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Generation Kenya Our vision is a meaningful career and sustained well-being for every person anywhere in the world.
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02/06/2026

66% of mentees who exceeded employer expectations highly credited their mentor!

This statistic and many others like it anchored the conversations at our Mentorship Impact Study Dissemination Workshop.

In partnership with Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE), the study is the result of a year long deep dive into how structured peer mentorship shapes workforce transition and retention across our Digital Customer Service (DCS) and Sewing Machine Operator (SMO) programs.

What the evidence revealed goes well beyond numbers. Mentorship proved to be the connective tissue between training and a sustainable career. It is what converts workplace anxiety into manageable daily practice. It is what keeps a young person from walking out the door when the pressure feels unbearable. And remarkably, it is what grows the mentor too.

Over 90% of mentors across both programs reported deeper commitment to their organizations, with Teleperformance expanding its internal mentor base from 21 to 90 between 2022 and 2026.

The room on Friday held employers, mentors, mentees, government representatives, development partners, and civil society. What united every voice in that space was a shared conviction that support systems are not optional in youth workforce development. They offer an evident difference between a young person placed and a young person retained.

The work continues as we engage more employers to integrate mentorship into their workplace systems and culture.

Read the findings of the report here; https://gen.community/Mentorship-Impact-Study

Thank you to CFYE and every employer, mentor, mentee, and partner who continue to work together with us as we further the vision of skilling and empowering youth for employability.

Your weekends can change your career!We have launched a Data Analytics Upskilling Program which is a 8 week course built...
25/05/2026

Your weekends can change your career!

We have launched a Data Analytics Upskilling Program which is a 8 week course built for working professionals ready to level up without pausing their lives.

Learn Excel, SQL, Python, Power BI, and AI integration.
Work on real projects and build a portfolio that showcases your expertise.

Whether you are looking to advance in your current role, transition into a data centric career, or compete for higher paying opportunities , this program was designed for you.

Apply Now: https://kenya.generation.org/data-analytics-upskilling-program/

Application Deadline: 5th June 2026

21/05/2026

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decentwork, quality of jobs

20/05/2026

Offering psychosocial support to our learners and their ecosystem to ensure wholesome empowerment and development.

Mentorship is becoming one of the most important bridges between learning and long term career success!We closed out ano...
20/05/2026

Mentorship is becoming one of the most important bridges between learning and long term career success!

We closed out another mentorship cycle and this time, the room was full with our own who came back to as mentors. Young who, not long ago, were fresh graduates full of potential, but navigating an unfamiliar world of work.

Through shared , honest conversations, and practical , these mentors helped their mentees better understand workplace expectations, professional growth, , and the realities of building sustainable careers in today’s .

This is part of our broader 2025 to 2029 , where we aim to go beyond training by creating strong professional networks, continuous , and opportunities for peer to peer .

One of the most powerful things about mentorship is that it creates a cycle of transformation. Today’s graduates become tomorrow’s mentors, strengthening the ecosystem and opening doors for others along the way.

To every alumnus who volunteered their time, knowledge, and lived experience, thank you for choosing to give back. Your guidance continues to shape confident professionals, stronger communities, and brighter futures for young people.

Cheers!

19/05/2026

We are training thousands of young people with in demand skills every year.

But the bigger question remains: are we creating enough quality jobs to match the talent we are building?

Because solving unemployment is not just about access to work but access to dignified, sustainable, and meaningful opportunities that allow young people to grow, thrive, and build better futures.

As industries evolve, the conversation must shift from simply creating jobs to creating jobs that truly work for people.

What happens when young people stop waiting for solutions and start building them?If you have noticed, there is a surge ...
19/05/2026

What happens when young people stop waiting for solutions and start building them?

If you have noticed, there is a surge in the number of youth led initiatives currently. Young people are gathering in co working spaces, rooftops, community halls, and WhatsApp threads to talk about AI, Web3, agriculture, climate tech, and software.

Walk into any professional meetup in Nairobi today and you will not miss two, three, four young founders in the room. Pitch deck ready, product half built, eyes fully lit, looking for seed funding, a mentor, or simply someone who believes what they believe.

This is not just growth but strategy fueled by a hunger to be resourceful, productive and impactful.

When the formal job market cannot absorb you fast enough, you build your own jobs. When the curriculum did not teach you what employers actually need, you find a bootcamp, a YouTube channel, a peer who knows more than you and you close the gap yourself. When no one in your network has made it yet, you become the person in the network who does.

Youth led solutions are critical in solving the unemployment outlook.

Young people experiencing unemployment firsthand are best placed to design responses that actually work.

Youth led initiatives bring fresh thinking anchored in digital platforms, peer mentorship networks, and community rooted skilling programmes that no boardroom would have imagined.

When a young people create opportunities, they build pathways for others and the impact compounds.

Perhaps this is the most powerful shift happening today. That young people are thinking and moving as problem solvers. And this is how we should skill them, as critical thinkers and problem solvers.

If you have seen a youth led initiative doing meaningful work, appreciate them, they are contributing to solving the unemployment crisis!

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