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Business And Management Consultancy And Related Services – 10024964-Sustainable Economic Opportunities For Youth In Turkana West And Lokichoggio. The Service To Be Delivered Is Divided Into Four Interlinked Work Packages. Work Package 1 Focuses On Career Guidance And Counselling For Youth In Kakuma, Kalobeyei And Lokichoggio Against The Backdrop Of Kenyas Policy Shift From A Camp Model To Integrated Settlements (Refugees Act 2021, Shirika Plan). In A Context Of High Poverty, Informal Livelihoods And Recurrent Climate Shocks, Many Young People (Especially Women) Face A Dependency Syndrome Fuelled By Limited Formal Job Opportunities And Insufficient Soft Skills, Qualifications And Psychosocial Resilience. Lecture-Style Guidance Proved Inadequate In 2023-2024. The Package Therefore Adopts A Holistic, Human-Centred Approach That Aligns With Kncci, Drs And The Nea To Prepare Youth For Participation In The Emerging Local Economy. The Intervention Combines Three Tracks. First, Personal Discovery And Career Orientation Establishes Career Clubs In Secondary Schools Or Community Youth Clubs, Guiding Learners Through Self-Assessment (Interests, Strengths, Values), Exposing Them To Local Economic Opportunities Via Kncci/Nea, And Using Role-Model Talks From Both Refugee And Host Communities To Build Aspiration. Second, The Bounce-Back Psychosocial Resilience Track Provides Ongoing Support Through Trauma- And Culturally Informed Group Sessions And Individual Counselling, With Practical Exercises In Stress Management, Self-Awareness, Goal-Setting And Adaptive Thinking; Peer Support Circles Normalise Setbacks And Foster Persistence, With Particular Emphasis On Young Womens Needs. Third, Employability Skills And Labour-Market Linkages Deliver Hands-On Training In Cv Writing, Job Applications, Interview Techniques, Workplace Communication, Teamwork, Time Management And Professional Conduct, Followed By Short Attachments With Local Firms And Service Providers To Translate Skills Into Practice And Build Networks. Delivery Leverages Existing Facilities (Schools, Youth Clubs, Nea At The Huduma-Biashara Centre) And Mobile Outreach For Outlying Areas; Cohorts Can Run In Parallel Across Kakuma And Lokichoggio. Key Deliverables Are An Inception Report, Training Measures Reaching 2,000 Youths, Viable Psychosocial Support Activities, Formal Linkages To Nea/Kncci, And A Final Report. Work Package 2 Strengthens Msme Performance Through Business Development Services. Many Entrepreneurs In Kakuma/Lokichoggio Operate Informally And Lack Budgeting, Record-Keeping, Pricing And Investment Planning Skills. Targeted Training-Using A Giz 10 Day Entrepreneurship/Financial Literacy Curriculum-And Follow-On Mentorship Are Designed To Improve Cash-Flow Management, Responsible Credit Use, Decision-Making, Innovation, Value Addition And Market Linkages, Thereby Enhancing Profitability, Resilience And Job Creation. The Contractor Delivers Training To 800 Current And Aspiring Entrepreneurs And Vsla Members From Wards Including Kakuma, Kalobeyei, Lopur, Songot And Lokichogio, With Courses Offered In Kakuma And Lokichoggio To
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