USAID (Yes Youth Can Central)

Thirteenth Quarterly Report, April – June 2014

As of June 30, 2014 This publication was prepared for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was Prepared by Mercy Corps Kenya

Yes Youth Can Central FY 2014 Q3 PROGRESS REPORT

01 APRIL – 30 JUNE 2014

Award No: AID-623-A-11-00018

Prepared for Pamela Wesonga United States Agency for International Development/Kenya C/O American Embassy United Nations Avenue, Gigiri P.O. Box 629, Village Market 00621 , Kenya

Prepared by Mercy Corps

Headquarters address: Mercy Corps 45 SW Ankeny St. Portland, OR 97204

Nathan Oetting Senior Program Officer, East and Southern Africa 503.896.5043 [email protected]

The authors’ views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.

Table of Contents ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...... IV I. YYC- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... V II. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS (QUALITATIVE IMPACT) ...... 1 III. PROGRAM PROGRESS (QUANTITATIVE IMPACT) ...... 11 IV. PERFORMANCE MONITORING ...... 29 V. PROGRESS ON LINKS TO OTHER USAID PROGRAMS ...... 29 VI. PROGRESS ON LINKS WITH GOK AGENCIES ...... 29 VII. PROGRESS ON USAID FORWARD ...... 29 VIII. SUSTAINABILITY AND EXIT STRATEGY ...... 29 IX. SUBSQUENT QUARTER’S WORK PLAN ...... 30 X. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ...... 32 ANNEX I: SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS ...... 38 ANNEX II: LIST OF DELIVERABLE PRODUCTS ...... 39 ANNEX III: SUCCESS STORIES ...... 40

Acronyms and Abbreviations AGM Annual General Meeting AOR Agreement Officer’s Representative CBF County Bunge Forum CBs County Boards CBO Community Based Organization CIC Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution CMC Central Management Committee COP Chief of Party DC District Commissioner DCO District Cooperative Officer DO District Officer DYO District Youth Officer FOG Fixed Obligation Grant. IGA Income generating activity KSh Kenyan Shilling MCA Member of County Assembly MCBS Murang’a County Bunge SACCO MOIED Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development MOLAD Ministry of Livestock and Agriculture development NACADA National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse NCBF Bunge Forum NGO Non-Governmental Organization NYBA National Youth Bunge Association SACCO Savings and Credit Cooperative Society SC Supervisory Committee TOT Trainer of Trainers USAID United States Agency for International Development VSL Village Savings and Loans VSLA Village Savings and Loans Association YYC-C Yes Youth Can-Central

I. YYC-Central Province Executive Summary

Background

During the quarter under review, the Yes Youth Can-Central (YYC-C) program implementation continued scaling up the activities initiated over the last 12 quarters to meet the overall objective of strengthening the capabilities of youth and youth organizations in the Central Province to be agents of positive changes in their communities. To achieve this goal, Mercy Corps, County bunge Forums and County Bunge Sacco’s developed a series of integrated activities towards the four objectives using a youth led, youth owned and youth managed approach i.e. 0) Mobilize and form youth representative structures at the village and county level; 1) Support youth to exercise a greater voice in local and national affairs; 2) Increase youth productivity, employment opportunities, and income; and 3) Increase young women’s access to social, political, and economic opportunities.

All program’s implementation activities during the period were all focused on placing the youths squarely in the driver’s seat, facilitated by Sub-Awards and the Fixed Obligation Grants, for CBFs and the SACCO’s respectively. These two youth structures have continued to foster partnerships with the arms of the government geared towards growth in the community and development of opportunities for the youths, primarily with county and the national government organs such as the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development, the Provincial Administration and other stakeholders within their area of coverage.

Qualitative Impact

Signing of sub-grant agreements between MC, the CBFs and SACCO’s, in the last quarter, placed both the program and implementation and financial responsibility on the hands of the youth leaders. All the activities were planned, executed and accounted for by the CBF’s for their Bunge’s). Concurrently, the SACCOs’ Fixed Obligation Grants governed by milestones in addition to the Cooperative Act formed the core focus of the societies as they endeavored to increase their membership and loan disbursements. The thirteenth quarter of the YYC-C program implementation vigorously promoted inclusion of young people leadership right from village bunges to the County Forums in project planning and execution, thus promoting learning and ownership. Mercy Corps also supported the CBFs in implementing their annual work plans. These plans were developed by individual bunge leaders at the sub-county levels and aggregated together to form the county work-plans thereby enhancing ownership through inclusive participation in program planning and delivery. The following YYC-C sub-grant information sheet shows the cash disbursements for each implementing partner for the quarter;

Table 1: YYC Central Sub-grant information sheet Sub Recipient Name Total Start Date End Date Transfer 1 Transfer 2 Transfer 3 Total budget (March, (April, (May,2014) Transfer KSh 2014) 2014) Kiambu County Bunge 5,130,000 1/24/2014 7/30/2014 975,965 0 0 975,965 Forum (KCBF) Murang’a Youth Bunge 5,130,000 1/24/2014 7/30/2014 955,154 897,387 1,165,090 3,017,631 County Forum Kirinyaga Youth Bunge 5,130,000 1/24/2014 7/30/2014 765,200 506,267 0 1,271,467 County Forum Nyeri Youth Board 5,130,000 1/24/2014 7/30/2014 667,600 402,500 0 1,070,100 Forum (YYC) Kiambu County Youth 5,130,000 1/24/2014 7/30/2014 520,000 575,000 0 1,095,000 Bunge SACCO Murang’a County youth 5,130,000 1/24/2014 7/30/2014 520,000 365,000 792,000 1,677,000 Bunge SACCO Kirinyaga County Youth 5,130,000 1/24/2014 7/30/2014 520,000 300,000 0 820,000 Bunge SACCO Nyeri County Youth 5,130,000 1/24/2014 7/30/2014 520,000 705,000 0 1,225,000 Bunge SACCO Totals 41,040,00 5,443,919 3,751,154 1,957,090 11,152,163 0 In the month of April, the different CBFs continue to mobilize youth to join new/existing village Bunge’s and also carried out sensitization meetings advocacy and mentorship sessions. In mid-April, the program together with the Commission for the implementation of the Constitution (CIC) trained 12 youths per county as TOTs to train other youth and community at large on their role in the implementation and oversight of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. Of special emphasis was the County Government Act/Devolution and Citizen Participation and in drafting petitions to the County assemblies and the laws governing the same. In efforts to build their capacity to implement their programs, Mercy Corps trained the SACCO’s and CBFs on Governance and Leadership training specifically on the following: • Good Governance • The Principles of Leadership and Governance • The Levels of Partnership

The SACCO’s were also been trained on roles and relationships of SC and CMC, products and market development, credit administration, internal controls, fraud detection and management. The Quarter also saw Murang’a County Youth Bunge Forum hold its AGM. The county now has a new County Board in place, nominated in the forums and elected by the youths at the AGM.

Quantitative Impact

During the quarter under review, the YYC-C program through the network of 3,539 Village bunges, continued to work towards meeting its objectives with youths taking the lead on program implementation activities. So far, 74,263 youths have been mobilized and are actively engaged and are undertaking varied economic ventures. 55 new village Bunges were formed during the period bringing the total to 3,539. Within the same quarter, 12 women and 8 men took part in a capacity building program while 65 youths were engaged in civic education as ToT’s. The CBFs in the region conducted 25 constituency feedback forums where nominations for new board members were carried out. In order to increase youth

employability, a total of 204 women and 123 men were trained in cattle husbandry, alternative energy and fruit value addition.

In Kirinyaga, Nicholas Migwi, a member of Mutuma Focus Bunge was able to win a tender to supply vehicle mechanical services to the Ministry of Agriculture, while Josephine from Digital Youth Bunge. A total of 121 (56 women and 65 men) new members joined the SACCO’s during the period while 113 enterprise loans valued at Ksh. 3, 031,800 were disbursed to eligible youth in different SACCO’s

Project Administration

During this reporting period, the CBFs’ administrators and designated SACCOs’ Book Keepers took charge of office operations as bank agents and also responsible for both financial and program reporting. The YYC-C team took the teams through mentorship sessions which involved understanding the executing of financial, human resource and procurement policies in the administration of all their program activities. The staff mentored the leaders to ensure minutes are kept for all meetings and in ensuring that all accounting documents like receipts, service contracts, cash advances and expense reports were authentic, signed off and well numbered. The Muranga CBF completed its AGM with notable changes of representatives from some constituencies and will elect their executive committee members in the next Quarter.

