The Youth in Energy Empowerment Program was launched by Eenovators Limited, an energy consulting company. This program offers mentorship, training, and internship opportunities to young people to gain the necessary industry skills to find employment in the energy management and renewable energy sector. Young people looking to join the energy space in Africa struggle to find internship opportunities to gain work experience, which is a prerequisite to entering the job market. It’s also a struggle for these individuals to pay for certification programs with the high cost associated. This initiative is allowing for these barriers to be achieved.
Throughout the first two programs, 40 young energy professionals from Kenya and Uganda were holistically trained for a period of 4 months and equipped with skills to assess the energy ‘footprint’ of selected facilities where they participated in a 6-month internship. The trainees conducted energy and water audits and installed smart meters that enable real-time monitoring of energy and water consumption for the facilities.
Across all of the Agri-Food Sector facilities these interns helped out at, the estimated energy savings are 9%-40.93%, a total of 846.78 tonnes of greenhouse gas emission reduction, and a total energy savings of more than $90 million. The first group graduated in 2021 and all students were able to find jobs in the energy industry. The second group graduated in 2022 and are being placed in internships with hopes to be placed in full-time jobs by the middle of 2023. It is our hope that this award will bring this program to the limelight, attracting the right partners and funding opportunities for Eenovators Limited to continue empowering and impacting the lives of as many young people in Africa as possible.
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