When a student completes their education, their journey toward self-reliance is just beginning. In 2025, Nancy joined our Alumni Department as our Employment Programs Officer to ensure no graduate walks that path alone. Every day, she helps young adults bridge the gap between finishing school and building a stable, independent life.
Through our employment strategy, we open doors for graduates as they transition into meaningful careers and entrepreneurship:
- Igniting Entrepreneurial Dreams: We provide business training, startup toolkits, and ongoing guidance so ambitious graduates can launch and grow their own sustainable businesses.
- Opening Workplace Doors: We partner directly with local employers to offer hands-on apprenticeships, giving young adults the real-world experience and confidence they need to succeed.
- Building Modern Skills: We deliver targeted digital training that equips youth with practical skills, keeping them competitive in today’s technology-driven world.
- Guiding Every Career Step: We match qualified candidates with opportunities, refine CVs, practice interview skills, and guide job seekers through every stage of the hiring process.
Our support goes far beyond job placements. We stay by our graduates’ side as they navigate early workplace challenges, celebrate their milestones, and cheer them on as their careers take flight.
The Ripple Effect of Opportunity
“Nothing compares to watching a young person secure their first job, start a business, and realize their own strength,” says Nancy. “It is a powerful reminder of why this work matters so deeply.”
While youth unemployment remains a daunting challenge in Kenya, our community proves that targeted preparation and strong partnerships create genuine hope. By 2025, approximately 70% of our alumni have secured active employment—a powerful testament to their resilience and determination.
Best of all, this transformation creates a cycle of hope. Today, our graduates return as mentors, volunteers, and supporters, lifting the next generation and proving that when you invest in a young person, you transform an entire community.
A Lifetime of Support: Guiding Young Adults from Vulnerability to Confidence
For Callen , joining our organization in 2017 was more than starting a new job—it was the beginning of a life-changing mission. Over the years, she has worn many hats, from gathering inspiring stories of student resilience to providing compassionate guidance and counseling to alumni facing academic, career, and personal challenges.
Her work is rooted in genuine heart and connection. The most rewarding gift of Callen’s career is witnessing a vulnerable child transform into a confident, independent young adult standing on their own two feet.
Our Alumni Department serves as a trusted lifeline during life’s biggest transitions. By providing continuous care beyond the classroom, we ensure young adults have the guidance and encouragement they need to step into higher education, secure stable work, and thrive as adults.
When you see a graduate return to mentor younger students or lead in their neighborhood, you see the true heart of our work. Their generosity shows that when young people receive consistent love, guidance, and opportunity, they naturally reach back to lift others, too.