Subsequent Quarter’s Work Plan

The next quarter’s work plan will run between the months of July and September 2014. It is envisaged that during the quarter, all CBFs who will have held their AGMs in July ushering new leadership to carry on with the program. Other activities that will be conducted in the quarter comprise holding constituency feedback forums in Kirinyaga, Kiambu and Nyeri CBF respectively, followed by the formation of the new boards which will immediately embark on holding budget planning forums leading to the eventual development of sub-county( constituency) work plans driven by the three objectives i.e. 0) Mobilize youth and form youth representation structures at the village and county level; 1) Support youth to exercise a greater voice in local and national affairs; 2) Increase youth productivity, employment opportunities, and income; and 3) Increase young women’s access to social, political, and economic opportunities.

To effectively achieve the objectives, the workplans will contain key initiatives including outreach campaigns, monthly feedback meetings, civic/advocacy and community service campaigns. CBFs will continue to work closely with the relevant offices in order to enhance collaboration and leveraging of resources. CBFs in particular will share their work plans and budgets with the youth offices at the county level in a bid to attract more resources from the government so as to reach more youth. Mercy Corps will continue to support the CBFs and SACCOs by fostering partnerships with potential donors and partners to help them build their technical capacity in leadership, proposal writing, finance mobilization, program cycle management and in specialized trainings on civic education that will help then establish fruitful partnerships with their County governments. Mercy Corps will additionally continue to play a facilitative role and monitor activities while addressing the capacity gaps identified through needs assessments,

and offer training and mentorship to village bunges, SACCOs, and county boards to build their capacity to impact on their membership. The SACCOs will continue to work within budgets that correspond with the milestones set in their FOGs and will also carry out education forums at ward level as well as in loan disbursements and recovery of mature loans.

II. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS (Qualitative Impact)

Objective 0: Form youth representation bodies at village and county levels Outcome 0.1: 15,000 youth aware of Yes Youth Can! – C Program:

During the reporting quarter, The CBFs in collaboration with the implementing partners carried out diverse activities ranging from youth mobilization, advocacies sessions, sensitization meetings, community service projects and mentorships. To achieve this, the CBF’s board members worked with constituency delegates to identify and carry out sensitizations against drug and substance abuse and mentorships and at times employed session participants as agents to cascade training and sensitize other youths on different programs. The table below depicts the current membership status of constituency Village Bunge’s in the Central Region.

Table 2: Bunge Membership by County Total Total Female Total Average Male in Youths youth in Bunge’s per Bunge’s in County Constituency population Bunge’s formed Bunge Bunge’s Murang’a Gatanga 47799 3275 3493 6768 293 23 Kigumo 33203 840 1019 1859 79 24 Kiharu 49174 2017 2211 4228 199 21 Kandara 41347 1270 1648 2918 136 21 Kangema 20380 2047 2038 4085 144 28 Maragua 41231 976 1216 2192 83 26 Mathioya 22826 689 858 1547 70 22

Kiambu Kikuyu/Kabete 60321 541 813 1354 81 17 Gatundu S 63020 1509 1944 3453 117 30 Kiambaa 60425 579 823 1402 58 24 Githunguri 44574 2129 2568 4697 206 23 Limuru 43135 1205 1423 2628 133 20 Juja 144250 3889 4598 8487 359 24 Gatundu N 27359 1186 1516 2702 122 22 Lari 20592 1052 1361 2413 109 22

Kirinyaga Gichugu 39968 1805 2230 4035 219 18 Kirinyaga C 37101 825 1167 1992 100 20 Ndia 30512 966 1302 2268 131 17 Mwea 67026 1692 2516 4208 224 19

Nyeri Othaya 24407 1407 1746 3153 193 16 Kieni 53987 836 1067 1903 120 16 Mathira 43317 1016 1696 2712 166 16 Mukurweini 21102 734 1035 1769 97 18

Tetu 21214 258 333 591 43 13 Nyeri Town 38643 407 492 899 57 16 TOTAL 33150 41113 74263 3539

Outcome 0.2: Youth representation structures formed in the four counties

During the reporting period, fifty seven new Village Bunges were formed as per the following table:

Table 3: # of new Bunges formed by County County # of new Bunges 1 Muranga 7 2 Kiambu 1 3 Kirinyaga 4 4 Nyeri 45 5 Total no of new Bunges 57 6 Total no of village Bunges 3,593 7 No of youth Bunge members 74,263

In order to strengthen their Bunge structures, CBFs continued to collect rosters in order to increase membership. The bunges were required to have fully paid up their annual subscriptions to ensure they were in good standing as per their constitutions ahead of the AGMs slatted for July 2014. In Murang’a County, the CBF’s AGM committee held 8 constituency forums aimed at popularizing the Forum’s Third Annual General Meeting planned to be held in June 2014. A total of 367 delegates participated in these events. Objective 1: Support youth to exercise a greater voice in local and national affairs Outcome I.1: Bunge, CBF and SACCO capacity building to implement activities and support the youth increased During the quarter, 12 youth’s dawn from village Bunges from 4, and 2 board members of each CBF attended a TOT training on devolution conducted in partnership with the Commission for the implementation of the Constitution (CIC). The training was aimed at preparing them to understand the new Kenyan constitution and its relationship with the devolved system of government at the counties. Concurrently, Muranga CBF cascaded the trainings to 585 youths carried out in fifteen sessions. Additionally, both the CBF’s and SACCO’s were trained on the principles of good governance, principles of leadership and on initiating robust partnership be Mercy Corps.

Fig 1: Sanjay Gurung from Mercy Corps trains youth on good governance.

In the month of June, supervisory committees, credit chairpersons and book keepers attended a Sacco Management training organized by Mercy Corps and the Ministry of industrialization and Enterprise Development. The breakdown of the trainees is shown in Table 4.

Table 4: Sacco Management Training SACCO Supervisory CMC Staff Sub Total Grand Committee Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Kiambu CYB 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 2 6 SACCO Murang’a CYB 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 2 5 SACCO Kirinyaga CYB 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 5 6 SACCO Nyeri CYB 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 2 6 SACCO TOTAL 8 4 3 4 1 3 12 11 23

The training focused on the roles and relationships of SC and CMC, product and market development, credit administration, internal controls, fraud detection and on management. The training was facilitated by Cooperative Department Officers and District Cooperative officers. The trainings have resulted in visible improvement in CBFs and SACCO’s’ leadership and governance in the following ways;

• The essence of youth-owned-values was exhibited in latter CBFs and SACCOs who sorely undertook member recruitment drives which resulted in all-round increment in membership growth,

• The efficient hosting of member forums, AGM’s, the constitution of a new board in Maranga CBF and holding of annual constituency forums for the election of delegates in Kiambu and Murang’a Youth Bunge SACCOs

• The engagement of additional partners at the county level in support of youth- managed social and economic initiatives.

• Increased savings and loans by SACCO members and increased requests for loan disbursements transfers from Mercy Corps. There was a marked reduction in leadership conflicts in SACCO (which were eminent in the early stages of the SACCO formation), enhanced pro-activeness in FOG agreement implementation. SACCO’s have also witnessed improved internal controls through the enhancement of risk management systems

Outcome 1.2: Youth Bunge’s actively engaged in civic issues

Four CBF’s managed to identify and actively engage local governments and their departments/ministries in addressing youth issues in the member village Bunge’s through 29 advocacies which were carried out with assistance with different partners including NACADA who worked with Nyeri CBF in a drug and substance abuse campaign, Muranga CBF took part in a question and answer forum on youth radicalization and terrorism.

In April, the Kiambu County Bunge Forum held a civic engagement activity in Thika to raise awareness against police harassment which had been a major concern to the constituents. The Board members worked with youths from Village Bunge’s to lobby the Kiambu security structures to involve Village Bunge’s in the “Nyumba Kumi Initiative” which saw some Bunge members selected head of the initiative in their villages. A total of 89 youth (72 women and 17 men) were impacted by the initiative.

