Vocational Skills Training
Tailoring, carpentry, agribusiness, soap making, computer literacy, and other market‑driven trades. Training is accessible and adapted to diverse functional abilities.
Economic Empowerment
Livelihood & Economic Empowerment
Breaking the cycle of poverty by equipping persons with disabilities and their families with skills, resources, and opportunities for sustainable income generation.
5,000+ Vocational Graduates
1,200+ Self‑Help Groups Formed
80% Income Improvement Rate
What We Do
Building Skills, Creating Opportunities
Our livelihood programme is anchored on practical training, enterprise development, and market linkages – ensuring that persons with disabilities and their caregivers achieve lasting financial independence.
Entrepreneurship Development
Caregivers of children with disabilities receive business skills training, mentorship, and start‑up support to launch or expand income‑generating activities at household level.
Self‑Help Groups & VSLAs
Formation of self‑help groups and Village Savings & Loan Associations (VSLAs) for persons with disabilities and caregivers, promoting collective savings, access to small loans, and peer support.
Financial Literacy Training
Budgeting, saving, debt management, and basic bookkeeping – delivered in accessible formats to individuals and groups.
Market Access & Business Development Services
Linkages to local markets, business development services (BDS), one‑off grants, seed funds, and start‑up kits to turn skills into sustainable enterprises.
Organisational Capacity Building
Supporting Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) to form self‑help groups, access funding, and advocate for inclusive economic policies at county level.
Flagship Partnerships
Livelihood at Scale: Multi‑Annual Projects
Our livelihood work is embedded in two major programmes that reach thousands of households across Kisumu and Homa Bay counties.
BEN MAPP II
Inclusive Livelihood Domain
Under the 5‑year BEN MAPP II project (Cheshire Disability Services Kenya), we mobilise households with children or youth with disabilities into productive self‑help groups. Activities include household‑level livelihood skills training (tailoring, agribusiness, soap making, carpentry), provision of start‑up kits, seed funds, one‑off grants, and business development services.
VSLAs & IGAs Climate‑smart agribusiness Market linkages
Learn about BEN MAPP II SHINE Project 2026–2029
Twin‑Track Economic Empowerment
Supported by Christian Blind Mission, the SHINE Project works on two tracks: individual track (access to orthopaedic surgeries, assistive products, rehabilitation and social protection) and societal track (strengthening healthcare systems and county governments). Improved health and functional ability directly enable participation in livelihood activities.
Social protection linkages Rehabilitation for employability County system strengthening
Explore SHINE Project Real Impact
From Trainee to Business Owner
"After completing the computer skills training at Nyabondo, I could not imagine running my own cyber café. Today, I employ two other youth from my village. The start‑up kit and mentorship gave me the confidence I needed."— James, 24, Vocational Graduate
300% increase in his monthly income
15 youth with disabilities he has trained
Support Economic Empowerment
Your donation can provide a start‑up kit, fund vocational training, or help a self‑help group access seed capital.