Obstacles to success
Young people in rural Africa, particularly women, often face significant barriers to finding work and earning a reliable income. Limited access to education, skills training, finance, technology, transport and markets can restrict their opportunities, while rural areas often have few formal jobs. For young women, social norms, early marriage and unpaid care responsibilities can create additional challenges. Together, these barriers make it harder for young people to build sustainable livelihoods and reach their full economic potential.
A holistic approach
Our Vocational Training projects support individuals to safely learn a trade they can use to earn an income. Trainees receive accredited technical skills training, alongside business, numeracy and literacy skills training, and sexual and reproductive health rights information to enable them to make informed decisions about their future. Timetables are flexible and adapted to enabled trainees to fit household and family commitments around training. Additional services – such as accommodation, meals, childcare and help with transport to and from the training centre – mean our trainees can focus on their learning. Presented with their own tool kit or sewing machine upon graduation, each trainee leaves our projects ready to start earning an income.
Work ready
Work placements give our trainees practical experience and help build their confidence in customer service. And in the final months of training, participants take on projects that directly benefit the local community, from sewing uniforms for local schoolchildren to installing solar lighting. These activities also allow trainees to showcase their skills and promote themselves as skilled providers of goods and services. When our trainees graduate with nationally recognised trade qualifications and practical experience, they are equipped to start their own enterprises, form business groups with their peers or seek formal employment.
Vocational Training Projects
Njira Impact Train the Trainer Project 2026
Our two-year project aims to improve the skills and capacity of 6 master crafts people and deliver quality Vocational Training to 36 trainees.
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SGA Vocational Training Project 2026
25 women are learning Tailoring and Cosmetology on our Vocational Training project in Ghana.
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PFF STEP-In Prisoners Project 2026
The STEP-IN project will provide twelve months of technical, business skills, and life skills training to 50 inmates of Mumbwa correctional facility.
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FESODEV Tadala Project 2026 & 2027
The Tadala project is supporting 60 women to learn a trade of their choice and make the transition to work.
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Donate today and help vocational trainees learn a trade and build a working future. Your support provides practical training, essential resources and opportunities to earn a sustainable income.