Meanwhile, Nyeri CBF in partnership with NACADA carried out an advocacy against drug and substance abuse- targeting alcohol abuse, an initiative that had been requested by youths as they noted that alcohol abuse was the cause of unemployment and widespread irresponsibility among their fellow youths. This advocacy initiative managed to incorporate a total of 511 youths (205 women and 306 men) Murang’a, CBF took part in a question and answer forum where 3 bunge presidents, 2 young men and 1 lady took part in a fifty-member panel on the BBC SEMA Kenya platform where they discussed in open plenary, issues related to youth radicalization and terrorism. Additionally, the CIC trained TOT’s (on devolution and human rights) managed to train a total of a total of 585 youths, 390 men and 195 women in fifteen trainings held in all the seven constituencies. In Mathioya, three Bunge members were elected as Nyumba Kumi Initiative committee members at the Sub-County level. The Murang’a county forum president was invited and given a chance to address the public at the Kangema Sub-County Madaraka Day Celebrations on 1st June 2014 at Kangema after an invitation by the Kangema Deputy County Commissioner showing the level of recognition that the youth have been accorded in the area. Kirinyaga CBF conducted five advocacies that ranged from insecurity, rights for disabled persons and on government procurement incorporating a total of 200 youths. SACCO ANNUAL DELEGATES MEETINGS

Kiambu County Youth Bunge SACCO held its ADM at a function attended by the Kiambu County Deputy Governor and chaired by the DCO who presided over the elections that saw the replacement of the incumbent officials. Murang’a County Youth Bunge SACCO also held its constituency mobilization forums in its 7 constituencies focusing on financial trainings and delegates’ elections. The meeting was attended by thirty three SACCO delegates (12 women and 21 Men) from the seven Constituencies. An estimated 1,385 (562 women and 823 men) were impacted on by different advocacies during the quarter. Outcome 1.3: Youth-led advocacy efforts strengthened to influence policy and public investment decisions

All the CBFs embarked on initiatives that were engaged in influencing County Governments to steer policy and public investment opportunities towards their member youths. Kiambu CBF continued to work with the county government to sensitize the youths to start companies that would utilize the take central government directive on public procurement opportunities which stipulates that 30% of all government procurements be awarded to youth companies. They also engaged and supported the county in coming up and fomulating a county youth communications structure. 7 youths from the county have been employed by UWEZO Youth Fund. In liaison with the county government and the Ministry of Gender, the Nyeri CBF created a County Youth Advisory board that is intended to influence policy formulation on matters affecting the youths in the county. In addition, youth from Mukurweini, Othaya and Mathira constituencies lobbied the county governor on matters related to delayed coffee payments which have since been resolved. 5 Bunge members also acquired jobs in UWEZO fund. In Kirinyaga, the CBF successfully established a partnership with Uwezo Kenya, an initiative of the Twaweza East African Initiative. Uwezo at Twaweza is part of citizen-led household- based assessment initiative which seeks to establish children’s actual learning proficiencies with the main aim of highlighting the emerging trends in learning among children in Primary Schools in Kenya. The Deputy President of the Bunge was appointed as the County Co- coordinator of the Initiative. Meanwhile, Murang’a County Youth Bunge Forum Board approved four key initiatives for future implementation. These are; The Bunge’s poultry project in partnership with MollyKen Industries that will have the bunges in Kandara start a hatchery from which the youth bunges will get chicks for rearing and in the process earn returns as they sell mature chicken to the MollyKen Industries, the Maragwa Constituency Bunge’s Fruit Products project intended to actively engage youth in fruit value chain addition activities varying from juice packaging and marketing, the Strawberry Project meant to promote joint marketing activities for strawberries and the Garbage Collection Project meant to involve youth bunges in recycling and waste management ventures. Outcome 1.4 Local Government responsiveness to issues important to youth increased

To capture and draw the County government in their activities, the CBFs have been engaging the local government especially from the Chiefs up to the County Governors, and involved the different departments in advocacies and policy development. The SACCOs also worked hand in hand with the County Cooperative offices to build best practices and build good standing with the Societies Act that governs all societies in the country. To start off, the training by the Commission for the implementation of the Constitution (CIC) has enabled the CBFs to enact an obligation by the County government in enlightening the population on the devolution of the government leadership, constitution of Kenya (2010) implementation, Bill of rights Laws governing the county government, public finance and oversight at County Assemblies, public service and leadership as well as the role of youths in the implementation and oversight of the constitution of Kenya. This was a joint venture where CIC trained youths in order to have them disseminate the same to the grass roots through the networks under the YYC-C program. In Nyeri, Kirinyaga and Kiambu, the County governments were involved in efforts to address security issues as raised by the youths under the YYC-C program in the village Bunge’s. The Participation of MCAs in youth organized activities was evident in sensitizing youth on government procurement opportunities. In Kirinyaga, local area chiefs provided security during events organized by the CBF and youths in Village Bunge’s. The County government showed tremendous support for both the CBFs and the SACCOs in the four counties in central region during the reporting period. This has been proven through their presence in the various stakeholder forums organized by youth in their respective counties. In Murang’a, the board members organized sixteen forums where the youth were taken through mindset change motivational talks. Among deliberations at the forums included Investment Scope Analysis and Self-esteem and Awareness. During the Murang’a County Bunge SACCO Annual Delegates Meeting (ADM) organized this quarter, the County Co-operative Officer, participated in ensuring that the event was a success, the office also pledged to work with the youth in the CBF and SACCO in assisting them to grow and build their numbers for the sake of the member youths and Village Bunge’s. The Murang’a SACCO has also been given a chance to forge relationships with the Member of Parliament from Kiharu Constituency who is willing to support youths in investments within his constituency.

In Kiambu and Murang’a, the County Cooperative Officers assisted the SACCOs in procuring government auditors to audit their books of account as they planned for their annual delegates meetings (ADM). The same has been for the counties of Nyeri and Kirinyaga as the officers (DCOs) have pledged to assist the two SACCOs in the same.

Objective 2: To facilitate and provide new livelihood opportunities for youth

Outcome 2.1: Youth SACCOs benefit members by way of loans

The County SACCOs in Kiambu, Murang’a, Kirinyaga and Nyeri continued to expand their member base and and have disbursed loans in excess of a million Kenyan shillings. Nyeri SACCO managed to surpass the older Muranga and Kiambu SACCOs in both member recruitment and savings volumes. As shown in Table 5, the total amount of share capital

amounts to KSh.1,115,026 and a total of 113 loans totalling to Kes.3,031,800 have been advanced to members.

Table 5: Central Province SACCO progress as at 30th June 2014 County Cumulative Membership Amount of SACCO Male Female Total Amount of Total Number loans Share Member of loans disbursed Pending Capital Savings issued this Q Loans Kiambu 98 72 170 238,000 871,352 38 470,000 0 Muranga 291 132 423 426,726 554,003 34 735,000 0 Nyeri 203 106 309 385,300 1,474,080 41 1,826,800 0 Kirinyaga 71 61 132 65,000 286, 760 0 0 0 TOTAL 663 371 1,034 1,115,026 3,186,195 113 3,031,800 0

Kirinyaga CYB SACCO has finalized the development of its loan policies and products for its members and shall offer loan facilities in the next quarter. The Coca-Cola 5 X 20 loans products for Kirinyaga and Nyeri is being championed in partnership with Coca-Cola’s Mt. Kenya Bottlers which is currently organizing to have its marketing with the two societies of Kirinyaga and Nyeri. Thirty members have registered an training will done in the month of July. SACCO Loan Management During this reporting period county youth bunge SACCOs continued to record loan repayments by their members. Numerous challenges were encountered including mis- allocation of funds between operational and capital budgets that eventually led to operational over-expenditures that negatively affected salary allocations for the book keepers. These challenges have been addressed through on-job trainings undertaken especially from the mid-half of the quarter among the SACCO leaders and staff. This trainings will be continue to be intensified in the next quarter through vigorous review of individual SACCO business strategies, internal policies and procedures guidelines with support of DCO’s.

Table 6: Loan Repayment Schedules County SACCO Amount of Loan Repayment in the Quarter (Ksh) Kiambu County Youth Bunge SACCO 344,200 Murang’a County Youth Bunge SACCO 265,400 Nyeri County Youth Bunge SACCO 43,833 Kirinyaga County Youth Bunge SACCO 0

The Loan management mechanism being promoted in the youth SACCOs is illustrated below

Loan Application

Loan Evaluation/Appraisal

Communication to Applicants

Loan Rejected Loan Granting Loan Deferred

Loan Meeting/ Agreement Loan Approved

Loan Recorded Loan Disbursement

Loan Repayment Schedule Overdue

Loan Repayment As Per Loan Arrears Scheduled Over a Period of Shareholder Time

Loan Default Repayment Completed

Outcome 2.2: Youth Obtain skills for employment and gain income through local business

During the quarter under review, six entrepreneurship trainings were held befitting 306 youth (195 men and 111 women) In Kiharu Constituency, Murang’a County, 75 youths (42 men and 33 ladies) taken through training on cattle husbandry conducted by the Kahatia Livestock Department. They were also linked to the local livestock extension officer for further guidance. In , the Ministry of Agriculture and Industrialization donated a cattle dip, 5 knapsack sprayers and 5 full protective spraying suits to Ihiga-ini youth Bunge. The Bunge further launched their yoghurt production project as part of their dairy value addition initiative. In Kigumo sub-county, 60 youths (30 men and 30 women) visited Muthithi Nico Farm to learn about the art of best practices in coffee farming. Meanwhile the Dagas Value Addition and Marketing youth group of Maragwa Constituency trained 20 youths on fruits value addition processes. The youth have now finalized developing a proposal to their SACCO for funding a future juice and or crisps production plant. In , 59 youth (38 men and 21 women) were taken through a step to step training on the production of alternative energy which incorporated training on the production of biogas and dustless charcoal from locally available waste material.

