Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems Activity (KCDMS)
Challenge The majority of smallholders in Kenya subsist on low-input, low-output rain-fed agriculture on very small plots. Women and youth represent a large portion of…
Challenge The majority of smallholders in Kenya subsist on low-input, low-output rain-fed agriculture on very small plots. Women and youth represent a large portion of…
Challenge Mozambique has high levels of youth unemployment, particularly among young women. At the same time, Mozambique has a shortage of skilled labor in the…
Challenge The tourism and hospitality sector in Africa represents a significant opportunity for youth employment, yet there are few training programs focusing on building the…
Challenge Despite recent reductions in new HIV infections in eSwatini, the number of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the country remains high. The impact…
Challenge Communities in Uganda suffer from multiple challenges, such as poverty, food insecurity, high rates of malnutrition, disease, illiteracy, and high population growth rates. Poor governance and…
Challenge The marginalization of youth in Northern Nigeria has resulted in a significant decrease in formal school enrollment and the inability of youth to build…
Challenge The current pace of job creation in South Africa is insufficient to meet the demands of a youth population growing in size and becoming…
Challenge Many Nigerian farmers and their families struggle to move from subsistence farming to small-scale commercial farming due to outdated farming practices and a lack…
Challenge From the perspective of young people in Liberia, agriculture does not offer sufficient opportunities to earn income and support their economic and social advancement.…
Challenge Endemic poverty coupled with household-level economic shocks hampers the ability of vulnerable households in Uganda to access education, weakens caregiver and child relationships, and…