What UNDP is doing with regards to Poverty Reduction in Kenya

Policy review and enhancement are being undertaken with special focus on trade, investment and employment so as to assist the government of Kenya to create an enabling environment for trade and investment expansion. Through expanded trade and enhanced investment (both domestic and foreign direct investment), there will also be employment creation. At the operation level, the Expanded Opportunities Unit undertakes projects that directly involve the impoverished groups where employment is created and regular income generation are possible. These projects are usually carried out with the collaboration of Government of Kenya line ministries such as Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Industrialisation and non-governmental organizations at community level.

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District Business Solution Centers in Bungoma and Siaya launch, 14-15 August 2008

The UNDP, through the Expanded Opportunities Unit is supporting the GOK in establishing a series of business support frameworks / business development services delivery mechanisms to micro small medium enterprises, youth and women at district and lower levels titled, ‘District Business Solution Centres’. The first two Centres, Siaya and Bungoma were commissioned this month and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minster and Ministry of Trade was represented by the Director for Internal Trade.The Kenya Industrial Estates KIE host the DBSCs. In addition to the launch of the two DBSCs (Siaya and Bungoma), the first lot of 51 youth (19 Siaya, 32 Bungoma) graduated as ‘new breed kids’ in the enterprises world having gone through an intensive six weeks Business Skills and Entrepreneurship Development training BSED (3 weeks in class, 3 weeks apprenticeship). The Ministry of Trade and Office of Deputy Prime Minister(access website)