PROJECT PROPOSAL

PROJECT NAME: Women and youth economic

empowerment

LOCATION: Kitale-Tuwan slums, Trans-Nzoia,

Nairobi, Kenya.

SUBMITTING Commissioners of Hope

ORGANIZATION:
CONTACT PERSON: Benson Gikiro, Chief Executive
Officer
PO BOX 2792-30200,
KITALE, KENYA.

CONTACT DETAILS: Email:

commissionnersofhope@gmail.com
Mobile: +254729075811
AMOUNT REQUESTED: KSH: 2,235,050
USD: 15,630

BANK NAME FAMILY BANK KITALE BRANCH

BANK ACCOUNT 093000051635

PROJECT DURATION 2024 - 2026

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Contents
Executive Summary: ...................................................................................................................................... 3
1.0 Problem Statement: ...........................................................................................................................4
2.0 Project Objectives: .........................................................................................................................5
3.0 Project Implementation and Management Plan: ..............................................................................7
4.0 Project Monitoring and Evaluation: .................................................................................................12
5.0 Documentation and Sharing Results: .............................................................................................. 15
6.0 SWOT ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Strengths .................................................................................................................................................. 16
Weaknesses .............................................................................................................................................. 16
Opportunities ........................................................................................................................................... 16
Threats ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
7.0 Project Budget: ................................................................................................................................ 17
CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................................21

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Executive Summary:
Commissioners of Hope community based Project is a Community Based Organisation (CBO)
registered in June 2023 under an Act of Societies with the office of the District Gender and
Social Development Officer (DGSDO). It is an organisation that envisions to reach out with the
love of God to the suffering as a result of the effects of poverty, disease, ignorance , death and
endeavors to address the root causes of these challenges in the slums of Tuwan slums situated
in Nairobi, Kenya.

The organisation’s vision is “to have a healthy empowered and productive society” and its
mission is “ to see people living harmoniously with God and each other, their environment
and self, by espousing the tenets of a holistic healthy lifestyle devoid of basic needs often
brought about by combined effects of disease, ignorance and death.”

Since inception in the beginning of 2011, Commissioners of Hope community based Project’s
Strategic areas has included the following:

i. To promote health education and enhance prevention of diseases and illnesses including
response to HIV/AIDS among the infected and affected. ii. To empower women and youth
economically through equipping them with relevant skills and knowledge in microfinance and
resource mobilization
iii. Improved literacy levels among the children, youth and adults through support of formal
vocational trainings
iv. Spiritual Hope through Jesus Christ shared through Bible studies and discussions with
hurting communities
v. Promote psychosocial support and provide referral services to the needy in the
community

This project proposal focuses on women and youth empowerment in Tuwan slums.
Commissioners of Hope community based Project is working towards developing the
entrepreneurship skills of the community so as to get them out of the cycle of poverty. This way
the project shall contribute towards addressing part of the millennium development goals and
Kenya’s vision 2030. Several activities have been outlined such as beadwork, shampoo and soap
making, capacity development, mentorship and market linkages with relevant institutions. We
believe by the end of the project timeline, there shall be significant positive changes in the lives
of the beneficiaries which shall cascade to the community and beyond.

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1.0 Problem Statement:
Tuwan slums is estimated to be the largest slum in Trans-Nzoia county with a population nearing
500,000 people living in a 2 miles radius, and the population continues to grow. It is a most
crowded settlement and its population density is estimated at about 36 square feet per person.
Tuwan slums has very little or no infrastructure with open sewers and drains everywhere. As
one walks through Tuwan slums, one feels the human proximity and its by-products: open
sewage, open garbage dumps, mud walled houses and many more eye sores. There are almost
no government schools and hospitals to meet the demand. Despite of these miserable
conditions, Tuwan slums is an environment booming with small scale business activities of every
kind. Most of the services are provided by individuals, religious bodies and various organisations
that are either community led or charitable in nature.

Like in a number of other pockets of Tuwan slums community, conditions in Tuwan sub-location,
which is the project area is equally dire, and most of its residents, being an urban setting have
poor access to basic services, including electricity, running water, descent housing and most
importantly adequate food. Some people who have nothing to do languish in poverty and spend
time begging and or participate in unethical and anti-social behaviours. Despite of all these, and
beyond the basic needs, the families also need to take their children to school and try the much
they can to provide them with better upbringing in a holistic manner (intellectually, socially and
spiritually) that help them to be better people in the society and break this vicious circle of
poverty and dependency.