Youth Bunge members from Kandara, through partnership with Metumi Bee Castle (NGO) conducted an intensive two days training on bee-farming value chain analysis. In Kiambu County, the sub counties of Gatundu North, Kabete and Juja had business entrepreneurship; the youth acquired skills on how to start and run their business successfully which youth from Nyeri were trained on entrepreneurship skills and business start-up by Techno serve. In

Objective 3: Improve young women’s access to political, social and economic opportunities

Outcome 3.1: Young Women & Men champions engaged to work with young female bunge members on socio-economic empowerment

The implementing partners and the CBFs conducted mentorship forums for selected youth on issues ranging from women leadership, economic activities, security, personal hygiene, drug and substance abuse, self-esteem, and interpersonal relationships. The CBFs identified the mentors from the localities of the trainees thereby providing a platform for the youths to interact with the potential role models.

Outcome 3.2: Young women, men reached through mentorship forums

A total of 17 mentorship forums were held (6 in Nyeri, 5 in Kiambu and 6 in Kirinyaga) benefitting a total of 726 youths (342 men and 384 women). The youths were linked with twenty two (22) mentors during their mentorship forums. During the forums, the men were mentored on business skills, responsibility to the society and self-awareness, on drug and substance abuse and causes of unemployment while the girls were trained on women leadership, gender roles, women rights, and female education, women in business and economic status, and relationship.

Outcome 3.3 Success stories collected from YYC beneficiaries

During this reporting period, five (5) success stories were collected, two from Nyeri, two from Kirinyaga and one from Murang’a. These are in the process of being published in a newsletter and for selected ones; these may have a documentary video made.

Lessons Learned

• Close engagement of the Sacco delegates to directly mobilize members results in much high registration figures

• Forging of good partnerships and coordinated activities between the SACCOs and the respective CBFs has profound effect in harnessing the interest of youths at the village level and as well encourage them to join Village Bunge’s or form new ones as they register with the SACCO

• It is beneficial to involve the County Government in all program’s activities, as this gives them a platform to address their own agendas regarding youths within the county.

• Most youths are very interested in knowing how to access 30% government tenders but the challenge they face is the lack of information and capacity to start companies.

The dissemination of the information to them is a god send as many are eager to source for avenues to enable them take part in future tenders advertised

• The CBFs are a good avenue that can be tapped into by the County government for running the Nyumba Kumi Initiative and can help in providing information useful in maintaining peace at the community level.

• By the nature of their structures, the SACCOs and CBFs need distinct management and governance functions to check of each other. It is recommended that the two strengthen their management structure by having employees who can run the projects while the boards play a supervisory role.

III. PROGRAM PROGRESS (Quantitative Impact)

Table 1: Performance Data Table INDICATOR TITLE: # of people from ‘at-risk’ groups reached through USG-supported conflict mitigation activities INDICATOR NUMBER: 0.1 DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: Activity Title 30/June/14 W M Sub-total Numbe Kiambu County Outreach campaigns & Advocacies 72 17 89 r of Outreach campaigns & Advocacies 19 390 585 people Murang’a County 5 Kirinyaga County Outreach campaigns & Advocacies 90 110 200 Outreach campaigns & Advocacies 20 306 511 Nyeri County 5 56 Totals 823 1385 2 Results: Youth aware of Yes Youth Can program Addition Results al Base Achieved Prior This Reporting Period Reporting Period Reporting Period FY 2014 Criteria line Periods 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target End of Project Target If other Achieve criteria Achieved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target d Target Target are importa nt, add lines for setting targets and tracking W M W M W W W M W M W M W M W M W M W M Kiambu 44 1,10 1,10 County 0 0 0 0 220 835 835 881 440 560 72 17 560 1,400 1,400 0 0 0

Murang’ 1,65 1,65 2,24 1,20 1,30 19 39 70 2,50 2,50 a County 0 0 0 0 600 800 2,800 2,800 1 1 9 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

Kirinyaga 11 44 1,10 1,10 County 0 0 0 0 220 300 300 325 440 560 90 560 1,400 1,400 0 0 0 0

Nyeri 105 20 30 70 2,20 2,20 County 0 0 0 0 550 660 660 838 950 800 2,500 2,500 0 5 6 0 0 0

2, 1,59 3,44 3,44 4,29 3,03 3,47 56 82 6,90 6,90 Totals 0 0 0 0 28 2,720 8,100 8,100 0 6 6 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 INDICATOR TITLE: # of Village bunges formed & registered with the bunge roaster INDICATOR NUMBER: 0.2a DISAGGREGATE BY: County UNIT: 30/June/ Numbe Activity Title 14 Sub-total r of Kiambu County Mobilization 1 Bunges Murang’a County Mobilization 7 Kirinyaga County Mobilization 4 Nyeri County Mobilization 45 Totals 57 Results: Youth representation structures formed in the four counties Additional Results Criteria Achiev Reporting If other criteria ed Reporting Period are important, Baselin Prior This Reporting Period Period 30/Sep/1 FY 2014 add lines for e Periods 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 4 Target End of Project Target setting targets Achiev Achiev and tracking ed Target Achieved Target ed Target Target Target Kiambu County 0 0 10 0 45 15 45 100 100 Murang’a 20 0 0 10 0 45 45 100 100 County Kirinyaga 0 0 10 22 45 10 45 100 100

County Nyeri County 0 0 10 12 45 10 45 100 100 Totals 55 0 0 40 34 180 180 400 400

INDICATOR TITLE: # of County forums formed and elections conducted INDICATOR NUMBER: 0.2b DISAGGREGATE BY: County UNIT: Activity Title 30/June/14 Sub-total Number of Kiambu County Mobilization & elections 0 Bunges Murang’a County Mobilization & elections 0 Kirinyaga Mobilization & elections 0 County Nyeri County Mobilization & elections 0 Totals 0 Results: Youth representation structures formed in the four counties Res ults B Achi as eved Reportin Additional Criteria el Prior g Period Reporting FY If other criteria are in Peri This Reporting Period 30/Jun/ Period 2014 important, add lines for e ods 31/Mar/14 14 30/Sep/14 Target End of Project Target setting targets and Achi tracking eved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target Kiambu County 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Murang’a County 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Kirinyaga County 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Nyeri County 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 0 4 0 1 4 4 4

INDICATOR TITLE: # of CBF Board members, officials or Bunge officials who attend organizational capacity building training programs

INDICATOR NUMBER: 1.1 DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: Activity Title 30/June/14 W M Sub-total Number of Kiambu County Capacity building trainings 4 6 10 Bunges Murang’a Capacity building trainings 5 4 9 County Kirinyaga Capacity building trainings 7 3 10 County Nyeri County Capacity building trainings 7 3 10 Totals 23 16 39 Results: Youth reached through capacity building trainings Result s Achiev ed Additional Prior Reporting Criteria Basel Period This Reporting Period Period FY 2014 If other criteria ine s 31/Mar/14 Reporting Period 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target End of Project Target are important, Achiev add lines for ed Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target setting targets and tracking W M W M W W M W W M M W W M W M W M Kiambu County 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 6 1 2 4 6 4 6 Murang’a County 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 2 5 4 1 2 4 6 4 6 Kirinyaga 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 4 6 4 6 County Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 7 3 1 2 4 6 4 6 Totals 0 0 0 0 4 8 6 8 8 8 23 16 4 8 16 24 16 24

INDICATOR TITLE: # of youth who attend Bunge meetings INDICATOR NUMBER: 1.1b DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: Activity Title 30/June/14 W M Sub-total Number of Kiambu County Bunge meetings 156 189 345 Bunges Murang’a Bunge meetings 460 206 254 County Kirinyaga Bunge meetings 230 80 150 County Nyeri County Bunge meetings 107 123 230 Totals 549 716 1265 Results: Youth actively participating in Bunge activities Result s Achiev ed Additional Prior Reporting Criteria Basel Period This Reporting Period Period FY 2014 If other criteria ine s 31/Mar/14 Reporting Period 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target End of Project Target are important, Achiev add lines for ed Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target setting targets and tracking W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M 1,00 0 0 0 0 250 350 265 375 300 325 156 189 300 325 850 850 1,000 Kiambu County 0 1,00 0 0 0 0 250 350 260 370 300 325 206 254 300 325 850 850 1,000 Murang’a County 0 Kirinyaga 1,00 0 0 0 0 250 350 300 350 300 325 80 150 300 325 850 850 1,000 County 0 1,00 0 0 0 0 250 350 250 355 300 325 107 123 300 325 850 850 1,000 Nyeri County 0 1,0 1,40 1,07 1,20 1,30 549 716 1,30 3,40 4,00 0 0 0 0 1,450 1,200 3,400 4,000 Totals 00 0 5 0 0 0 0 0

