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Driving sustainable food agriculture and agribusiness practices in Kenya to strengthen local economies, build resilient livelihoods and create employment opportunities.

A skill on paper is only a starting point.The real story is what happens when it moves into a farm, an enterprise, a cus...
18/09/2026

A skill on paper is only a starting point.

The real story is what happens when it moves into a farm, an enterprise, a customer interaction or a financial decision.

That is the journey USTADI Foundation is driving with youth through Wezesha III, alongside the Lake Basin Development Authority and with funding from Safaricom Foundation.

From learning to practice.
From practice to better decisions.
And from those decisions to what young people can build in Busia County.



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Every breakthrough begins with a possibility.But possibility becomes meaningful when people can turn it into action.In B...
18/09/2026

Every breakthrough begins with a possibility.

But possibility becomes meaningful when people can turn it into action.

In Busia County, that is already taking shape.

Through the Wezesha III project, implemented by USTADI Foundation, 5,037 young people across 7 sub-counties have been onboarded, with young women making up 56.2% of participants.

Among them are 237 young people with disabilities.

For 2,554 young people, the experience has moved from enrolment to learning. They are building skills they can use where life happens: planning an enterprise, keeping financial records, communicating with customers, managing resources, making decisions and applying technical knowledge to practical work.

project is a partnership between USTADI Foundation, Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA), and Safaricom Foundation.

USTADI Foundation, led by Mr. George Mazuri, CEO, alongside the Lake Basin Development Authority, hosted a delegation fr...
16/09/2026

USTADI Foundation, led by Mr. George Mazuri, CEO, alongside the Lake Basin Development Authority, hosted a delegation from Safaricom Foundation, led by the Foundation's Chair of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Joe Ogutu, and the Head of Programmes, for a site visit to the Wezesha III Agri-Eco Hub in Busia County.

The visit offered an opportunity for the delegation to see the progress being made through the Hub and how its interventions are helping young people build practical skills, explore livelihood opportunities and take steps towards more sustainable economic futures.

The delegation also visited Flavian Mapesa, a Wezesha III Champion in Nambale Township, Nambale subcounty. Flavian is a young farmer applying knowledge gained through the project to turn the space around her home into an opportunity: a source of income, food, learning, and possibility.

#๐–ฒ๐—„๐—‚๐—…๐—…๐–ฃ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—…๐—ˆ๐—‰๐—†๐–พ๐—‡๐— @topfans

For every generation, there comes a time to step forward.Not necessarily by leaving behind what came before, but by brin...
13/09/2026

For every generation, there comes a time to step forward.
Not necessarily by leaving behind what came before, but by bringing a fresh way of looking at what is possible.

In Nambale Sub-County, Busia County, young people are bringing that perspective to agriculture.

For someone with limited space around the home, farming can easily seem out of reach. But that same space can become a kitchen garden, a source of food and, potentially, an income-generating activity.

Through the Wezesha III Project, USTADI Foundation is introducing young people to practical kitchen garden technologies that turn limited space into productive spaces.

The idea is simple: start with what you have and see what it can become.

Sometimes, the opportunity is not in having more space.
It is in learning to see more potential in the space you already have.

USTADI Foundation, alongside the Lake Basin Development Authority, implements , with funding from the Safaricom Foundation.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐๐Ÿ‘‡A glimpse into the past weeks of training under the Wezesha III Project, a partnership between US...
08/09/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐๐Ÿ‘‡

A glimpse into the past weeks of training under the Wezesha III Project, a partnership between USTADI Foundation, Lake Basin Development Authority, and Safaricom Foundation.

Across 12 wards in Teso North, Samia and Teso South sub-counties in Busia, 602 young people are now part of this journeyโ€”384 young women and 218 young men, each bringing their own aspirations for what agriculture can make possible.

Over the past weeks, the focus has been on building skills that can help turn those aspirations into opportunities, with sessions covering: ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

With this foundation in place, the coming days will take participants into ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, bringing the learning closer to the realities of agricultural production and enterprise.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง.

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04/09/2026

What does the market need?

That question is at the heart of USTADI Foundationโ€™s capacity development model.

We start with the market, then equip young people with the skills and capacity to respond to real opportunitiesโ€”helping them build enterprises with a clear path to customers.

That is what sets USTADI Foundationโ€™s approach to youth livelihoods apart.

๐ŸŽฅ Watch Mr. George Mazuri, CEO, USTADI Foundation, explain why our approach is different.๐Ÿ‘‡

Come, letโ€™s gather here. What is happening on your land today? Because land is more than property.It is an asset. And an...
03/09/2026

Come, letโ€™s gather here. What is happening on your land today?

Because land is more than property.
It is an asset. And an asset is meant to create value.

Those in aviation will tell you that an aeroplane is designed to be in the air. If it spends most of its life in the hangar, very little business is taking place.

Land is no different.
When land is productive, it can feed a family, create income, generate employment and build a future.
Part of the transformation we seek in agriculture is therefore about putting land to work.

Through the Wezesha III Agri-Eco Hub Project, a partnership between Ustadi Foundation, Lake Basin Development Authority and Safaricom Foundation, we are building the capacity of the youth in Busia County to turn available land and space into productive enterprises.

The goal is to make land work. To make the space productive. To make it pay.

#๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

It begins by looking outward, imagining what communities can become and making the bold choices needed to get there. Fro...
01/09/2026

It begins by looking outward, imagining what communities can become and making the bold choices needed to get there.

From that vision emerge practical skills, market connections, and green solutions that enable youth- and women-led enterprises to thrive. By connecting them with verified local trainers and linking enterprises to profitable markets, USTADI Foundation helps create locally owned, increasingly self-sustaining pathways for growth.

Our capacity development model combines market facilitation services, catalytic technical assistance grants, and an active learning platform to strengthen skills, unlock opportunities, and foster long-term local ownership.

Through partnerships, we bring people together to build capacity, create opportunity, and end poverty for good.

Partner with us today: https://ustadi.org/partners

What does capacity development actually mean?It means an entrepreneur knows where to get the right expertise, how to acc...
31/08/2026

What does capacity development actually mean?

It means an entrepreneur knows where to get the right expertise, how to access finance, and who will buy what they produce.

That is why Foundation's approach goes beyond training.

We link rural entrepreneurs to verified trainers, financial services, and commercial buyers, creating practical connections that support businesses beyond a single intervention.

The approach is community-driven, practical and built for continuity.

Because capacity development should not be something added to a project. It should be what makes the project last.

Learn more about our programs here: https://ustadi.org/programs/

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐ž๐š ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐?Sometimes, itโ€™s the things nobody sees on the balance she...
27/08/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐ž๐š ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐?

Sometimes, itโ€™s the things nobody sees on the balance sheet: knowing your costs, pricing your products, separating business money from personal money, making sound decisions, and knowing when an idea is worth pursuing.

That is the conversation the USTADI Foundation is bringing to young people in Nangina Ward, Funyula Sub-County, Busia, under the ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—œ๐—œ๐—œ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ โ€” exploring the characteristics, mindset, and choices that can shape an entrepreneur, and covering financial management through real business situations that connect directly to their everyday realities.

And judging by the attention in the room, this conversation matters.

The Wezesha III Project is implemented through a partnership between the Ustadi Foundation and the Lake Basin Development Authority, with support from the Safaricom Foundation.

Agri Eco-Hub

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Kabarnet Gardens, Off Ngong Road
Nairobi
P.OBOX38344-00100,NAIROBI.

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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+254707387313

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