In endeavor to cope with the situation or deal with it, most of the households, through their
caregivers who are able to eke out a living through casual labour in the industrial areas and
nearby estates while others operate simple groceries among others.

The desire to address the root causes of these challenging economic situation and their
multiplier negative effects in the social behaviors among the residents of the project area is
what drives the commitment of Commissioners of Hope community based Project. Through its
affiliation to existing institutions like the church and other stakeholders, the project endeavours
to contribute to its long term strategy of economic empowerment of HHs in line with MDG on
eradicating extreme poverty and hunger and empowering women as well as contribute towards
economic issues of the women and youth in line with Kenya’s Vision 2030.

Commissioners Of Hope therefore, through this project, intends to make an impact in the lives
of women (who are mainly caregivers in households) and youth by improving its support to the
current ongoing initiatives such as on artwork (beadwork) and crafts among the women and
capacity building of youth and women to equip them with relevant skills in economic
empowerment. The motivation here is to take the initiatives to a new level that will help the
involved target groups to generate income and address their basic needs at their household

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level as well as to save for other economic activities by end of 2026.

2.0 Project Objectives:

This is intended to be a long term project in which planned interventions will be implemented in
a period of three (3) years after which a review shall be conducted. The target beneficiaries for
this project are the women and youth who are working with Commissioners of Hope
community based Project.

Project long term goal:

In the long term this project aspires to see; Improved livelihoods for marginalized women and
youth in Tuwan slums community by 2026

Purpose/outcome:
The main purpose of this project is;

Increased income earning capacity of 300 women and youth in Tuwan slums community by

end of year 2026 This shall be achieved through the following activities:

• Hold 12 training workshops on entrepreneurship & small business management for

200 women & 100 Youth.
• Provide low-interest loans in the form of revolving funds & group savings & loans
(GSL) to 150 women & 50 youths trained in small business management
• Holds 3 training workshops for 60 community business support mentors
• Hold 18 livelihood support group meetings for IGA beneficiaries
• Liaise with and link trained women and youth to existing community microfinance
institutions & banks for further support.
• Run 1 induction course for key programme personnel on effective programme
development, M & E, reporting & fundraising

Deliverables/outputs:
The project is expected to deliver the following in the course of its implementation;
Output 1.1 Capacity of 200 women built on IGAs for increased HHs economic
resiliency
Output 1.2 100 Youth equipped with knowledge and skills on ICT and IGA

Output 1.3 50 trained women supported to establish viable IG through beadwork

Output 1.4 30 youth facilitated to market their IGA wares

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 Community members (women and youth) linked to saving and credit
Output 1.5
institutions
Project interventions effectively executed with efficiency and
Output 1.6 accountability

Expected impact/results of the project

The indicators of success in accomplishing the above indicators will include:

At the outcome/level of effects and practice:

• Change in average income of the women at HH level (include $ expended per person
per day)
• Change in income of the youth trained and engaged in economic initiatives
• Number of Youth who are engaging in new IGA initiatives as a result of Capacity
building support
• Trained women who have started other new IGA/initiatives on their own

At mid-term

• Number of women trained and supported through IGAs

• Number of youth provided with training (ICT and IGA)
• Number of youth engaged in marketing of their IGA wares
• Number of women and youth linked to microfinance institutions
• Number of women and youth who have adopted the savings and credit
• Number and type of branded art wares and crafts designed and sold
• 100% completion of plans and acceptable variance

Alignment of the project objectives to the CBO’s strategic plan

This project’s goal is derived from Commissioners Of Hope Organisation’s vision, which is- “to
have a healthy, empowered and productive society.”

But under the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment Project, the CBO endeavors to
contribute to its organizational goal above through the outcome (project goal) of improved
livelihood amongst Women and Youth in Tuwan slums community by 2026.

