Empowering youth & transforming communities through job creation & nutritious beans in Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationKenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisationen
cg.contributor.affiliationCherubet Foods and Company Ltden
cg.contributor.donorChalllenge Fund for Youth Employmenten
cg.contributor.initiativeGender Equalityen
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen
cg.creator.identifierBoaz Waswa: 0000-0002-0066-0215en
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.pabra-africa.org/empowering-youth-and-transforming-communities-through-job-creation-and-nutritious-high-iron-zinc-beans-in-kenya/en
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatBEANSen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatBIOFORTIFICATIONen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCAPACITY DEVELOPMENTen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatGENDER AND EQUITYen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatNUTRITIONen
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible production and consumptionen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the goalsen
dc.contributor.authorOng'or, Dennisen
dc.contributor.authorInyanji, Eileenen
dc.contributor.authorRubyogo, Jean Claudeen
dc.contributor.authorWaswa, Boazen
dc.contributor.authorMabeya, Justinen
dc.contributor.authorMwiti, Emilyen
dc.contributor.authorMaritim, Maryen
dc.contributor.authorKaranja, Daviden
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-14T06:57:03Zen
dc.date.available2025-04-14T06:57:03Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174157
dc.titleEmpowering youth & transforming communities through job creation & nutritious beans in Kenyaen
dcterms.abstractIn Kenya, the dependency on bean imports and the underutilization of domestic production opportunities has led to significant economic and employment gaps in the country’s agricultural sector. Addressing this challenge, the project “Nutritious Bean Products for Decent Employment for Youth in Kenya (NBP-DEYK),” initiated in 2021 by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in collaboration with the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and other partners, sought to empower youth, especially young women, through the production and processing of high iron and zinc beans (HIB). The project aimed to create at least 500 job opportunities—120 newly created jobs and 380 improved jobs—by leveraging the potential of HIB in the bean value chain. By the end of 2024, Cherubet Foods alone had created 110 new jobs, with 92% of these positions filled by youth, and improved over 500 existing roles, benefiting farmers, processors, and traders. The project also fostered growth within local farmer cooperatives, with a notable increase in women’s participation. Gender and age disaggregation showed that 60% of the new jobs went to young women, and 29% to young men. With these successes, the project demonstrates the potential for youth and women empowerment through agriculture, sustainable job creation, and community resilience. The results underscore the importance of leveraging partnerships, innovation, and technology to scale and sustain youth empowerment and community development efforts in Kenya.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOng'or, D.; Inyanji, E.; Rubyogo, J.C.; Waswa, B.; Mabeya, J.; Mwiti, E.; Maritim, M.; Karanja, D. (2025) Empowering youth & transforming communities through job creation & nutritious beans in Kenya. [Blog post] PABRA. Published online 26 March 2025. URL: https://www.pabra-africa.org/empowering-youth-and-transforming-communities-through-job-creation-and-nutritious-high-iron-zinc-beans-in-kenya/en
dcterms.issued2025-04-07en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden
dcterms.subjectevaluationen
dcterms.subjectbeansen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectempowermenten
dcterms.subjectequalityen
dcterms.typeBlog Posten

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