng a culue of enepeneushp among young people, ) noducng enepeneushp educaon n schools, ) ensung access of poenal and exsng o busness developmen sevces, v) enablng access o fnance fo young enepeneus, v) senghenng youh-led oganzaons hough a youh challenge fund, and v) pomong evdence based advocacy o bee undesand wha woks n youh enepeneushp developmen. In 2010 he Youh Enepeneushp Facly fomed a paneshp wh he ILO s Geen Jobs Pogamme. The paneshp was fomed as a esponse o wshes fom naonal and local sakeholdes who, dung nal consulaons, ageed o focus he Facly s wok on he pomoon of geen youh enepeneushp. The ILO s Geen Jobs Pogamme ams o enhance expese n analyss, polcy advce, and echncal coopeaon fo he fomulaon and mplemenaon of geen jobs polces and measues ha conbue o addess envonmenal challenges whle enhancng socal and economc developmen. Ths epo seeks o acheve hee objecves. Fs, he epo sas wh a compehensve descpon of all of YEF s acves o pomoe geen enepeneushp fom (Phase I). Second, hs epo oulnes key achevemens n ems of geen enepeneushp as a esul of he acves ogehe wh case sudes on geen enepeneus. Lasly, hs sudy concludes wh lessons leaned and ecommendaons fo Phase II of he Facly ( ). 1

11 Lnkng Decen Wok fo youh and Geen Economy Youh accoun fo 28 pe cen of he populaon n Sub-Sahaan Afca makng he younges egon n he wold. 1 In Kenya, youh (defned as hose beween he ages of 15-30) numbe abou 14 mllon, makng up abou 32 pe cen of he oveall populaon. Whle he couny has expeenced an economc gowh ae of aound 5 pe cen ove he las yeas. Ths has no, howeve, anslaed no he ceaon of employmen oppounes, whch can absob he some 750,000 youh who ene he labou make annually. Wh a yealy absopon ae of he labou make hoveng a appoxmaely 25 pe cen, he lage majoy of young people eman unemployed and undeemployed. Wh hs lages-eve youh coho eneng he labou make wh few pospecs, has become even moe ugen o nves n young people. Whle he offcal youh unemploymen ae s above 33 pe cen, unoffcal esmaes pus he fgue o aound 70 pe cen. Wh he populaon of unemployed youh, dspaes n unemploymen aes beween pmay and seconday school gaduaes, a 82 pe cen, and unvesy gaduaes, a 1.4 pe cen, ae evden. 2 Fgues also show ha moe han 90 pe cen of unemployed youh have had no addonal job anng o he fomal schoolng, povdng a song agumen fo nvesng n addonal educaon fo youh as well as supplemenng echncal and vocaonal anngs. 3 In Kenya, unemployed youh fnd hemselves n an economy hghly dependen on naual esouces susanng majo secos such as ousm, fshey, and agculue. Kenya s endowed wh a myad of naual esouces. Whle hese naual esouces ae hghly vulneable o clmac change and envonmenal degadaon, hee ae oppounes o haness hese n an envonmenally susanable manne. Geohemal, hydo, wnd, and sola could be exploed wh enewable enegy echnology leapfoggng he couny no a leade n clean eleccy, povdng clean enegy o he 80 pe cen of he populaon whch cuenly have no access. Wh a woldwde gowh n eco ousm and oganc agculue, geen manufacung and geen sevces, Kenya has he poenal o make a geen economy he dve of s economc gowh. Bu youh povdng he bulk of labou supply o suppo a geen economy wll only maealze hough saegc nvesmens n and poducve deploymen of youh. Ths eques nvesng n young people hough educaon and sklls anng fo geen and decen jobs. Suppong geen enepse developmen and socal poecon wll also seve o smulae nnovaon and sk-akng n a geen economy. The Youh Enepeneushp Facly s pogamme n Kenya s lnkng he socal developmen challenge o he envonmenal challenge by consdeng youh and naual esouces as asses ahe han challenges. I ams a ealzng he poenal of Afca s youh hough mpovng he employmen and ncome oppounes hough geen enepeneushp cucal fo povey educon, economc gowh, socal ncluson, and envonmenal susanably. The end pogam benefcaes ae dsadvanaged youh, hose ha aleady ae n he labou make unnng a busness bu lack appopae busness developmen sevces and fnancal asssance o mpove o expand he busness, youh ha ae engaged n suvvals economc acves and need suppo o upgade fom nfomal acves o unnng a fomal busness, and youh ha lack employmen oppounes and ae magnalsed n he economy n ual and uban aeas n Kenya. 1 Mao Gaca and Jean Faes (eds), Youh n Afca s Labou Make, Wold Bank, Washngon DC MOYAS 2008, Employmen Mashall Plan, Saegc Plan and NYP Compae also The Wold Bank, Afca Developmen Indcaos 2008/2009, Youh and Employmen n Afca, The Poenal, he Poblem, he Pomse, Washngon DC