In terms of strategic planning, the organisation has strategic plans that are designed to run for 3
year cycles. This project goal is therefore designed to contribute to the first strategic outcome
on access to affordable and sustainable livelihood opportunities among the vulnerable
community members with special emphasis on women and youth to enable them improve
their incomes and living standards. Currently we have 50 women and youth who have acquired

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 the knowledge and skills in artwork and crafts through self-support and continuous training and
practice. Such a process without a formal training set up takes time and in the process only a
handful of them have the skills. Nevertheless the skills are helpful and that is in the areas of;
purchasing beads, the art of doing the actual beadwork, with the experienced ones being able
to train others and instill the patience in them.

3.0 Project Implementation and Management Plan:

The Commissioners Of Hope will partner with Safaricom foundation and other like-minded CBOs
and the community to implement project’s interventions in endeavor to realize the intended
goals. This will be done by facilitating the women and youth to be the implementers of the
project while Commissioners Of Hope CBO offer necessary coordination, monitoring and
reporting support. County government departments will also be an integral part of the project
at Tuwan sub-location.

Community capacity building is a strategy that the project will adopt as a means of realizing
community empowerment, ownership and sustainability of economic/income generation
interventions undertaken.

In relation to this, Commissioners Of Hope has supported youth and women to have leadership
structure and this will be trained to manage and operate the project initiatives. The target
women and youth will be mobilized to participate to contribute at least 25% towards the
interventions both in kind and in cash thus creating a sense of ownership in the project.

The project will focus on increasing income generation capacity of women and youth through
involvement in the motivational training, capital material support, participation in the initiatives,
giving them exposure and also linking them to market opportunities and micro-finance
institutions for sustainability.

To effectively arrive at the intended objectives, the project has put in place the following plan
details implementation plan;

The General plan for 3 years

Proposed activity Target Time frame/Year Responsible Notes
Beneficiaries
(# and type: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
women & youth) (2024) (2025) (2026)
Q1-Q4 Q1-Q4 Q1-Q4
Output 1.1: Capacity of 200 women built on IGAs for increased HHs economic resiliency

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1.1.1 Conduct training
for 200 women on 200 women * * * *
beadwork,
shampoo and
soap
making

Proposed activity Target Time frame/Year Responsible Notes

Beneficiaries
(# and type: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
women & youth) (2024) (2015) (2026)
Q1-Q4 Q1-Q4 Q1-Q4
1.1.2 Exposure visit to 200 women and COH
100 youth management
nearby industry or * *
organisation to
learn from best
practices and
replicate

1.1.3 Motivational talks 200 women 100 COH

for improvement of youth * * * * * * management
HHs resiliency.

1.1.4 Purchase of 200 women & COH Project

100 * * * coordinator
materials for
youth
training and
capacity
building
Output 1.2: 100 Youth equipped with knowledge and skills on ICT and IGA

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1.2.1 Conduct training 100 youth Go Ye Africa,
for 100 youth on IGA * * * Equity bank

1.2.2 Purchase 2 Women and COH

computers for youth * management
ICT training
1.2.3 Purchase of Women and * * * COH Project
youth coordinator
materials for training

Output 1.3: 50 trained women supported to establish viable/sustainable IG through beadwork

1.3.1. Set up a special Women * COH
beadwork room in management
Commissioners Of Hope
centre
1.3.2. Establish own Women and
youth * COH
centre to combine
management
learning activities for
the adult learners,
youth and women in
training in ICT and
IGA

Proposed activity Target Time frame/Year Responsible Notes

Beneficiaries
(# and type: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
women & youth) (2024) (2025) (2026)
Q1-Q4 Q1-Q4 Q1-Q4
1.3.3 Purchase 100kgs Women COH Project
of assorted beadwork * coordinator
materials for use by the
women on beadwork

Output 1.4: 30 Youth facilitated to market their IGA wares

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1.4.1. Conduct Youth
induction training for *
youth on sales and
marketing of artwork
and crafts.
1.4.2. Provide linkage of Youth COH, COH
the youth to the * * * proposes
existing curios and
other markets support of
Safaricom
foundation
to
market
the
project
items
developed
by the
youth and
women
1.4.3 Establish COH
partnership on * management
branding/patenting of
products
Output 1. 5: Community members (women and youth) linked to saving and credit institutions
1.5.1. Hold joint forum
between the Youth and Women and * *
Youth
Women on
savings and credit
services

1.5.2 Provide linkage of Women & youth

the Youth and Women * *
IGA groups to the MFIs

Output 1.6: Project interventions effectively executed with efficiency and accountability

