NYOTA: Gov’t Urges Youths To Apply For New Enhanced Business Program
The National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) has opened the application window for the project’s inaugural cycle, which aims to empower young people in business.
In a notice, NYOTA stated that the business program was a government attempt to combat unemployment.
The initiative also aims to increase income by providing skill training, business assistance, and increasing savings among young people.
The World Bank-funded program is a five-year project that aims to assist underprivileged children throughout the country by developing systems that provide long-term chances for financial inclusion.
“Are you a Kenyan youth aged 18 – 29 years or a youth living with disability aged 18 – 35 years? Do you aspire to start or expand your business in Kenya?” read part of the notice.
“Call for Youth Applications for cycle 1, countrywide, interested in business support is out.”
Applicants must be Kenyan nationals between the ages of 18 and 29, or up to 35 years old if disabled.
NYOTA CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS
— National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (@NYOTA_Kenya) March 28, 2025
Do you aspire to start or expand your business?
Applications for Cycle 1 to youth interested in Business Support are out. To apply, Dial *254#. For more information, visit https://t.co/l2x7T9fHSS.
Applications will close on 30 April 2025. pic.twitter.com/nHwoYHIDm2
They should also not have completed more than fourth grade, have a National Identity Card, and have a sim card registered in their name.
However, the announcement noted that members of the Kenya Youth Employment Opportunities Project (KYEOP) were ineligible.
To qualify, one must be unemployed, underemployed, or in low-tier work.
The apprenticeship will span five months and will include both on-the-job training and supervision from industry leaders.
Participants who successfully complete the course will obtain formal validation of their skills in the form of NITA Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) certification.
The program’s goal is to help participants find official work or establish themselves as independent artisans.
Applications should be submitted to USD code *254# then select the NYOTA project option to proceed.
To obtain more information or for enquiries, applicants are urged to visit their website www.nyotaproject.go.ke. Applications will be closed on April 30, 2025.
Kipchumba Murkomen, former CS for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports, stated last year that the government was eager to advocate policy reforms that would put youth at the center of national development.
Murkomen stated that the NYOTA Project aims to reach an estimated 810,000 vulnerable youth, including those up to 35 years old with disabilities.
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“This initiative targets those with Form four level education and below, who are at the bottom of the economic and social pyramid due to limited access to government programs,” he said.
Furthermore, Salim Mvurya, the current Youth Affairs CS, underlined earlier this year that the government is still in talks with the World Bank about the project.
This collaboration was intended to provide chances for professional growth and increase youth employment.
The CS has since encouraged young people to take advantage of the current applications.
NYOTA: Gov’t Urges Youths To Apply For New Enhanced Business Program