12 Sysemc appoach o geen enepeneushp pomoon The heoecal concep The Youh Enepeneushp Facly akes a sysemc appoach o pomoe geen youh enepeneushp. Fou neelaed sysem levels ae dsngushed. The naual sysem povdes goods (wood) and sevces (sun), culual aspaons (landscape beauy) and he haba (he sysem o funcon) o enepses. The socey a lage povdes he values and noms n whch he enepses opeae. The polcy sysem povdes he ules, egulaons, and suppo sucues o enepses. And he make sysem evenually enables enepses o poduce, neac, and exchange goods, sevces and money. Youh and enepses ae heefoe placed a he cene beng he key acos shapng he sysem as well as beng mpaced by he sysem (Fgue 1). To pomoe geen enepeneushp s mpoan o undesand ha each sysem level can have a caalyzng as well as a hndeng nfluence. The avalably of naual beauy and abundan sun, wnd and wae flow mgh smulae he ceaon of naue ousm and enewable enegy enepses. On he conay, degaded sol, defoesaon, and pollued wae mgh hnde poducve agculue and fshey, mbe and non-mbe foes havesng. Socees ha place a hgh culual value n poecng he naual envonmen ae lkely o dve demand fo geen sevces and poducs. On he conay, socees whch do no cae much abou he naual envonmen, mgh no ceae ules and egulaons fo an enablng envonmen fo geen enepses. A he enepse level a lack of sklls n geen echnologes mgh lead o subopmal supply of geen poducs and sevces. Fgue 1: A people-cened make sysems developmen famewok fo pvae seco developmen, analysng neacon beween sakeholdes along fou nelnked levels The naual esouces base (4 esouces: goods, sevces, culual aspaon, haba suppo) upon whch lve on eah and evey job and enepse acvy depend whle also havng an mpac on The level whee he mnd ses of he people makng up he socal sysem (he values, noms, pecepons and communcaon codes) ae shaped The level whee he ules of dong busness (polces, laws and egulaons) fo sysem sakeholdes ae codfed and enfoced The make place whee people physcally ansac goods and sevces fo money 3

13 Pomong geen enepeneushp nvolves caalyzng benefcal condons a each sysem level. Fo hs o be acheved he heoecal consuc of eco-nnovaon s used. I sas fom echncal nnovaon a he enepse level n he feld of polluon conol, cleane poducon, and esouce effcency bu ams a nceasngly non-echncal nnovaon a he soceal level n he feld of lfe cycle hnkng, closed loop sysems, and ndusal ecology. An enepeneu sang a plasc ecyclng busness o poduce ecoposs mgh be classfed n he feld of echnologcal nnovaon. Non-echnologc nnovaon fo example s an enepeneu who bngs 20 fully chaged sola lanens o households evey evenng and collecs hem n nex monng, echagng hem hough he couse of he day befoe dsbung hem o clens agan. The enepeneu may chage somehng lke 20 KES fo he sevce, eplacng he household need o spend money on keosene fo lamps. Such nnovaon - a poduc sevce sysem (PSS) nnovaon as changng he ncenve sucue ofen leads o hgh economc and envonmenal benefs (Fgue 2). Fgue 2: Geen enepeneushp pomoon hough eco-nnovaon Inevenon pons Naual sysem Soceal sysem Polcy sysem Make sysem Ecosysem sevces Noms and Values Polces, Rules and Regulaons Poducs Pocess cleane poducaon eco effcency polluon conol Modfcaon Modfcaon Subsuon New New ceaon ceaon Means lfe cycle hnkng closed loop sysems ndusal ecology Non-echnologcal Technologcal adaped fom OECD 2008: Eco-nnovaon n ndusy 4

14 Acves o pomoe geen enepeneushp 1. Busness Plan Compeon: Chase Bank Enabls ILO Launchpad ILO-YEF eneed no a sponsoshp ageemen wh Enabls Enepeneual Newok Eas Afca o suppo a busness plan compeon and noduce a caegoy focussng on geen busness n Now, he Chase Bank Enabls ILO Busness Launchpad s Kenya s lages busness compeon fo enepeneus. The Launchpad s also suppoed by Chase Bank Ld, Inooeo Unvesy, Safacom Foundaon, ICT Boad, Mobkash, and The Busness Daly. The compeon ceaes oppounes fo people wh a busness dea o exsng busness who fnd dffcul o secue convenonal commecal fundng o o access sa-up o expanson capal. Though he couse of he compeon all enes ae evaluaed and scoed on he bass of he busness vably and suably fo fundng accodng o he cea of he compeon s fundng panes. In 2010, Enabls and YEF launched he Geen & Ecologcal Busness caegoy n he 2010 compeon. Ths caegoy was esablshed o denfy busnesses ha conbue sgnfcanly o envonmenal susanably and ecologcal bes pacce; busnesses ha have developed new susanable echnologes ha can addess Kenyan enegy, wae and polluon needs and poducs and sevces ha ae desgned o save, conseve, o educe consumpon of fne naual esouces. The shae of busnesses eneng n he Geen and Ecologcal Busness caegoy was mpessve dung he fs yea of ncluson of he geen busness caegoy. In 2010, 29 ou of a oal 316 busness plans wee n he Geen and Ecologcal Busness caegoy, accounng fo nne pe cen of he enes. Fgue 1: Busness Plans Enes by Seco n 2010 In 2011, a oal of 405 enes wee eceved ou whch 52 enes wee n he Geen & Ecologcal Busness caegoy, epesenng 13 pe cen of he oal enes. Ths maked mpovemen fom he pevous yea can be abued o geae awaeness and anng on geen busness oppounes. Fgue 2: Busness Plans Enes by Seco n

