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Kakuma, Kenya · Jan–Nov 2025

The Sustainable
Green Business
Youth Hub

Building the next generation of solar-powered green innovators in Kakuma — equipping young people with practical, income-generating skills in hydroponics, cold storage, and solar-powered businesses.

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320 Youth Trained

Jan – Nov 2025 · Including 80 young women

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Hydroponics

Efficient food production with minimal water

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Cold Storage

Solar-driven solutions to cut food waste

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Ice Block Production

Solar-powered food preservation businesses

320
Youth Trained
Jan – Nov 2025
80
Young Women
Empowered
500+
Applicants on
Waiting List
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Green Technology
Programs
Youth Hub training Kakuma
Solar training Kenya youth
🌍 Kakuma, Kenya
About the Program

Bridging the Gap Between Youth & Green Livelihoods

In Kakuma — a community defined by resilience, creativity, and hope — young people are increasingly eager to develop sustainable livelihoods. Yet many lack access to practical, market-ready skills.

Magharibi Light Energy, through the Sustainable Green Business Youth Hub, is bridging this gap. We deliver an intensive green skills program focusing on three solar-powered technologies that create real, income-generating opportunities right within the Kakuma community.

Between January and November 2025, we successfully trained 320 youth, including 80 young women — equipping them with both technical and business skills to participate meaningfully in the green economy.

⭐ Our Vision

To empower youth in Kakuma with practical, income-generating skills in green technologies powered by clean, solar energy — shaping a new wave of climate-smart entrepreneurs and job creators.

Our Programs

Three Solar-Powered Green Technologies

Each training cohort focuses on hands-on, practical skills in one of three high-impact green business areas — all powered by clean solar energy.

Hydroponics training
Hydroponics
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Trainees learn to grow vegetables and crops using water-efficient hydroponic systems powered by solar energy — producing fresh food with minimal land and water use, ideal for Kakuma's arid conditions.

Food Production Water Efficient Solar Powered High Yield
Cold storage solar
Cold Storage Solutions
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Youth are trained to build, operate, and maintain solar-driven cold storage units — reducing post-harvest food losses for farmers and traders in the Kakuma market ecosystem.

Post-Harvest Loss Food Security Solar Refrigeration Market Ready
Ice block production
Ice Block Production
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Solar-powered ice block production is a highly viable business opportunity in Kakuma's hot climate. Trainees learn to set up and run ice-block enterprises serving food vendors, butcheries, and households.

Climate Adapted High Demand Scalable Business Solar Powered
Youth waiting for solar training
The Need

500+ Youth Still Waiting

The demand for training is rapidly increasing. The transformative impact already seen in Kakuma has generated enormous interest — and a growing list of young people ready and eager to join the program.

These are not passive applicants. They are motivated, ambitious young people who have seen what the program does for their peers — and they are asking for the same opportunity to build green, sustainable livelihoods for themselves and their families.

With additional support, we can expand training opportunities and bring more youth into sustainable livelihoods — creating a ripple effect of entrepreneurship, employment, and climate resilience across Kakuma.

500+

Additional applicants eagerly waiting to join the Sustainable Green Business Youth Hub — an indicator of both need and the transformative impact already seen in the community.

Support the Hub

Two Ways to Make an Impact

Whether you sponsor training or fund a business startup, you are investing directly in livelihoods, dignity, and long-term community transformation.

Your Investment Creates Lasting Change

Every contribution to the Sustainable Green Business Youth Hub fuels youth employment, women's economic empowerment, solar-powered innovation, food security, and sustainable development in one of Kenya's most underserved communities.

320

Youth already trained with technical & business skills in green technologies

80

Young women empowered with income-generating green business skills

500+

Applicants on the waiting list ready to join the next cohorts

Fundraising Layer 1
Sponsor a Class of 15 Youth

🎓 Sponsor a Training Cohort

KES 50,000
≈ USD 380 per class of 15 youth

Each training cohort consists of 15 learners, ensuring high-quality, hands-on learning. Your sponsorship directly equips 15 young people with life-changing green skills — technical training, business mentorship, and a pathway to sustainable income.

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Your Sponsorship Covers:
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    Training materials and learning resources for all 15 learners
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    Solar-powered demonstration equipment and practical tools
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    Trainer facilitation and operational costs
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    Business mentorship and follow-up support
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    Certificates and program completion documentation
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    Impact reporting and beneficiary updates to you
Fundraising Layer 2
Fund a Solar-Powered Green Business Startup

Training alone is not enough — graduates need seed capital to establish real, income-generating enterprises. We are seeking partners to fund startup packages that allow trained youth to launch businesses in hydroponics, cold storage, or ice-block production.

Small-Scale Startup

Starter Package

KES 500,000
≈ USD 3,800
This Package Supports:
  • Basic solar power system for business operations
  • Entry-level equipment and machinery
  • Initial inputs (seeds, nutrients, packaging)
  • Business registration and compliance support
  • Early-stage operational mentorship
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Most Impactful
Mid-Level Enterprise

Growth Package

KES 800,000
≈ USD 6,000
This Package Supports:
  • Mid-range solar power system with battery storage
  • Professional-grade equipment and machinery
  • 3-month supply of inputs and materials
  • Business registration, compliance and branding
  • Market linkage support and sales training
  • 3-month operational support and mentoring
Fund This Enterprise →
Full-Scale Business Setup

Full Setup Package

KES 1,400,000
≈ USD 10,500
This Package Supports:
  • Complete solar power system with full storage capacity
  • Full commercial-grade equipment and infrastructure
  • 6-month supply of inputs and operational materials
  • Full business registration, compliance, and legal setup
  • Dedicated business mentor for 6 months
  • Market linkage, branding, and digital presence
  • Employment of 2–3 additional staff from the community
Fund Full Business →
Why It Matters

Your Contribution Fuels

Every investment in the Youth Hub creates a ripple effect of positive change — economic, social, and environmental — across Kakuma and beyond.

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Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship

Trained youth don't just find jobs — they create them. Each graduate becomes a potential employer, building businesses that hire others from their community.

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Women's Economic Empowerment

80 of our 250 graduates are young women — gaining financial independence, business ownership, and a stronger voice in their families and community.

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Solar-Powered Climate Innovation

Every business established through the Hub runs on clean solar energy — reducing carbon emissions and demonstrating that climate-smart entrepreneurship is viable and profitable.

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Food Security & Reduced Post-Harvest Loss

Hydroponic farms and solar cold storage directly improve food availability and reduce the post-harvest losses that cost Kakuma farmers millions every year.

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Sustainable Community Development

Skills and businesses developed through the Hub strengthen the entire Kakuma economy — creating a self-sustaining cycle of green growth and local investment.

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Climate Resilience & Adaptation

By building green businesses that adapt to and mitigate climate change, we help Kakuma's community become more resilient to the environmental challenges ahead.

Voices from Kakuma

What Our Graduates Say

The Sustainable Green Business Youth Hub is already changing lives in Kakuma — one graduate, one business, one family at a time.

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"Before the Youth Hub, I had no idea how to start a business. Now I run a hydroponic farm that feeds my family and sells to three local restaurants. Solar energy made this possible."

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Amina Hassan
Hydroponic Farmer, Kakuma
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"The cold storage training gave me a skill that is needed by everyone here. I now service three market traders and employ two of my friends. This program changed my future."

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James Ochieng
Cold Storage Technician, Kakuma
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"I was on the waiting list for four months. When I finally joined, it was worth every day of waiting. My ice block business is now the most trusted in our area. I am proud of what I built."

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Fatuma Daud
Ice Block Entrepreneur, Kakuma
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