INDICATOR TITLE: # of youth members of Bunges who have completed USG-assisted civic education programs INDICATOR NUMBER: 1.2a DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: Activity Title 30/June/14 W M Sub-total Number of Kiambu County Capacity building trainings 11 2 13 Bunges Murang’a Capacity building trainings 14 7 21 County Kirinyaga Capacity building trainings 6 7 13 County Nyeri County Capacity building trainings 11 7 18 Totals 42 23 65 Results: Youth bunges members trained on civic engagement issues Result s Achiev ed Additional Prior Reporting Reporting Criteria Basel Period This Reporting Period Period Period FY 2014 If other criteria ine s 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target End of Project Target are important, Achiev add lines for ed Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target setting targets and tracking W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M Kiambu County 0 0 0 0 7 10 3 3 7 10 11 2 8 10 20 30 20 30 Murang’a County 0 0 0 0 7 10 1 4 7 10 14 7 8 10 20 30 20 30 Kirinyaga 6 7 0 0 0 0 7 10 1 3 7 10 8 10 20 30 20 30 County Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 7 10 4 2 7 10 11 7 8 10 20 30 20 30 Totals 0 0 0 0 28 40 9 12 28 40 42 23 32 40 80 120 80 120

INDICATOR TITLE: # of community service projects implemented by Bunges

INDICATOR NUMBER: 1.2c DISAGGREGATE BY: County UNIT: Activity Title 30/June/14 Sub-total Number of Kiambu County Community service 1 Bunges Murang’a County Community service 1 Kirinyaga Community service 1 County Nyeri County Community service 1 Totals 4 Results: Community service projects implemented by bunges Resul ts B Achie as ved Additional Criteria el Prior Reporting FY If other criteria are in Perio This Reporting Period Reporting Period Period 2014 important, add lines for e ds 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target End of Project Target setting targets and Achie tracking ved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target Kiambu County 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 Murang’a County 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 Kirinyaga County 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 Nyeri County 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 Totals 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 10 10

INDICATOR TITLE: Number of Constituency Feedback Forums held INDICATOR NUMBER: 1.2d DISAGGREGATE BY: County UNIT: Activity Title 30/June/14 Sub-total Number of Kiambu County Mobilization 0 0 County Murang’a County Mobilization 7 7 Forums Kirinyaga County Mobilization 4 4

Nyeri County Mobilization 14 14 Totals 25 Results: Youth getting a platform to discuss about the program activities, work plans and achievements Results Additional Criteria Bas Achieve Reporting FY If other criteria are elin d Prior This Reporting Period Reporting Period Period 2014 important, add lines for e Periods 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target End of Project Target setting targets and Achieve tracking d Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target Kiambu County 0 0 4 0 12 0 12 28 28 Murang’a County 0 0 7 12 7 7 26 26 Kirinyaga County 0 0 4 4 4 4 12 12 Nyeri County 0 0 6 12 14 6 24 24 Totals 0 0 21 40 25 29 90 90

INDICATOR TITLE: # of Bunges involved in youth-led advocacy campaigns targeted towards policy and public investment decisions INDICATOR NUMBER: 1.3 DISAGGREGATE BY: County UNIT: Activity Title 30/June/14 Sub-total Number of Kiambu County Advocacies 5 5 County Murang’a County Advocacies 3 3 Forums Kirinyaga County Advocacies 16 16 Nyeri County Advocacies 5 5 Totals 29 Results: Youth bunges involved in youth-led advocacy campaigns targeted towards policy and public investment decisions Results Additional Criteria Bas Achieve Reporting If other criteria are elin d Prior This Reporting Period Reporting Period Period FY 2014 important, add lines for e Periods 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target End of Project Target setting targets and Achieve Achie tracking d Target Achieved Target ved Target Target Target Kiambu County 0 0 10 15 20 5 20 50 50 Murang’a County 0 0 10 11 20 3 20 50 50

Kirinyaga County 0 0 10 0 20 16 20 50 50 Nyeri County 0 0 10 12 20 5 20 50 50 Totals 0 0 40 38 80 29 80 200 200

INDICATOR TITLE: # of local mechanisms supported with USG assistance for citizens to engage with their sub-national government INDICATOR NUMBER: 1.4 DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: 31/ Sub-total Number of Mar/ people Activity Title 14 W M Kiambu County Local government officials 1 3 4 Murang’a Local government officials 1 2 3 County Kirinyaga Local government officials 3 5 8 County Nyeri County Local government officials 1 6 7 Totals 6 16 22 Results: Local government officials who engage with youth in Bunges using USG assistance Resul ts Achie ved Prior Reporting Additional Basel Perio This Reporting Period Period FY 2014 End of Project Criteria ine ds 31/Mar/14 Reporting Period 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target Target If other criteria are Achie important, add lines ved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target for setting targets and tracking W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M Kiambu County 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 1 4 6 1 3 4 6 12 18 12 18 Murang’a County 0 0 0 0 4 6 1 2 4 6 1 2 4 6 12 18 12 18 Kirinyaga County 0 0 0 0 4 6 3 4 4 6 3 5 4 6 12 18 12 18 Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 4 6 1 8 4 6 1 6 4 6 12 18 12 18

Totals 0 0 0 0 16 24 5 15 16 24 6 16 16 24 48 72 48 72

INDICATOR TITLE: # of youth who register, buy shares and save with the SACCO INDICATOR NUMBER: 2.1a DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: 31/ Sub-total Number of Mar/ people Activity Title 14 W M Kiambu County Joining SACCO and saving 3 20 23 Murang’a Joining SACCO and saving 0 68 68 County Kirinyaga Joining SACCO and saving 47 166 213 County Nyeri County Joining SACCO and saving 26 39 65 Totals 76 293 369 Results: Youth registering , buying shares and saving with the SACCO Resul ts Achie ved Prior Reporting Additional Basel Perio This Reporting Period Period FY 2014 End of Project Criteria ine ds 31/Mar/14 Reporting Period 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target Target If other criteria are Achie important, add lines ved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target for setting targets and tracking W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M Kiambu County 0 0 0 0 60 100 2 4 100 120 3 20 125 120 285 340 285 340 Murang’a County 0 0 0 0 60 100 14 28 100 120 0 68 125 120 285 340 285 340 Kirinyaga County 0 0 0 0 40 50 39 32 120 135 47 166 125 155 285 340 285 340 Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 40 50 59 37 120 135 26 39 125 155 285 340 285 340 76 293 1,14 1,14 0 0 0 0 200 300 114 101 440 510 500 550 1,360 1,360 Totals 0 0

INDICATOR TITLE: # of Loans issued for microenterprises INDICATOR NUMBER: 2.1b DISAGGREGATE BY: County UNIT: Activity Title 31/Mar/14 Sub-total Number of Kiambu County Loans issued 38 County Murang’a County Loans issued 34 Forums Kirinyaga County Loans issued 0 Nyeri County Loans issued 41 Totals 113 Results: Microenterprise loans issued Results Additional Criteria Bas Achieve Reporting FY If other criteria are elin d Prior This Reporting Period Reporting Period Period 2014 important, add lines for e Periods 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target End of Project Target setting targets and Achieve tracking d Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target Kiambu County 0 0 30 31 45 38 50 125 125 Murang’a County 0 0 30 12 45 34 50 125 125 Kirinyaga County 0 0 0 0 60 0 65 125 125 Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 60 41 65 125 125 Totals 0 0 60 15 210 113 230 500 500

INDICATOR TITLE: # of youth benefiting by way of income from enterprises initiated or scaled up through loans taken from SACCO INDICATOR NUMBER: 2.1c DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: 30/June/1 Sub-total Number of Activity Title 4 W M people Kiambu County Youths benefitting from loans 18 20 38 Murang’a Youths benefitting from loans 8 26 34 County Kirinyaga Youths benefitting from loans 4 4 8 County