15 In 2010 YEF povded USD 20,000 n suppo of he compeon. The fundng was nceased o USD 40,000 n he 2011 compeon. Accodng o Bey Kauk, he Paneshp Manage a Enabls, ILO/ YEF comng on boad had helped ncease he numbes of applcans and he compeon s now able o each moe aeas naonally. YEF sponsoed pzes n he Busness Launchpad Yea 2010 YEF sponsoed he wnne s awad wh USD 5,000 n cash pzes. Ths was dvded among he wnne, and fs and second unnes up n he Geen and Ecologcal Busness caegoy YEF povded USD 9,000 woh of busness developmen sevces suppo o he hee wnnes unde he Geen and Ecologcal Busness caegoy Yea 2011 YEF sponsoed he wnne s awads fo USD 15,000. The wnnes unde he Geen and Ecologcal Busness, and he ICT caegoes ogehe wh he wnne of he Younges Enepeneu awad eceved USD 5,000 The noducon of he Geen & Ecologcal Busness caegoy unde he ILO-Enabls paneshp ncluded he adopon of a geen scoecad fo he judgng of he enes as well as a geen busness awaeness asng and anng componen n he moblzaon phase of he compeon. The judgng ool (scoe shee) used o evaluae each eny was also evewed o nclude busness plans wh ehe objecve of geenng he pocess of any busness o o poduce a geen he poduc o sevce. ILO/YEF also seconded ndusy expes ogehe wh s saff o pacpae n he judgng pocess. The launch and moblzaon phase of he compeon ncluded geen awaeness sessons and anng. Though hese membes of youh goups, enepeneus, and poenal enepeneus wee exposed o he geen busness conceps. In 2010, 2,533 pacpans pacpaed n he anngs acoss he couny whle 2,751 pacpans wee aned n he 2012 moblzaon. In addon o specfc anng on geen busness, he op 100 fnalss n each yea had a chance o neac wh epesenaves of he ILO and gan fuhe awaeness on geen busness. Dung hese busness plan anng sessons pacpans leaned basc geenng conceps ncludng how o geen he exsng busnesses and o denfy geen busness oppounes. 6

16 Spolgh on he 2010 Wnne: Geen & Ecologcal Busness Lona Ruo - Deco, Eco Pos Recyclng Company Wnne - Bes Oveall Busness Plan Wnne - Geen and Ecologcal Caegoy Lona Ruo ceaed he Eco-Pos Recyclng Company n May 2010 and won fs pze fo he bes oveall busness plan. The company ecycles plasc wase fom dump ses and conves no duable and weahe essan deckng boads and fencng poss. Besdes educng he quany of plasc wase, Lona s fm offes an alenave buldng maeal o mbe. Lona Ruo sad ha fo evey 150 poss Eco-Pos poduces, hey save sx maue ceda ees. To dae we have sold 10,000 poss heefoe savng up o 250 HA of maue foes, sad Ms. Ruo. Eco-Pos poduces an aveage of poss pe day wh an esmaed annual unove of KES 6 mllon and KES 1.5 mllon n pof. Ms. Ruo pojecs ha by he end of he second and hd yea, he fm wll have a unove of KES 12 mllon and 4.5 mllon n pofs, and KES 20 mllon n unove and KES 7 mllon n pofs, especvely. Incease n busness: All my cusomes have come fom meda exposue fom wnnng he geen busness caegoy n he Busness Launchpad of I canno mee he demand fo he plasc poles, sad Ms. Ruo. Coachng and menoshp: Ms. Ruo has benefed fom fee coachng, BDS suppo, and menoshp unde he sponsoshp of ILO/YEF. She sad she s now bee able o manage he busness. Pze money: Lona nvesed he pze money n he busness. She used he USD 3,000 o expand he poducon capacy, nceasng fom one o wo poducon shfs daly. Newoks and conacs: Dung he neacons wh ILO/YEF saff, Ms. Ruo has ganed access o a wde newok of poenal cusomes and nvesos. She s cuenly n dscusson wh some Dansh nvesos who ae appasng he busness fo possble fnancal suppo Phoos: (1) Young mohes employed o so sf hough he plasc on aval a he poducon facly, (2) Plasc maeal s fed no a mouldng machne, (3) The mouldng machne, (4) Lona Ruo explans he poducon pocess o YEF Pogamme Coodnao n Kenya, (5) The fnal poduc, plasc poles ae an alenave o wooden fence poss 7 All phoos - James Kmah ILO

