Youth make up one-third of the Rwandan population and they are most vulnerable to unemployment. Getting solutions that empower the youth and generate new jobs is a priority for SOS Children’s Villages in Rwanda.
The TVET-BiWe Partnership Project initiated by SOS Children’s Villages in Rwanda has put measures in place to eradicate unemployment in Kayonza, Gasabo and Gicumbi Districts.
SOS Children’s Villages in Rwanda through the TVET BiWe Partnership Project Project has handed over start-up tool kits to 81 young people in Kayonza and Gicumbi districts and were provided with different start-up tool kits following the completion of an eight-month training in trades of tailoring and welding.
Francoise Mutoneshe, TVET-BiWe Partnership Project Coordinator, said: “We are encouraging youth who complete their training in the trades of tailoring and welding to join cooperatives so that they can be more productive together.”
Dushimimana Emmanuel, one of the youths who recently graduated in welding received a toolkit explained:
"I joined the TVET-BiWe Partnership Project Project after dropping out of school for two years as my relative who committed to pay my school fees was sentenced to five years in prison. I was so sad that I did not have a chance to continue my studies. Thanks to this project, I have gained a lot of experience. The toolkits we received are the key that will lead us to success."
Lea Mukabyiringiro, another TVET-BiWe Partnership Project beneficiary, is grateful for the toolkit she just received: “When I graduated from secondary school, my scores were not good enough to get a government scholarship. “ I was grateful that I could be enrolled in welding as a beneficiary of the TVET-BiWe Partnership Project,” she explained.
Lea Mukabyiringiro grateful for the toolkit she just received
Mbasha David, Division Manager at Kayonza District, appreciated the toolkit distribution from SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda. “SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is one of our favorite partners. For many years they support our district to eradicate poverty in families by empowering children and young people. Two youth cooperatives were initiated thanks to the support from SOS Children’s Villages in Rwanda”, David explained.
SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda through the TVET-BiWe Partnership Project contributed to the National Strategic Transformation Agenda (NTS1) that aims to create 214,000 decent and productive jobs annually.
The TVET-BiWe Partnership Project is implemented since November 2017 with the funds of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through sequa gGmbH under the management of BildungsWerk der Baden-Württembergischen Wirtschaft e.V (BiWe).