Nyeri County Youths benefitting from loans 26 15 41 Totals 56 65 121 Results: Youth benefitting from enterprise loans Resul ts Achie ved Prior Reporting Reporting Additional Basel Perio This Reporting Period Period Period FY 2014 End of Project Criteria ine ds 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target Target If other criteria are Achie important, add lines ved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target for setting targets and tracking W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M Kiambu County 0 0 0 0 15 20 13 18 20 25 18 20 20 25 55 70 55 70 Murang’a County 0 0 0 0 15 20 2 10 20 25 8 26 20 25 55 70 55 70 Kirinyaga County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 35 4 4 30 35 55 70 55 70 Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 35 26 15 30 35 55 70 55 70 Totals 0 0 0 0 30 40 15 28 90 120 56 65 100 120 220 280 220 280

INDICATOR TITLE: # of youth who gain on-the-job experience through private sector apprenticeship or life skills INDICATOR NUMBER: 2.2a DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: Activity Title 30/June/14 W M Sub-total Number of Kiambu County Youths gaining on-the-job experience 3 5 8 people Murang’a Youths gaining on-the-job experience 195 111 306 County Kirinyaga Youths gaining on-the-job experience 3 4 7 County Nyeri County Youths gaining on-the-job experience 3 3 6 Totals 204 123 327 Results: Youth gaining on-the-job experience through private sector apprenticeship

Resul ts Achie ved Prior Reporting Reporting Additional Basel Perio This Reporting Period Period Period FY 2014 End of Project Criteria ine ds 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target Target If other criteria are Achie important, add lines ved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target for setting targets and tracking W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M Kiambu County 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 5 2 2 4 6 4 6 Murang’a County 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 195 111 2 2 4 6 4 6 Kirinyaga County 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 8 1 2 3 4 2 2 4 6 4 6 Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 9 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 6 4 6 Totals 0 0 0 0 4 8 14 17 4 8 204 123 8 8 16 24 16 24

INDICATOR TITLE: # of young people gaining employment or better employment as a result of participating in USG-funded workforce development programs like SACCO INDICATOR NUMBER: 2.2b DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: 30/June/1 Sub-total Number of Activity Title 4 W M people Kiambu County Youths gaining employment 3 5 8 Murang’a Youths gaining employment 141 76 217 County Kirinyaga Youths gaining employment 4 3 7 County Nyeri County Youths gaining employment 2 3 5 Totals 150 87 237 Results: Youth gaining employment as a result of participating in USG-funded program Additional Resul Reporting Reporting Criteria Basel ts This Reporting Period Period Period End of Project If other criteria are ine Achie 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 FY 2014 Target Target

important, add lines ved for setting targets Prior and tracking Perio ds Achie ved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target W M W M W W W M W M W M W M W M W M Kiambu County 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 17 17 3 5 18 21 45 50 45 50 Murang’a County 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 17 17 141 76 18 21 45 50 45 50 Kirinyaga County 0 0 0 0 10 12 10 12 15 4 3 13 18 35 45 35 45 Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 12 15 2 3 13 18 35 45 35 45 Totals 0 0 0 0 40 15 11 58 64 150 87 62 78 160 190 160 190

INDICATOR TITLE: Number of youth who take part in exhibitions and competitions aimed at gaining product exposure and attracting investment to the area INDICATOR NUMBER: 2.2c DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: 31/ Sub-total Number of Ma people r/1 Activity Title 4 W M Kiambu County Youth participating in Exhibitions 0 0 0 Murang’a County Youth participating in Exhibitions 0 0 0 Kirinyaga County Youth participating in Exhibitions 0 0 0 Nyeri County Youth participating in Exhibitions 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 Results: Youth gaining product exposure for their products and attracting investors in their counties as a result of taking part in exhibitions and trade fairs Additional Criteria Resul If other criteria are ts important, add lines for Achie Reporting Reporting setting targets and Baseli ved This Reporting Period Period Period FY 2014 End of Project tracking ne Prior 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target Target

Perio ds Achie ved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M Kiambu County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 200 0 0 190 250 350 450 350 450 Murang’a County 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 35 50 0 0 45 70 80 120 80 120 Kirinyaga County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 200 0 0 190 250 350 450 350 450 Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 50 0 0 45 70 80 120 80 120 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 390 500 0 0 470 640 860 1,140 860 1,140

INDICATOR TITLE: # of mentorship forums held INDICATOR NUMBER: 3.1a DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: Activity Title 31/Mar/14 Sub-total Number of Kiambu County Mentorship forum 5 people Murang’a County Mentorship forum 2 Kirinyaga County Mentorship forum 6 Nyeri County Mentorship forum 6 Totals 17 Results: Young men/women mentorship forums held Resul ts Achie ved Prior Reporting Reporting Basel Perio This Reporting Period Period Period FY 2014 End of Project ine ds 31/Mar14 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target Target Additional Criteria Achie If other criteria are ved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target important, add lines for setting targets and tracking Kiambu County 0 0 3 5 4 5 3 10 10

Murang’a County 0 0 3 14 4 2 3 10 10 Kirinyaga County 0 0 3 1 4 6 3 10 10 Nyeri County 0 0 3 0 4 6 3 10 10 Totals 0 0 12 20 16 19 12 40 40

INDICATOR TITLE: # of mentors paired with young women or men INDICATOR NUMBER: 3.1b DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: 30/June/1 Sub-total Number of Activity Title 4 W M people Kiambu County Mentorship forum 4 6 10 Murang’a Mentorship forum 0 6 6 County Kirinyaga Mentorship forum 6 6 12 County Nyeri County Mentorship forum 6 6 12 Totals 16 24 40 Results: Number of mentors paired with young men and women in youth bunges Resul ts Achie ved Prior Reporting Additional Basel Perio This Reporting Period Period FY 2014 End of Project Criteria ine ds 31/Mar/14 Reporting Period 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target Target If other criteria are Achie important, add lines ved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target for setting targets and tracking W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M Kiambu County 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 5 1 2 4 6 2 2 4 6 4 6 Murang’a County 0 0 0 0 1 2 16 13 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 6 4 6 Kirinyaga County 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 1 2 6 6 2 2 4 6 4 6 Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 6 6 2 2 4 6 4 6

Totals 0 0 0 0 4 8 27 22 4 8 16 18 8 8 16 24 16 24

INDICATOR TITLE: # of young men and women reached though mentorship forums organized in the community INDICATOR NUMBER: 3.2a DISAGGREGATE BY: County and gender UNIT: 31/ Sub-total Number of Mar/ people Activity Title 14 W M Kiambu County Mentorship forum 254 162 416 Murang’a Mentorship forum 0 87 87 County Kirinyaga Mentorship forum 115 115 230 County Nyeri County Mentorship forum 170 180 350 Totals 539 544 1083 Results: Number of mentors paired with young men and women in youth bunges Resul ts Achie ved Prior Reporting Additional Basel Perio This Reporting Period Period FY 2014 End of Project Criteria ine ds 31/Mar/14 Reporting Period 30/Jun/14 30/Sep/14 Target Target If other criteria are Achie important, add lines ved Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Target Target for setting targets and tracking W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M Kiambu County 0 0 0 0 20 25 179 111 25 27 254 162 25 28 70 80 70 80 Murang’a County 0 0 0 0 20 25 288 243 25 27 0 87 25 28 70 80 70 80 Kirinyaga County 0 0 0 0 20 25 20 30 25 27 115 115 25 28 70 80 70 80 Nyeri County 0 0 0 0 20 25 0 0 25 27 170 180 25 28 70 80 70 80 Totals 0 0 0 0 80 100 487 384 100 108 539 544 100 112 280 320 280 320

INDICATOR TITLE: # of success stories collected and disseminated through multimedia INDICATOR NUMBER: 3.3 DISAGGREGATE BY: County and type of activity UNIT: Activity Title 31/Mar/14 Sub-total Campaigns Kiambu County Success stories 0 Murang’a County Success stories 1 Kirinyaga County Success stories 2 Nyeri County Success stories 2 Totals 0 Results: Success stories collected and disseminated through multimedia Results Reporting Achieved Period Prior This Reporting Reporting Period 30/Sep/1 FY 2014 Additional Criteria Baseline Periods Period 31/Mar/14 30/Jun/14 4 Target End of Project Target If other criteria are Achieve important, add lines for Achieved Target Achieved Target d Target Target Target setting targets and tracking Kiambu County 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 Murang’a County 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 Kirinyaga County 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 3 Nyeri County 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 3 Totals 0 0 4 0 4 5 4 12 12

IV. PERFORMANCE MONITORING

The performance monitoring plan in the 13th Quarter was developed to track progress of the grant Sub-awards and the FOG’s implemented by the CBFs and the SACCOs respectively. In this reporting period, the CBF’s and SACCO’s used activity reports developed with the assistance of the MC staff. The work plans were developed by the sub- guarantees in relation to their Sub-awards and the FOG’s targeting to attain the objectives set by the program. Mercy Corps also helped in developing a monitoring and evaluation systems in all the four counties with a designated monitoring and evaluation focal point person to write monthly reports and document all the county activities. The group profile - Bunge Tracker - was passed on from MC to the CBF’s for ease of recording and accessing Bunge information, and was also shared with the SACCO’s for member authentication. The CBFs have developed County Rosters detailing membership in all their affiliated groups. This is to help in future planning and activity implementation as well as assessment of group dynamics. It will also be used by the SACCOs in their mobilization of members from Village Bunge’s. The continued use of these monitoring tools i.e. work plans, activity report tools, and the CBF and SACCO monitoring tool and the Bunge tracker and county rosters, have made it easier for the CBFs and SACCO’s to develop up their monthly reports and in the process detail every activity undertaken under the program.