17 2. Geen busness pomoon n schools: YEF & Juno Achevemen The Youh Enepeneushp Facly (YEF) saed paneng wh Juno Achevemen Kenya n 2010 o pomoe geen enepeneushp by noducng seconday school sudens o geen busness and enepeneushp. Juno Achevemen launched s opeaons n Kenya n The man pupose of he oganzaon s o pepae and nspe young people o succeed n he global economy hough hands-on expeenal pogams ha focus on he key pllas of enepeneushp, fnancal leacy and wok eadness. The JA/ILO YEF paneshp consss of he followng acves: () consulave sakeholde foums wee held o agee and gan suppo o nclude geen busness educaon no he JA Company Pogam, () a geen busness manual was developed and noduced as pa of he enepeneushp cuculum, () a Geen Challenge was noduced n he Innovaon Boo Camp a Unvesy and, (v) a geen wnnes caegoy was noduced no he JA Company Pogam compeon and expo. Though a consulave sakeholde pocess wh sudens and membes, JA n paneshp wh YEF ageed o nae he Geen Enepse Pogamme. The man plla of he pogam s a use-fendly leanng manual on geen enepeneushp whch was developed by YEF and JA. The maeals wee alo-made fo he pogamme wh appopae examples fo classoom pesenaons. The manual s accessble fo JA volunees and sudens. I s amed a pomong geen czenshp and pepang fuue busness leades o be awae of he npus and poducon pocesses of he busnesses and he effec on he envonmen n whch he busness opeaes. The geen enepeneushp cuculum s delveed ough JA s coe acvy he JA Company Pogamme. Wh he suppo and gudance of volunee consulans fom he local busness communy, n a 15-week couse, he JA Company Pogamme povdes basc busness educaon fo hgh school sudens. The geen enepeneushp manual became negal pa of he educaon package snce he ILO paneshp. In 2011, JA Kenya olled ou he Geen Enepeneushp Pogamme n 107 seconday schools eachng 4,680 seconday school sudens and 12 unveses acoss he couny eachng a oal of 400 unvesy sudens. Dung he 15-week couse sudens ae exposed o heoecal conceps and lean how o paccally develop a busness plan, sa he own eal busness, manage and dssolve. Each em he JA Company Pogamme esablshes a compeon beween he dffeen suden un busnesses. The compeon s desgned o ceae a showcase fo Juno Achevemen and he hgh school sudens who benef fom he JA Company Pogamme. Focus: JA Geen Enepeneushp Pogamme The JA Geen Enepeneushp Pogamme was also olled ou n he Aga Khan Hgh School n Mombasa. Sudens se up a busness of ecyclng ole pape olls unng hem no useful ems. Tole pape holdes, ooh bush holdes and pen holdes among ohe household ems wee successfully sold. Aga Khan Hgh School sudens demonsang he use of geen olls o judges a he Company Pogamme compeon and expo. 8

18 Ths annual celebaon of success allows young people o demonsae he busness acumen and sp of enepeneushp n a compeve envonmen whch engages busness, educaon and polcy leades. Fo a eam o wn hs awad, s no suffcen o jus o un a fnancally successful JA Company o an excng poduc/sevce. Team membes mus also demonsae an undesandng of how and why he company pefomed as dd. Judges look fo evdence of nnovaon and applcaon of new deas n all aspecs of a company s opeaons. Fo hs compeon JA and ILO developed a geen scoecad o judge he geen oenaon of he company. In 2011 a oal of 31 suden companes (42.46%) ou of a possble 73 companes had a geen enepse o wee geenng he enepse. The naonal wnne of he Company Pogam also won he Geen Enepse Awad: The D-Sma Company fom Dagoe Boys Hgh School whch was feaued n The Daly Newspape on July 9, The company poduced a ho wae on box ha was envonmenally fendly and has poenal of meeng needs of Kenyans n aeas wh no eleccy and a an affodable cos. Ths eam eaned hemselves a chance o epesen Kenya n he Afca compeons ha wee held n Acca, Ghana n Ocobe The Unvesy Innovaon Boo Camp s a pogam ha ages unvesy sudens. I s desgned o nsuc and ench sudens n an expeenal amosphee whle pepang hem fo a lfeme of leadeshp and esponsbly n he global wold. Though a sucued 2 day pogamme, sudens examne busness and wok place conceps wh copoae playes by shang and analysng paccal daly lfe conceps and pung hem mmedaely o wok. The unvesy sudens who aended he Boo Camp n 2011 wee made awae of geen enepeneushp and challenged o come up wh geen deas ha wee submed o he JA seceaa. The Geen Challenge was aloed o exploe he poenal of young people o enable hem be able o apply sklls and ngenuy o solve envonmenal challenges ha we cuenly face. Developng he Geen Challenge concep was an effecve way o ge youh nvolved n comng up wh nnovave and susanable envonmenal soluons o help save socees ha ae n dsess. Dung he boo camp, 107 volunee unvesy sudens wee aned and nvolved n delveng of he geen enepeneushp conen. The Geen Challenge was a gea add-on o wha JA Kenya used o offe pevously ha focused only on wok eadness and fnancal leacy, sad John Wal, Execuve Deco fo JA Kenya Pogamme. The geen challenge gave a efeshng oulook and elevance o ou pogams snce geen enepse s he nex bg hng. Fgue 3: Summay of he JA Company Pogamme mplemenaon pe Regon Regon # of Schools ha eceved Geen Enepeneushp Educaon # of Unveses Pe Regon #. of Volunees Pe Regon # of Schools ha Opeaed Geen Enepses Naob Rf Valley Wesen Nyanza Toal # of Schools n he Company Pogam Tade Fa/Expo Compeons 9

