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.
NEWS ITEMS
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)