V. PROGRESS ON LINKS TO OTHER USAID PROGRAMS

VI. PROGRESS ON LINKS WITH GoK AGENCIES

The YYC-C county CBF’s and SACCO’s have progressively worked with different ministries and departments within the Government of Kenya. Some if these are the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development, Provincial Administration and its local administration representatives and the Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development (MOEID) who have worked closely with the SACCO’s through their DCOs.

VII. PROGRESS ON USAID FORWARD

As noted in the report, significant milestones have been achieved in enhancing the capacity of CBFs and the SACCOs towards implementing the program activity directly by advancing those Sub-Awards and the FOG’s which will enable them implement projects independently after the program phases out. The visibly evident hands off approach in project implementation and intense capacity activities have preoccupied Mercy Corps program implementation approach during the period.

VIII. SUSTAINABILITY AND EXIT STRATEGY

Mercy Corps continued buffering the sustainability of the program is by building the capacity of both the CBFs and Sacco’s in developing strategic plans. All the CBF’s and SACCO’s are following their human resource manuals in relation to their employees, Administrator for the CBF’s and book keeper for the SACCO’s, they are working to meet with all the

government regulations covering employment and have KRA pins, NSSF pins and some even NHIF. The implementing partners provide monthly financial reports to MC and the same is used during the AGM’s and ADM’s together with the Audit reports done by the local governments. The CBFs are also to undertake trainings on financial and resource mobilization for future endeavors and programs they will endeavor to execute for their Village Bunge’s. Currently the program has a proposal for an extension to July 2015 and this period would give the program time to test the implementing partners capacities in changing their high Risk status at the invent of the Sub-awards and the FOG’s.

IX. SUBSQUENT QUARTER’S WORK PLAN

All the activities of the subsequent quarter are informed by the work plans of the respective county boards and SACCOs and Mercy Corps will be playing a facilitative role.

Planned Activities from Actual Status this Explanations for Previous Quarter Quarter Deviations Mobilization meetings to On-going This is a YYC continuous reach out to more youth in activity in order to reach out Central and form more to more youths so that they bunges can join hands and together be positive agents of their own change Capacity building trainings On-going This is essential in order to that are need-based per equip the youth with county necessary skills for growth and sustainability Constituency Feedback On-going To update bunges on their Forums progress and to ensure that the boards and bunges are on the same page on program implementation Train CBF in the four Ongoing This activity has been counties on Project ongoing and will continue as management, monitoring and the CBFs gain experience evaluation and fundraising during the sub grant transition Hold stakeholder forums in On-going This is meant to give youths the four counties a platform to identify with the potential stakeholders and work with them in their respective counties Public forums with On-going Youths are able to engage government partners and with the county government CBFs/ young Bunges to and air their views on enhance youth participation important matters Link youths to opportunities On-going This will enable youth to tap in the county government, into the opportunities

MOIED and MOALD available in the county government Training on government On-going To enable youths form procurement companies and tap into the opportunity presented to them demanding a 30% offer to youths on all government procurements SACCO agricultural sector On-going Youths will have an loan products developed opportunity to acquire loans and better their lives hence economic empowerment Educate and recruit youth On-going This will grow the SACCOs into youth bunge SACCOs in and ensure their the four counties sustainability for years even after YYC program closes Train Bunge SACCO Ongoing Youth Bunge SACCOs will committees on roles and continue to receive technical processes in SACCO support from Mercy Corps management and GoK partners on SACCO management Updating of County Bunge On-going This will be very crucial so as Roaster to ascertain the membership of the bunges as well as the various individual and group enterprises Bunges subscribing to the On-going The subscription will enable CBFs the daily running of the CBF affairs and also be a way of bunges owning and taking part in CBF affairs. SACCOs hold ADMs On-going Kirinyaga & Nyeri CBFs hold AGMs On-going This activity will be the highlight of representation at the CBFs with greater scrutiny placed on CBF leaders since becoming sub awardees Supporting SACCO credit Ongoing This activity will receive committees in conducting greater attention this credible youth loan quarter as YYC capitalizes appraisals for onward youth bunge SACCOs lending from YYC revolving fund

X. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Note: the financial data provided in this section is an estimate of the financial condition, and does not constitute the contractually required financial reporting as defined in the Award Notice.

Cash Flow Report and Financial Projections (Pipeline Burn-Rate)

The cash flow chart (Chart 1) below is derived from the financial table (Table 2), also provided in this section of the report. Both provide a visual representation of the “burn rate” of the project – both actual and projected. The main categories include:

1) Obligations (the funds authorized to date for expenditure on the project; this is NOT the Total Estimated Cost, but amount already obligated up to the time of the writing of this report), 2) Actual expenditures through the current reporting period, and 3) Pipeline projection (expenditures expected, by quarter, for the coming three quarters, based on planned project hiring, procurements, expansions, etc.).

Chart 1: Obligations vs. Current and Projected Expenditures

Table 2: Budget Details T.E.C: $ 3,842,644 Cum Obligation: $ 3,842,644

Cum Expenditure: $2,749,916

Obligation 1st to 12th 13th 14th Quarter Quarter Quarter Actual Projected Projected Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures 3,842,644 2,749,916 322,073 311,771

Personnel 782,938 87,040 93,550 Fringe Benefits 269,390 49,936 70,458 Travel 49,190 8,553 9,550 Equipment 43,630 978 0 Supplies 36,209 2,951 0 Window of 916,561 99,392 45,500 Opportunity Fund Other Direct Costs 270,682 27,844 48,350 Indirect Costs 381,316 45,379 44,363

Budget Notes

Salaries for the coming quarters are calculated based on the Personnel expected number of engaged staff in program implementation and the award closeout process. Fringe benefits are constant ratio against all salaries and wages calculated based on the Kenya Labor Law Fringe Benefits requirements and Mercy Corps internal policies. Increase is expected in the 13th and 14th quarter due to the grant closeout and payment of the final dues.

Travel expenses are projected to continue increasing in 13th Travel and14th quarter during the intensive grants monitoring and closeout activities. Depreciation rate expense is expected to be constant and Equipment based on the vehicle usage under this program. Any procurement is expected to cover possible replacement Supplies of supplies that are out of working order. Expenditures related to direct program implementation, Window of inclusive of capacity building expenditures, CBF and SACCO Opportunity sub-awards. It is projected that budget under Investment and Fund Grant Fund will not be fully utilized before the end of the

program; budget underspent is expected.

Other Direct The level of expenditures is expected to increase slightly Costs during the award closeout process. Indirect Costs Calculated as per Award conditions.

Table 3: New Sub-Award Details

No new Sub-awards this period. Total Amount in the approved budget for sub-awards: $480,000 Total Amount sub-awarded to date: $$316,134

Transfer info for each sub-award made in the past reporting period:

Agreement Transfer Info

Sub-recipient's name as per Total budget Cash Request/ Transfer 1 Transfer 2 TOTAL BALANCE Start date End date Milestone No the registration document amount in USD Voucher No (USD) (USD) (USD) (USD) Kiambu County Board Forum YYC (CBF) 60,000 1/24/2014 6/30/2014 1/ n/a 11,414.80 11,414.80 48,585.20 Muranga Youth Bunges County Forum (CBF) 60,000 1/24/2014 6/30/2014 1/2/ n/a 11,171.39 11,171.39 48,828.61 Kirinyaga Youth Bunge's County Forum (CBF) 60,000 1/24/2014 6/30/2014 1/ n/a 8,949.71 8,949.71 51,050.29 Nyeri Youth Board Forum (YYC) (CBF) 60,000 1/24/2014 6/30/2014 1/2/ n/a 7,808.19 7,808.19 52,191.81 Kiambu County Bunge Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Limited (SACCO) 60,000 1/24/2014 6/30/2014 1/ 1 & 2/ 6,081.87 6,081.87 53,918.13

Muranga County Bunge Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Limited (SACCO) 60,000 1/24/2014 6/30/2014 1/ 1 & 2/10/ 6,081.87 4,269 10,350.88 49,649.12

Kirinyaga County Youth Bunge Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Limited (SACCO) 60,000 1/24/2014 6/30/2014 1/ 1&2/ 6,081.87 6,081.87 53,918.13

Nyeri County Youth Bunge Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Limited (SACCO) 60,000 1/24/2014 6/30/2014 1/ 1 & 2/ 6,081.87 6,081.87 53,918.13 480,000 TOTAL SACCOs: TOTAL CBFs: TOTAL (SACCO+CBF) : 63,671.57 4,269 67,941 412,059

XI. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

Constraints and Critical Issues

• There has been infighting in some counties due to implementation of work plans and expensing of the same leading to low activity execution and expensing. Some have inaccurate activity reporting thus affecting overall monthly narrative and financial reports thus affecting subsequent funding. This was critical in Kiambu County which led to only one transfer in the reporting period. • The lack of consistency in reporting by some of the implementing partners has led to sporadic funding and subsequent low activity execution.. • To enhance implementation, we propose that the CBFs and SACCOs engage qualified SACCO managers and project manager for CBFs and the Boards to provide much needed oversight.