19 Spolgh on Dagoe Hgh School D-Sma Company Geen Youh Enepse s ho wae on eans sudens op awad Unde he Juno Achevemen Pogamme whch suppos enepeneushp anng n schools 11 eenages had fomed a suden-un enepse ha would ean hem a good pof as well as make he company compeve. They wee aned wh ILO s Sa You Geen Busness ools unde he Geen Jobs and Youh Enepeneushp Facly. The eenages leaned abou busness oppounes n enegy and maeal effcen poducon as well as n ecyclng. Senszed abou hghe make poenal fo new nnovave geen poducs and sevces, hey seled on ceang an on ha eles on ho wae o smooh unsghly ceases fom clohes and pomoe neaness n school. Fo ha, D-Sma - he company - was declaed he bes suden-un enepse n Kenya. Whle announcng hs yea s wnnes, he judges sad hey wee mpessed by he nnovaveness of he on, whch had he poenal o go lage-scale and be sold o Kenyans who have no access o eleccy. A lo of aeas n Kenya have no eleccy and hs unque and envonmenal-fendly poduc can mee he needs of Kenyans n hose aeas a an affodable cos, sad Sanda Ojambo, he Safacom Head of Copoae Responsbly and a judge a he even. The onng devce, whch uses ho wae, s que popula wh fellow sudens. Befoe he nnovaon, sudens used unsophscaed means o pess he clohes, bu hey wee no as effecve. We oned ou clohes by pung hem beween wo maesses and lyng on hem ovengh. Now, hanks o he ho wae on, and fo only Sh15, sudens can wea well-pessed shs o any funcon and sand ou fom he cowd. The on s made of smple, easly accessble and ecycled maeals. A galvansed on hange makes he basc fame ono whch black canvas pape fo he base, alumnum fol, coon wool fo nsulaon and plasc lamnaon pape ae modelled. The school povdes ho wae o make ho beveage n he evenngs. I s hs wae ha D-Sma use o povde onng sevces o he suden communy whch s envonmenal fendly. When D-Sma was lqudaed fom an nal capal of Sh7,000, he enepse euned a pof of Sh25,500. In addon o wnnng he company of he yea le, hey also won he mos nnovave poduc awad. Joseph Muchuha, a fom hee suden a Dagoe Hgh School, shows off hs nnovave a ho wae on whch uses ho wae nsead of eleccy o chacoal. Ths acle appeaed n The Daly Naon on July 8, The Daly Naon s a leadng pape n Eas and Cenal Afca boh n edoal, cculaon and eadeshp wh a cculaon of ove 200,000. All phoos - Wm Tue 10

20 3. Geen gans fo youh oganzaons: YEF & KCDF The Youh Enepeneushp Facly s Youh-o-Youh (Y2Y) Fund s a compeve gan scheme ha suppos small-scale youh enepeneushp developmen pojecs mplemened by youh-led oganzaons. The Fund offes local youh-led oganzaons an oppouny o acvely pacpae n he developmen of youh enepeneushp n he communes. The Y2Y Fund componen n Kenya s managed by he Kenya Communy Developmen Foundaon (KCDF). The Y2Y Fund s a mechansm o denfy, es, and pomoe nnovave enepeneushp soluons o youh employmen challenges. Ths goal s accomplshed hough a compeve gan scheme fo youhled oganzaons o popose nnovave pojec deas on how o ceae enepeneushp and busness oppounes fo he pees. The oganzaons wh he mos nnovave pojec deas eceve a gan and complemenay capacy buldng o help hem mplemen he pojecs and es he vably of he deas. The dec benefcaes of he gan fundng ae offcally egseed, no-fo-pof youh-led oganzaons (ncludng NGOs, CBOs, busness assocaons, socal enepses ec.) n Kenya. The nended end benefcaes ae young men and women n Kenya who ae cuenly enepeneus o have he poenal o become enepeneus. In Kenya a wndow fo geen pojec poposals was noduced. In he Fs Call fo Poposals, 10 youhled oganzaons benefed fom a oal of KES 18, 482,647 n gans. Ou of he oal 10 oganzaons, hee enes denfed geen soluons o youh enepeneushp developmen. In he Second Call fo Poposals, sx youh-led oganzaons wee seleced fo fundng, ou of whch hee of he sx oganzaons pesened geen enepeneushp soluons. Focus: Youh fo Lfe Kenya Youh-o-Youh Fund Ganee Youh fo Lfe Decos Raphael Njag and Pee Mulnge dsplayng some of he poducs poduced usng plasc wase unde he Geen Baske Inave Youh fo Lfe-Kenya s a youh-led communy based oganzaon (CBO) n Ah Rve, Machakos Couny. Youh fo Lfe won a Youh-o-Youh Fund gan n 2011 fo he Geen Baskes Inave. Ths pojec conbues o a cleane envonmen hough e-use and ecyclng of plasc bags. The bags ae colleced, cleaned and used n he makng of hgh qualy geen baskes. The fnshed poducs wll be makeed and sold boh locally and nenaonally. The pojec ceaes jobs and ncome fo youh and especally young mohes who, n addon o echncal anng, eceve enepeneushp anng whch helps hem sa he own busnesses. Wh he ecep of he gan fom he Y2Y Fund, ffy (50) young people had a chance o be pa n he Geen Baskes Inave n he nal sage. Whn wo yeas, 300 youh ae expeced o benef fom he pojec sad M. Mulne of Youh fo Lfe Kenya. As pa of he Geen Baskes Inave, Youh fo Lfe s engaged n envonmenal consevaon effos ncludng planng of ees whn Ah Rve and s suoundngs, envonmenal clean-up, and povdng envonmenal educaon usng heae. 11

