{"id":91,"date":"2022-08-26T09:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T09:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alumni.mku.ac.ke\/?p=91"},"modified":"2022-08-26T09:44:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T09:44:41","slug":"usaid-youth-empowerment-entrepreneurship-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alumni.mku.ac.ke\/index.php\/2022\/08\/26\/usaid-youth-empowerment-entrepreneurship-training\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID Youth Empowerment Entrepreneurship Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The USAID empowerment youth programme supported by USAID in various institutions has objective to empower youths to create jobs through entrepreneurship. A total of 120 students from Mount Kenya University courtesy of the Directorate of Career and Alumni Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>were trained.&nbsp; We are happy to report<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"425\" src=\"http:\/\/alumni.mku.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Group-training.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alumni.mku.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Group-training.jpg 943w, http:\/\/alumni.mku.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Group-training-300x135.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alumni.mku.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Group-training-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>A photo of an ongoing session of one of USAID Youth empowerment group training<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>that a number of them have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>initiated businesses since the training in June 2022. 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