REPUBLIC OF KENYA S'K' Kirui Ministry of Youth and Sports

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REPUBLIC OF KENYAS.K. KiruiMinistry of
Youth and Sports

• Promoting Social Inclusion of Youth in The MDGs

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The Kenyan Youth

• Our Definition 15 to 30 years old.
• 1- 30 years constitute 75 of the country's
  population.
• Constitute 9.1 million, and account for 32 of
  the population (51.7 are female).
• Youth form 60 of the total labor force but
  majority are unemployed

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Challenges

• Unemployment
• Health related problems
• Crime and Drugs
• Limited participation and lack of opportunities
• Limited access to information and communication
  technology (ICT)
• Environmental problems
• Education and Training

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Unemployment

• Increasing labor force-500,000 annually.
• Only 25 absorbed, leaving 75 unemployed.
• Health related problems
• HIV and AIDS affects 33 of Kenyan youths
• Young HIV and AIDS orphans as family heads
• FGM-38 of all Kenyan women (1998) and 32 in 2003

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Crime and Drugs

• Over 50 of convicted criminals are youth
• Growth of Criminal gang network
• Limited participation and lack of opportunities
• Little or no representation of young people in
  socio-economic and political processes

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ICT

• Access to ICT by rural youth
• Fixed telephone lines (4 of all telephone users)
• Cellphone lines (96 of all telephone users)
• Internet connectivity is very limited in rural
  areas
• Environmental problems
• Majority of slum dwellers are young people
• Youth involvement in sustainable development
  activities is low

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Education and Training

• The current training institutions have not
  effectively equipped the youth with the necessary
  skills that are respondent to the dynamics of the
  labor market.

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Relevance of Recommended Indicators

• The recommended indicators are very relevant
  but not sufficient.
• Proposed Targets and Indicators
• Goal 1, Target 1B.
• Indicator 1.8.
• Proportion of young people enrolled in
  vocational, technical training institutions

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Goal 5

• Target 5C
• By 2015, reduce the occurrence of FGM by 50
• Indicator 5.7.
• Proportion of young females undergoing FGM

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Goal 6

• Target 6D
• By 2015, halve the number of young HIV and
  AIDS orphans taking care of their siblings
• Indicator 6.1.1.
• Proportion of young HIV and AIDs Orphans
  taking care of their siblings

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Goal 7

• Target 7D
• Indicator 7.10
• Proportion of self-dependent youth living in
  urban slums
• Indicator 7.11
• Proportion of young people migrating from
  rural to urban areas
• Goal 8, Target 8F.
• Indicator 8.1.7
• Proportion of young people with access to
  telephone, cellular and internet services

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