21 Youh-o-Youh Fund: Gan Cycle and Pocess KCDF has made wo Calls fo Poposals, one n 2010 and one n All poposals go hough seveal phases.. Sceenng fo non-elgble applcaons. Selecon of he mos nnovave pojec conceps (he key enepeneushp developmen soluon). Se vss o vefy he oganzaons of he sho-lsed pojecs v. Tanng and echncal asssance o sho-lsed applcans o senghen he desgn and subm full poposals v. Selecon of he fnalss based on he full poposals v. Tanng fo he fnalss on oganzaonal and pojec managemen, and communcaons and makeng v. Selecon of he fnal ganees Sze of he gan: The gans ae beween USD 5,000 and 50,000 ove a maxmum 12-monh peod. Applcans ae equesed o bng n an oblgaoy own conbuon of 25 pe cen o whch he equesed gan amoun wll be added. The ganees ae equesed o conbue pa of he gan awads o capacy buldng suppo. Elgbly of applcans: Elgble applcans ae legally egseed, non-govenmenal, no fo pof youh-led oganzaons n Kenya. Pefeence s gven o hose havng paneshps/allances wh ohe oganzaons, such as pvae enepses, communy goups, and govenmen agences. Man selecon cea: Innovaon fo example, unqueness of he soluon n a pacula egon of Kenya, new delvey mehod, new poduc, collaboaon beween seveal youh led economc acves, secos of nees, new echnologes o allances Relevance he exen o whch he pojec conbues o developmen of enepeneushp and busness oppounes fo young people, and he numbe of busnesses and jobs ceaed Replcably he exen o whch he pojec can be eplcaed elsewhee o scaled up Inclusveness Pomoon of gende equy ensues an equal economc ncluson of boh men and women 12

22 4. Enepeneushp anng amed a he poducve use of enewable enegy: UNIDO & ILO The Youh Enepeneushp Facly began a paneshp wh he Uned Naons Indusal Developmen Oganzaon (UNIDO) o povde anng on busness sklls fo enepeneus based on he ILO s busness managemen pogamme Sa and Impove You Busness. The age goup fo anng ae young people n communes whee UNIDO has se up enewable enegy cenes as a pa of s Lghng Up Kenya pogamme. The cenes ae un by he communes o geneae eleccy fom enewable enegy souces such as mco hydo, bogas, wnd, sola, and sagh vegeable ol (SVO) fed engne geneaos. The echncal nsallaons of 12 Renewable Enegy Cenes has been successful. Howeve, he oveall objecve of foseng economc developmen, ncome geneaon, and mpoved lvng sandads poves o be moe dffcul o acheve. In he sho and medum em hee s no auomac lnkage beween he enegy access and nceased economc acvy, so UNIDO pomoes ncome-geneang acves whn he cenes. These acves cuenly ely on UNIDO s suppo whou pvae seco nvolvemen. Fo he cenes o become susanable pvae seco acos mus ake he lead. To smulae he poducve use of enewable eleccy by he communy and pvae seco nvolvemen, young people n he communes ae able o access busness managemen anng wh a focus on how o sa a geen busness. Youh n seleced owns of Sagana, Mombasa and Bango wee aned on he Geneae You Busness Idea (GYBI) and he Sa You Busness (SYB) modules o help hem come up wh vable busness deas based on poducve pocesses ha would daw he enegy equemens fom he enegy cenes. Key achevemens unde he UNIDO/ILO paneshp So fa 25 youh enepeneus have eceved GYBI and SYB anng a Sagana own Anohe 32 youh have eceved GYBI and SYB anng n Mombasa, whle 29 youh have eceved GYBI anng n Bango. Youh n hese hee owns have also se up nvesmen clubs and hey have also benefed fom fnancal educaon anng sponsoed by he Equy Bank of Kenya Lmed fo peod of egh weeks pe goup. The enegy cenes n Sagana, Mombasa and Bango ae unde now consucon and hey ae se o poduce an aveage of 35 KWH. 13