Personnel The Youth Enterprise Specialist, Mr. Agunda has been replaced by Mr. Matabi. The counties are still coordinated by the respective Field Officers who work directly with the SACCOs and CBFs within their counties.

Changes in the Project There has been no major change except that MC continues to monitor and mentor the SACCOs and the CBFs as they continue with direct implementation of the YYC-C program as the local implementing partners.

Contract, Award or Cooperative Agreement Modifications and Amendments

Mercy Corps received an RFA for the proposed extension of the YYC-C Mercy Corps Award Number AID-623-A-11-00018 to the date of 31st July 2015 with additional money to the CBF’s and the SACCO to realign with the last modification.

List of Deliverables

• Program extension revised program description up to 31st July 2015 • Program Extension revised budgets up to 31st July 2015 • The awake newsletter

Summary of non-USG Funding

None for this award

Type of Accounting System Used During Reporting Period Mercy Corps has changed its accounting system from MASS 90 to Navigator effective December 1, 2013.

Annex I: Schedule of Future Events

Date Location Activity July 21- Aug Kiambu, Murang’a, Community training on Kenya Constitution 20th 2014 Nyeri, Kirinyaga Implementation, devolution and Human rights Kirinyaga SACCO Annual Delegates Meeting July 8-12, 2014 Kiambu Constituency Feedback Forums Jul 22-24, 2014 Nyeri Constituency Feedback Forums July 4th 2014 Kirinyaga CBF Annual General Meeting July 15th 2014 Kiambu CBF Annual General Meeting July 30th 2014 Nyeri CBF Annual General Meeting

Annex II: List of Deliverable Products

1. Revised Program Description up to July 2015 2. Revised Program Budget for period ending July2015

Annex III: Success Stories

Transforming Life Stories (On Mentorship)

I am Stanley Kamagwe from Njiruini self- help group in Mukurweini Constituency Nyeri County. I am a 35 year old bachelor. I dropped out of school in form 2 due to lack of school fees. After dropping out, I lost hope in life and I just stayed idle waiting for the Lord to come and get me. One day, while seated at home my friend Kingori (a board member of Nyeri County Board Forum (CBF)) came with some good news about Yes Youth Can Central program. “I’ve brought you news that will change your life” he told me. This made me very excited since I was on the verge of giving up on life. He informed me about Mercy Corps Kenya in partnership with USAID that they had come to partner with the youths and invited me for one of the mentorship forums that were being carried out by the CBF. I attended one of the mentorship forums on economic empowerment. Since that day my life has never been the same. The mentor who was facilitating the forum shared with us his life story; how he had reached where he was and the challenges he got while trying to be successful. He gave us a quote saying “In life nothing is impossible if only you are determined and work hard”. He also gave us tips on how to save and start a small business. Figure 1 Stanley Kamagwe from Njiruini bunge at his shop in Mukurweini constituency

I went home that day a happy man with a different approach to life. The next day, I was out searching for casual labor jobs. Luckily God saw me through and I got a few casual labor jobs and from that I was able to save KSH 8,000. I used it to start my own retail shop. At first it started small and I remember carrying goods to fill my shop in a paper bag. Now my shop is stocked with goods worth KSH 30,000 and I no longer use paper bags but a car. I no longer sit down idle waiting for the Lord to come but am always eager to see the next day so that I go to my shop. I am now thinking of getting a wife since I can sustain a family and start a supermarket. I truly am grateful to Mercy Corps Kenya in partnership with USAID for transforming my life.

Youth SACCO: An Incubator for Youth to Think Outside the Box

The youth economic empowerment would only have remained a discussion agenda in every forum by different stakeholder. But this is no longer the case with YYC-Program that supported the establishment

of youth led, youth owned and youth managed SACCOs, Nyeri County Youth SACCO included. There is a big relief for young people exploiting their entrepreneurship potential by joining the friendly, affordable accessible youth owned SACCO for execution of entrepreneurship ideas. This would only have remained unrealized dreams under mainstream banking sector, whose business financing terms and condition are ‘tough’ to the young people, especially Sisto Thaituru's Motorcycle for Boda-Boda Services in Mukurwe-Ini Town the higher interest rates.

In Kiwamururu Village in Mukurweini Constituency, in Nyeri County you meet a smile of young graduate insurance sales officer. He is a 25 year-old Sisto Maina Thaituru. His long dream of venturing into transport business to complement his job as an insurance sales person was finally realized through a friendly accessible loan from a youth SACCO supported by the USAID Yes Youth Can Programme, implemented by Mercy Corps in Central Kenya. When Nyeri County Youth Bunge SACCO was established in January 2014, he was among the first youths to join and save with the SACCO, with hope that his family financial pressure, will ease.

When the SACCO began loan disbursements in late May June, 2014, Mr. Thaituru was among the first of the 40 beneficiaries of the Kshs. 2,034,800 disbursed by the SACCO; having received Kshs.80,000, after saving Kshs 30,000. Acquiring a motorcycle was the first stop when he received his first cheque from the SACCO. With the motorcycle, Mr. Thaituru has employed a fellow youth as rider, operating in Mukurweini Town. He earns Kshs. 300 net profit every day and an average of Kshs.8,000 per month. This is more than the amount he takes home as an insurance sales officer. With this amount, Mr. Thaituru is able to repay his loan on regular basis, and pay school fees for his young sister Ms. Esther Wairimu in secondary school. Mr. Thaituru confesses that the loan has relieved his financial pressure including the sister’s school fees. The sister who is at home during half-term holidays confesses that, with her brother’s new transport business, she has no worries of dropping out of school.

Mr. Thaituru’s story is not the only one for a newly established Nyeri Youth SACCO that is also now receiving unprecedented approbation and support from the County Government and Stakeholders. In the heart of Nyeri Town, you meet an elegant young lady, the 34 year-old Fatma Hassan Issa. As you meet her, her warm greetings tell you she an outright marketer. Ms. Issa now runs a boutique which she opened

after getting a loan from the SACCO. The Youth Fund Officer at the County Government, Ms. Issa confesses that her ‘government salary’ could not sustain her and her family through the month. With her boutique shop, she stocks both men and women wears and accessories; which she ferries from Nairobi and Kampala (Uganda) at least once a month. She agrees that the business picked-up well for she had done a good market research before she took the Kshs. 200,000 after saving over Kshs. 70,000 in six months, to venture in the business. Like Mr. Thaituru, she has also employed a shop attendant, a 20 year-old Ms. Rahma Abdul who with a smile during the interview says, “I thank Allah for using Madam Fatma to open this boutique that I can have something to do and meet my needs. I know with time with this kind of on- job training, I will also join the SACCO and open my own boutique”. Ms. Fatma makes an average of Kshs 1,000 net daily returns. As we leave the shop, it is evident Ms. Issa’s shop is the talk of the other adjacent entrepreneurs as they whisper to each other about her boutique market entry strategy skills; which she had acquired in one of the entrepreneurship trainings organized by Mercy Corps under USAID YYC-C Program.

Figure 2 The outlook of Mr. Fatma Hassan Figure 3 An array of marchandise in Ms. Issa’s Boutique Shop in Nyeri Town Hasans boutique

The two SACCO beneficiaries agree that they have now established ‘early retirement plans’. With enterprise expansion plans filled in their mind, they also say they are motivated to use their cases to attract more youth village bunges’ member to join, save with and benefit from the youth SACCO; for Yes Youth Can!