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LIFESKILLS GENDER EMPOWEMENT INITIATIVE
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profile · synthesized from sources

Lifeskills Promoters (LISP) is a Kenyan non-governmental organization that empowers children and youth through life skills-based training interventions. They focus on improving well-being, employability, and economic strengthening for disadvantaged youth and caregivers. LISP operates across various counties in Kenya, often in partnership with government ministries and international organizations.

named programs · 9 · from sources

what they call their work

2Inuane Youth Project
Equips unskilled youth from poor backgrounds with life skills and technical training (e.g., hairdressing, electrical installation, motorcycle repair) for employment or business, including entrepreneurship and NITA certification.
GPE Project
Aimed to enhance access to online/distance learning for primary/secondary students and facilitate smooth transition back to school for vulnerable learners, including psychosocial support services.
In Depth Project
A community development program in partnership with World Servants through an exchange program for students from Kenya and the Netherlands to interact, learn, and understand development models.
Kenya Youth Employment Opportunities (KYEOP) Project
Provides Life Skills Training (LST) to youth aged 18-29 to improve employability and entrepreneurial skills, contracted by the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs.
Life Skills & Values projects
Projects focused on institutionalizing life skills in schools.
Nawiri Life Skills Program
Targets adolescent girls and young mothers aged 15-24 to build agency, social, health, and economic assets, including self-efficacy, financial literacy, and technical skills through apprenticeship.
Social-Economic Empowerment
Enhances economic well-being of youth and caregivers through capacity building, financial literacy, household economic strengthening, vocational training, apprenticeships, and job links.
Tuinue Jamii / Adult Literacy Program
An integrated life skills for functional literacy and household economic strengthening project in Turkana County, targeting youth (18-35) and adults with basic literacy, numeracy, and practical skills for income generation.
Twende Shule Tusome Pamoja (TSTP)
Project incorporating digital skills development, identification and enrolment of out-of-school children, promotion of safe online practices, and disability inclusion.
activities · 5 groups

what they do

  • Vocational and Life Skills Training 3 activities
    • Life skills training for youth and adolescents
      Equips thousands of young people across Kenya with life skills for life and work through 10-day Life Skills Training (LST) programs, reaching over 500,000 youth to date; delivered in partnership with schools, religious institutions, community groups, and government departments.
    • Support for adolescent girls and young mothers (AGYMs)
      Equips adolescent girls and young mothers with self-efficacy, entrepreneurship, financial management, childcare, hygiene, feeding, and dietary knowledge to improve their socioeconomic and health outcomes.
    • Youth economic empowerment and vocational training
      Enhances economic wellbeing of youth and caregivers through financial literacy education, vocational training, apprenticeships, job placement, and business creation support; includes short courses linked to employment and provision of startup kits.
  • Integrated Community Development Initiatives 2 activities
    • Functional literacy and household economic strengthening
      Implemented a functional literacy program for 1,500 youth and adults (18–35 years) and a Household Economic Strengthening (HES) program for 750 households in Turkana South and Turkana East Sub Counties.
    • Geographically scaled program implementation
      Implements life skills and development programs in over 40 counties across Kenya, including arid and semi-arid regions and urban informal settlements, covering community health, education, socioeconomic development, and institutional systems strengthening.
  • Innovative Education Interventions for Skills Development 1 activity
    • Implementation of Life Skills & Values and Twende Shule Tusome Pamoja (TSTP) programs
      Implements the Twende Shule Tusome Pamoja (TSTP) and Life Skills & Values projects in partnership with UNICEF, focusing on digital skills development, identification and enrolment of out-of-school children, promotion of safe online practices, disability inclusion, and institutionalization of life skills in schools.
  • Youth Psychosocial Support and Life Skills 1 activity
    • Public awareness and psychosocial support via media
      Partnered with Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) to air 7 live talk shows targeting parents on children's psychosocial wellbeing, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Uncategorized 5 activities
    • 2Inuane project for youth certification and employment
      Sponsored 70% of participating youth to take the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) assessment for globally recognized certification, achieving job placement for 60% and business creation for 26% of youth.
    • In-depth youth engagement project
      Conducted an in-depth project in 2019 that engaged 211 youth in comprehensive life skills and development programming.
    • Life skills curriculum development
      Developed standardized life skills curricula for children and youth aged 10–35, designed for integration into education and employment sectors.
    • National education policy advocacy
      Collaborated with the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and the Ministry of Education to shape national education policies, promoting the institutionalization of life skills in schools.
    • Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) support
      Facilitated 146 SILC groups in Turkana, enabling them to accumulate Kshs. 3,905,275 in savings, and distributed 300 goats to 99 SILC groups as a start-up for pastoralist livelihoods.
relationships · 19

who they work with

  • GIZ Funder — Funder of the 2Inuane Youth Project and the Tuinue Jamii / Adult Literacy Program.
  • Godoma TTI Partner — Partner institution benefiting from capacity-building approaches in the 2Inuane project.
  • KOICA Funder — Funder of the 2Inuane Youth Project.
  • Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Partner — Partnered to run a series of talk shows targeting parents.
  • Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development Partner — Collaborated with LIFESKILLS GENDER EMPOWEMENT INITIATIVE to shape national education policies.
  • Mazeras VTC Partner — Partner institution benefiting from capacity-building approaches in the 2Inuane project.
  • Ministry of Education Partner — Collaborated with LIFESKILLS GENDER EMPOWEMENT INITIATIVE to shape national education policies.
  • Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs (MPYGA) Partner — Contracted LifeSkills Promoters to conduct Life Skills Training for the KYEOP project.
  • Mwabaya Nyundo VTC Partner — Partner institution benefiting from capacity-building approaches in the 2Inuane project.
  • Sokoni Vocational Training Center (VTC) Partner — Partner institution benefiting from capacity-building approaches in the 2Inuane project.
  • Tear Fund Partner — Partnered with World Servants for the Kenya In-depth Project.
  • Tiwi VTC Partner — Partner institution benefiting from capacity-building approaches in the 2Inuane project.
  • UNICEF Partner — Implementing the Twende Shule Tusome Pamoja (TSTP) and Life Skills & Values projects together
  • World Bank Funder — Funder of the Kenya Youth Employment Opportunities (KYEOP) Project.
  • World Servants Partner — Partnered through Tear Fund for the Kenya In-depth Project.
  • community groups Partner — Partner organization type involved in LISP's life skills and empowerment programs.
  • government departments Partner — Partner entity with which LISP collaborates to support youth empowerment and policy advocacy.
  • religious institutions Partner — Partner organization type with which LISP collaborates to equip young people with life skills.
  • schools Partner — Partner organization type with which LISP works to deliver life skills training.