23 5. Geen enepeneushp anng: YEDF & ILO The Youh Enepeneushp Facly began paneng wh he Youh Enepse Developmen Fund (YEDF) n YEDF was esablshed by he Kenyan govenmen wh he am of educng unemploymen among he youh who accoun fo ove 61 pe cen of he unemployed n he couny. The fund povdes loans o exsng mco-fnance nsuons (MFIs), egseed non-govenmenal oganzaons (NGOs) nvolved n mco fnancng, and savngs and ced co-opeave oganzaons (SACCOs) fo on-lendng o youh enepses. The fund was also esablshed o faclae nvesmen n mco, small and medum enepses oened commecal nfasucue such as busness o ndusal paks, makes o busness ncubaos ha wll be benefcal o youh enepses. The fund ages naves whch benef young people whn he age backe of 18 o 35 yeas who numbe appoxmaely 13 mllon n Kenya. In 2011, YEF eneed collaboaon wh he Youh Enepse Developmen Fund o nally suppo geen busness and geen busness deas. Ths paneshp s developng a newok of busness developmen sevce povdes equpped wh he ILO s sgnaue busness ool, he Sa and Impove You Busness (SIYB) ha shall n un suppo hundeds of Youh enepses n he geen seco. Key acves unde YEDF&ILO paneshp Sakeholde wokshop A plannng and sakeholde wokshop was held n May 2011 n Nanyuk beween YEF and YEDF o dscuss poposed acves and map ou cuen sakeholdes and acos n youh enepeneushp n he fou plo dscs (Busa, Ku, Klf and Lakpa). The wokshop led o he poflng of economc oppounes and enepses n he geen seco and pe-denfed aeas on whch he YEF/YEDF collaboaon wll concenae s effos on. Tanng of anes YEF conduced a successful anng of anes fo YEDF BDS povdes. In oal 15 BDS consulans wee aned fo a peod of wo weeks n June By expandng he newok of cefed anes of he SIYB pogam, YEF seeks o ensue ha as many emegng young enepeneus as possble ge access o alo-made busness mpovemen anng. The successful pacpans wll be expeced o conduc a anng of enepeneus (TOE) ha wll lead o he cefcaon as qualfed SIYB anes. 14

24 6. Geen enepeneushp anng: ILO SIYB pogamme The ILO s Sa and Impove You Busness (SIYB) pogamme eaches paccal busness managemen sklls fo emegng and exsng mco- and small-scale enepeneus o sa and gow he busnesses. SIYB ams o ncease he vably of small and medum enepses hough sound managemen pncples suable fo he envonmen of developng counes. SIYB s compsed of hee packages: Geneae You Busness (GYBI), Sa You Busness (SYB), and Impove You Busness (IYB). The SYB manual was evewed o noduce he concep of geen enepeneushp. In he manual poenal enepeneus ae aken hough he pocess of sang wo geen busnesses followng a case sudy. Dung he peod , he Youh Enepeneushp Facly caed ou vaous anngs and acves o pomoe geen enepeneushp unde he SIYB busness managemen pogamme. Key acves o pomoe geen busness n he SIYB pogamme YEF has compleed a mappng of geen busnesses n fou counes of Kenya ncludng Klf, Lakpa, Busa and Ku wh an am of denfyng key sakeholdes and anng needs fo geen enepses. In paneshp wh he Youh Enepse Developmen Fund, YEF plans o an 2000 geen enepeneus on he SIYB anng pogam n he yea YEF has caed ou anng fo enepeneus (TOEs) wh 476 enepeneus benefng fom he GYBI and SYB anng n These TOEs ncluded geen anng on how o denfy geen busness oppounes. YEF has also caed ou seven anng of anes (TOTs) wokshops n wh a oal of 105 anes qualfyng n he SIYB anng pogam. These TOTs ncluded geen conen on: how o denfy geen busness oppounes and how o geen a busness. 15

25 7. Geen menoshp: ILO & Inooeo Unvesy menoshp couse The Youh Enepeneushp Facly has paneed wh Inooeo Unvesy o suppo he pos gaduae pogamme n busness menoshp o suppo MSME developmen. Ths couse was developed as a esponse o he many challenges facng he MSME seco of Kenya and Eas Afca and seeks o offe paccal busness advce and soluons o MSMEs. YEF has woked wh Inooeo Unvesy o develop noduce a geen busness cuculum fo he posgaduae couse. YEF has sponsoed seven ILO consulans fo hs anng pogam wh he objecve o specalze menos n geen busness. I s ancpaed ha hese menos wll play a bg ole n menong geen busness enepeneus n he couny. All anes go hough a anng un of geen enepeneushp, how o geen exsng busnesses, and how o denfy geen busness oppounes n Kenya. YEF has also been nsumenal n faclang he esablshmen of he Pofessonal Busness Menos Newok (PBM-Newok), whch wll coodnae menoshp acves n Kenya. Focus: Geen busness menoshp pogamme - Pee Ndua, Afca Tunaound Lmed In 2011, ILO/YEF sponsoed seven consulans o benef fom anng on busness menoshp a he Inooeo Unvesy. One he sponsoed pacpans was Pee Ndua he CEO of Afca Tunaound Lmed. M. Ndua sad ha he menoshp anng has povded hm wh an oppouny o do menong n a sucued way hough ed and esed ools. Accodng o hm, he Pee Ndua n hs Naob offce pogam came a an oppoune me as hs busness was n a gowh phase and would benef fom hs newly acqued menoshp sklls. Ove he pas fou yeas M. Ndua has been wokng wh youhs, youh oganzaons and ohe bodes nvolved n youh developmen o povde pesonal fnancal educaon and enepeneual sklls. He sees hs menoshp sklls fng vey well n hs wde plan o meno youhs o denfy, sa, and gow he own busnesses especally n new emegng fones n geen and enewable enegy busness. 16