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Proposed activity Target Time frame/Year Responsible Notes
Beneficiaries
(# and type: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
women & youth) (2024) (2025) (2026)
Q1-Q4 Q1-Q4 Q1-Q4
1.6.1. Hold joint Project team, COH
monitoring, reflection women * * * management,
and learning with & youth Safaricom
stakeholders foundation,
1.6.2 Hold joint Women & youth COH
induction meetings * * * implementing
with the women and team
youth.
1.6.3 Hold joint Women , youth COH
& * * * * * management
forums/meetings with
project team team
other
stakeholders
1.6.4. Hold campaign and Women, COH
barazas to pass youth, & * * * marketi
messages community ng team
1.6.5 Conduct rapid Project team COH
* implementing
assessment to establish
team
baselines for the
indicators

1.6.6 Coordinator to COH Project

provide monitoring * * * * * * * * * * * * coordinator
support
1.6.7 Allowances for the Project COH
project coordinator coordinator * * * * * * * * * * * * management

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 4.0 Project Monitoring and Evaluation:
Participatory community based monitoring of project activities and outputs will be done
through field projects visits, interviews and observation. On such visits monitoring indicators set
in the M&E plan will guide and inform the process. Data collection and analysis will be done in a
participatory manner and reports produced which will be for reference and decision making.
Project reports will be compiled on quarterly basis and shared with stakeholders and funding
institution).

The most significant change/impact stories in the project will be captured through monitoring
and evaluation and shared with all partners as evidence of expected positive changes among
women and youth.

The women and youth will be empowered to monitor activities and outputs on regular basis as
this will enhance ownership and sustainability of the project interventions. Proper record
keeping and community contribution will ensure that the project targets are achieved at the
required period and in a transparent and accountable manner.

At the end of the implementation phase, project review/evaluation will be conducted to

measure impact/results of the project against intended objectives. This will be done jointly with
other stakeholders. The results and lessons will be compiled and shared among stakeholders in
form of a report. Project transition will take place when objectives of sustainability are achieved.
This will come out clearly during evaluation and reflections.

To effectively deliver by tracking the project progress and putting corrective measures in place
to lead to the intended results; the project will be guided by the framework below. This
framework will be essential in evaluating the project so as to improve the project efficiency, as
the project moves along.

Objective Indicator Frequency Source of data Responsible

Project Goal: Improved livelihoods for marginalized women and youth in Tuwan slums community by
2026
Project outcome: Change in average income of Quarterly Interviews, book Project
Increased income women at keeping records
coordinator
earning capacity of HH level (include $ expended
Women and Youth in per day)

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Tuwan slums Change in income of the youth
community by end of trained and engaged in
year 2026 economic initiatives
Number of youth who are Bi-annually
engaging in new IGA initiatives
as a result of capacity building
support.
Number of trained women who
have started other new
IGA/initiatives on their own

Objective Indicator Frequency Source of data Responsible

Project output: Quarterly Monthly reports, Project
Output 1.1. Capacity # of women trained and visits, training Coordinator.
and
of 200 women built supported through IGAs reports
M
reports
on IGAs for increased FI
HHs economic
resiliency
Output 1.2. 100 youth # of youth provided with
training (ICT &
equipped with
IGA)
knowledge
and skills on ICT & IGA
Output1.3. 50 trained # and type of branded art wares
women supported to developed and sold
establish viable
IG through beadwork
Output 1.4. 30 youth # of youth engaged in
facilitated to market marketing of their
IGA wares IGAs ware

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Output 1.5. # of women and youth linked
Community to microfinance institutions.
members(women and
youth) linked to # of people (women and
youth) who have adopted the
saving and credit
savings and credit
institutions

Output 1.6. Project 100% completion of the plans Monthly Monthly reports, Project
interventions and report financial accounts coordinator
effectively executed
with efficiency and
Acceptable budget: expected
accountability
variance

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5.0 Documentation and Sharing Results:
Right from the start of the project, the target community in Tuwan will be involved through
meetings and forums meant to enlighten the women and youth on the purpose of the project.
The youth and women who are already working in the project will work as agents of
mobilization so that they dispel any negative fears from those with interest.

