FODDAJ Skills
FODDAJ community - skills and livelihoods

Our Work

Six Programmes.
One Direction.

From flagship vocational training and enterprise incubation to nursing skills, beauty, girls education, and integrated childcare - every programme we run is oriented toward one outcome: women and girls who earn their own income.

6
Skills Programmes
500+
Women & Girls Trained
3+
Counties of Operation
NITA
Accredited Programme

All Programmes

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Learn-to-Earn Vocational Skills Programme
Expanding

Kajiado & Baringo Counties

Learn-to-Earn Vocational Skills Programme

Our flagship programme delivers NITA-accredited vocational training across six hands-on skill tracks to women and girls from refugee, pastoralist, and host communities. Enrollment is free and childcare is provided on-site throughout.

Key Outcomes

500+ women and girls trained since programme launch
Six NITA-accredited skill tracks in active delivery
Training centre currently under physical expansion
Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Incubation
Active

Kajiado County

Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Incubation

Following every graduating cohort through a structured 12-month post-graduation period, this programme converts certified skills into functioning enterprises through mentorship, village banking, and startup capital linkages.

Key Outcomes

Village banking groups active across graduate cohorts
Job placement support provided to every graduating cohort
Ongoing mentorship tracked across 12-month post-graduation period
Nursing & Clinical Support Skills Training
Active

Kajiado Training Centre

Nursing & Clinical Support Skills Training

An NITA-accredited training track equipping women with hands-on clinical support skills for employment in Kenya's peri-urban and rural healthcare settings, aligned with county health department employment requirements.

Key Outcomes

Nursing support track operating at NITA-accredited standard
Graduates placed in clinical and community health roles
Curriculum reviewed against county health employment requirements
Beauty & Professional Hairdressing Programme
Active

Kajiado Training Centre

Beauty & Professional Hairdressing Programme

Hands-on, NITA-accredited training in beauty therapy, hairdressing, and related professional services, producing graduates equipped for self-employment in one of Kenya's highest-demand personal services sectors.

Key Outcomes

Beauty and hairdressing track operating at NITA-accredited standard
Graduates operating salons and beauty businesses independently
High self-employment rate among track graduates
Girls Education & Back-to-School Programme
Active

Kajiado & Baringo Counties

Girls Education & Back-to-School Programme

Scholarships, reintegration counselling, and community support create structured pathways back into education for girls who lost schooling to early marriage, conflict, or household poverty.

Key Outcomes

Scholarships provided to girls who dropped out of school
Reintegration counselling delivered to participants and families
Liaison maintained with local school administrations across cycles
Integrated Childcare Support Programme
Active

Kajiado Training Centre

Integrated Childcare Support Programme

On-site, qualified childcare provided free of charge throughout training hours, directly addressing the primary barrier that prevents mothers with young children from accessing vocational skills training.

Key Outcomes

On-site childcare operational throughout all training hours
Participation rate among mothers with young children markedly increased
Child development programming integrated into the care curriculum

Interested in funding or co-implementing these programmes?

Full programme documentation, monitoring frameworks, and organisational credentials are available on request. We welcome conversations with foundations, bilateral agencies, and implementing partners.

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