26 Fs lessons and ecommendaons Ths evew has hghlghed some appoaches o pomoe geen enepeneushp. I amed o gve some paccal examples on how o un he heoecal concep of Geen Jobs and Geen Enepeneushp no ealy on he gound. Assessng he acves and achevemens fs lessons can be leaned and some ecommendaons made fo he second phase of he YEF Geen Jobs Pogamme o un fom Coopeaon wh exsng busness oganzaons: The coopeaon wh exsng busness oganzaons such as Enabls and Juno Achevemen poved o be vey successful. Usng anng and pomoon sucues s an effecve way o ap no newoks, socal capal, and us. Recommendaon: I s ecommended o scale up exsng coopeaon and venue no new coopeaons noably wh mco fnance nsuons such as Kenya Women Fnance Tus. Replcang successful models n Asa whch combne mco fnance and busness developmen n he feld of enewable enegy holds he pomse of massve job ceaon. Geen enepeneushp anng a seconday school level: Exposng youh a seconday level o geen enepeneushp anng as a means o help hem anson fom school o wok lfe capued hgh nees. I seems o be he gh age and momen o geneae nees of youh o consde venung no geen enepeneushp Recommendaon: YEF could senghen youh anng n geen enepeneushp a he end of he school em. A specfc and paccal esouce gude on geen busness oppounes could leveage youh eseach fo nnovave deas. Pzes fo Busness plan compeons: Pzes, cash o BDS packages, emeged as a gea movao o elc pacpaon acoss he boad fom he Chase Bank Enabls ILO Busness Launchpad and he Company Pogamme un by JA Kenya Recommendaon: I s ecommended YEF connues o sponso pzes o aac moe people o anson o o nves n geen busness. YEF could also exploe noducng geen busness challenge compeon ageed a enepses n geen busness ogehe wh noducon of a geen nnovaon challenge pze fo he mos nnovave dea. Geen Awaeness: Thee appeas o be a coelaon beween he deph of communcaon and awaeness campagns and numbe of enes n he geen and ecologcal caegoy n he Chase Bank Enabls ILO Busness Launchpad. Recommendaon: I s desable o fuhe enhance awaeness and educaon of youh on geen busness oppounes. YEF should consde geen busness oppouny poflng combned wh showcasng success cases. Ths s because youh ae ofen no awae of geen oppounes. YEF should consde oganzng expos and exhbons fo geen enepeneus o dsplay he poducs and sevces. Ths would o ncease he makes and povde a valuable oppouny fo ohes o lean. A geen ade fa bg busness mee small busness could be oganzed bngng ogehe lage geen enepses, small sa ups and would-be enepeneus. 17

27 Geen Mappng Execse: An mpoan saegy unde he YEDF/ILO paneshp was he mappng execse o esablsh geen busnesses equng suppo n fou dscs. Recommendaon: I s ecommended ha hs mappng execse be expanded o cove he balance of 43 counes o unavel anng needs of geen busness enepeneus counywde and povde a bass fo ageed anng nevenons based on SIYB anng. Menoshp Pogam: Dscussons wh YEF panes eveal an appaen loss of focus fo many youh enepeneus even afe baggng awads n busness plan compeons. Recommendaon: YEF could consde ncludng a menoshp componen n he suppo fo all awad wnnes. Ths would help enepeneus o develop geae focus o be able o ake he busnesses o he nex level of gowh Geenng Tanng Maeals: The noducon of geen enepeneushp manuals and maeals unde he JA/YEF paneshp was nsumenal n geneang nees n geen busness and asssng sudens o concepualze he concep of geen busness. Recommendaon: In a smla way, he busness anng unde he Chase Bank Enabls Busness Launchpad could be enhanced by povdng smple, easy o undesand, and elevan manuals/ maeals wh appopae examples of wha geen busness s all abou. Mos enepeneus seem o only pesen busnesses dealng n plasc ecyclng and bquee makng. Ths s evdence of no havng concepualzed fully he concep of geen busness. They could heefoe benef fom moe concee examples he scope of geen busness. Geen Busness newok and plafom: YEF and YEDF began collaboang n 2011 o develop a newok of busness sevce povdes equpped wh he ILO s flagshp busness managemen ool, he SIYB pogamme. Ths paneshp s unque n he sense ha YEDF s a key nsuon dealng n youh enepeneushp and s denfed as one of he ancho pojecs o dve Kenya s Vson 2030 saegy. Recommendaon: I s ecommended ha a geen busness newok and/o plafom s esablshed. Ths can be acheved jonly hough he YEDF/ILO paneshp. The plafom can be used o develop new geen busness conen n he SIYB pogamme and ncease he coveage of anng on he geen SIYB. Though he YEDF/YEF coopeaon new poducs especally fnancal poducs could be developed ageng geen busness enepeneus. Ceang an enablng polcy envonmen fo geen enepse developmen: Lle has been undeaken on he polcy and govenmenal level n ems of enablng polces whch fose geen enepeneushp fo youh. Recommendaon: YEF could engage moe wh govenmen and mnses as well as pane wh developmen oganzaons noably UNEP. Developng an acon plan owad developmen of a jon saegy o denfy, develop, and advocae fo polces whch enable geen enepeneushp gowh. A possble eny pon les paneng wh UNEP s advsoy sevce, whch povdes one of many eny pons o push fo polcy change o suppo geen enepeneushp developmen. 18

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