Effect of Youth Empowerment in Unemployment Intervention Programmes on Youth Employability in Nakuru County, Kenya
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Date
2022-02
Authors
Omukhango, Mary
Etyang, Martin N.
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Abstract
This study sought to assess the effect of youth empowerment in unemployment intervention
programmes on youth employability Nakuru County, Kenya. The study targeted 2 main youth
intervention Programmes in Nakuru Town East Sub County; which are the Youth Enterprise
Development Fund (YEDF) and Uwezo fund. The study used primary data collected through wellstructured questionnaires. There were two questionnaire sets, for the youth and the other was
responded to by the County directors and Project implementers/Coordinators in Nakuru County.
Regression analysis was employed to determine the statistical relationship between youth
empowerment in unemployment intervention programmes and youth employability. The regression
results show that the frequency of funds access and youth employability are positively and
significantly related (β=0.373, p=0.000). The results also indicated that training and youth
employability are significant and with a positive relationship (β= 0.317, p=0.011). Further, results
revealed that years in employment (experience) and youth employability were positively related (β
=0.441, p=0.000. The results indicated that holding the number of entrepreneurial trainings, Z2 and
the years the youth have been in self-employment, Z3 constant then a unit increase in the number
of times the youth have accessed the funds, Z1 will lead to a 0.373 increase in Youth employability.
Likewise if Z1 and Z3 are held constant then a unit increase in entrepreneurial trainings for the youth
would lead to a 0.317 increase in youth employability. A unit increase in the years the youth have
been in self-employment would lead to a 0.441 increase Youth employability if Z1 and Z2 are held
constant. In order to enhance youth empowerment in unemployment intervention programmes, the
government should endeavor to increase the youth beneficiaries’ entrepreneurship trainings and put
more emphasis on the importance of repayment and refinancing in order to achieve positive growth
in their businesses.
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Adventitious branches in Moghania cultures, Youth empowerment, Tissue culture study on lac host, unemployment intervention programmes, youth employability, Nakuru County, Kenya
Citation
Omukhango, M., & Etyang, M. N. (2022). Effect of Youth Empowerment in Unemployment Intervention Programmes on Youth Employability in Nakuru County, Kenya. Asian Basic and Applied Research Journal, 4(1), 88–95. Retrieved from https://www.jofresearch.com/index.php/ABAARJ/article/view/106