In the course of actual delivery of the plans, the women and youth will be key in the industrial
aspect of making and producing the artwork items and crafts for sale. They will play an active
role in seeking markets, distribution and selling of the products. They will also get opportunities
to participate in talk shocks in the local media stations. Commissioners of Hope community
based Project shall also work in conjunction with Safaricom foundation to publicize the items.

As described in the monitoring and evaluation section above, the project will facilitate regular
joint reviews and reflection forums to make informed decisions and chart the best course of the
project based on the continuous monitoring data that will be collected in the project. The
project leadership will play its role of disseminating any necessary information to members,
such as monitoring reports, special reports such as the financial standing of the project,
successes and even areas that require improvement.

Records for all the stock movements, materials acquired and sold as well as budget expenditure
will be well kept and availed relevantly where necessary.

This will be key in sensitizing the community on economic issues, enhancing branding of the
project and ownership as well as instilling accountability in a manner to ensure sustainability.

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6.0 SWOT ANALYSIS
This organization has acknowledged that its strength and opportunities available would energies and
strengthen the centre to become a formidable ,economic and community welfare facilityy in North Rift
Kenya.

Strengths
Functional secretariat

Refresher courses for the staffs

Regulaer board meeting

Community participation .

Supportive development partners

Weaknesses
Dependency

Poor methods of identifying and registering beneficiaries

Poor partnership with civil society and donor organized

Lack of enough funds to meet all the needs of cerebral palsy children

Lack of enough, up to date cerebral palsy children facilitates such as assistive device

Unpaid volunteers who provide various service to these children

Opportunities
Collaborate with FBOs, CBOs , donors ,well wishers to offer new opportunities for strategic
positioning.

Mobile grassroot supports and expand support base.

Vocational empowerment programs for cerebral palsy children

Optimize and unleash the potential and talents in the cerebral palsy children in our vocational
centre

Threats
Poverty increased level

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 Lack of revenue for funds and resources

Insufficient funds to meet our objectives

Ignorance among parents and guardians of cerebral palsy children

7.0 Project Budget:

Planned Activity/Item Quantity Unit cost (Ksh) Total cost Budget notes
(Ksh)

1USD=
80Ksh

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 A) OPERATIONS

Administration 10% of total budget

194550
Communication 3 30,000 per year Calling cards,
90,000 internet charges
Sub totals

284550

B)Training workshops on entrepreneurship and small business management

Venue 2500 @2days (12

workshops) 60,000
Stationeries 300 80 @2days
48,000
Refreshments 310 100 @2days (12
workshops) 744,000
Facilitation fee 2 1500@2days (12
workshops) 72,000

SUBTOTALS
924,000

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C)Training workshops for business support mentors

Venue 2500 (3 workshops)

7,500
Refreshment 60 100 (3 workshops)
18,000
Stationeries 60 80(3 workshops)
14,400
Facilitation fee 2 1500(3 workshops)
9,000
SUBTOTALS
48,900

D)Livelihood support group meetings for IGA beneficiaries

Venue 2,500(18 meetings)

45,000
Refreshment 150 100 (18 meetings) 150 IGA
270,000 beneficiaries
Facilitation fee 1 1500 (18 meetings)
27,000
SUBTOTAL
342,000
E) Induction course for key programme personnel on effective programme
development, M&E, reporting and fundraising

Conference hall 1 1,500@3days

4,500

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Accommodation 6 3000@ 3 nights Intensive residential
54,000 training for staff
Meals 6 450@ 3 days
8,100
Facilitator 1 1500@3 days
4,500
SUBTOTAL
71,100

E)Establishing a bead-making training facility

Office space 1 8,000@ 12 months (3

years) 288,000
Furniture (tables & chairs) 5,500@3 tables 3 wooden tables
81,500 and
650@100 chairs
100 plastic chairs
Materials for bead work 100 950 100kg beads,
95,000 needles, thread,
cloth
Whiteboard 1 40,000
40,000
Storage facility 1 60,000 Metallic/wooden
60,000 lockable cabinet
Sub totals
469,500

GRAND TOTALS

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 2,235,050

CONCLUSION
Commissioners of Hope are highly valued by women and girls and other development parties as
a powerful tool not only for economics empowerment but also for social empowerment,
capacity building, creating community cohesiveness as well as creating social identity amongst
in our society. They can as well be used as an entry point for women/ girls’ involvement and
participating on development issues and matters concerning the empowerment of their social
and economic welfare.

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