Real opportunities, honestly labelled.
Nothing here is invented. VERIFIED means we checked the organisation's official website. Always confirm dates and requirements there before applying.
PEPEA Resource Space membership
A safe shared space where verified opportunities are posted with application guidance, plus peer learning and mentorship.
- Who can join
- Underserved young people in Kisumu County, NEET youth, jobless graduates, students, volunteers, community development actors and underemployed young people.
- Where
- Kisumu Town · hybrid
- Time needed
- low
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Ongoing intake
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Described in the THRIVE Action PEPEA project proposal (July 2026) as an operating space hosting young people, with verified real-time opportunities, application guidelines and mentorship.
THRIVE support: Come with one clear goal and check the board regularly. The members who gain most are the ones who apply and report back.
PEPEA Fellow (youth volunteer role)
A volunteer role driving community-based solutions to youth unemployment, while building your own professional portfolio in a supported environment.
- Who can join
- Young people willing to give time and skills to community-centred work in Kisumu. Exact current criteria to be confirmed with THRIVE Action.
- Where
- Kisumu Town · hybrid
- Time needed
- high
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Not confirmed, ask THRIVE Action
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: The proposal describes a team of 10 PEPEA Fellows leading the project. Whether places are currently open is not confirmed here.
THRIVE support: This is unpaid time. It pays back in portfolio, references and networks, go in only if your hours genuinely allow it.
Career, skills & learning exchange placement
Practical workplace experience for beneficiaries, including people who have never practised what they studied.
- Who can join
- PEPEA Resource Space members. Specific requirements to be confirmed with the providers.
- Where
- Kisumu · in-person
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Not confirmed
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: The proposal states THRIVE Action partners with DREAMS Redefined for a career, skills and learning exchange programme giving practical job-market and workplace experience. Current openings and dates are not confirmed.
THRIVE support: Treat it as real work from day one. Keep a log of what you did, it becomes the experience section of your CV.
SAWA Young Women Leadership Network
Leadership, community development, financial management and economic empowerment training, opportunities and mentorship.
- Who can join
- Young women leaders. Current criteria and entry route need confirmation.
- Where
- Kisumu / regional · hybrid
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Not confirmed
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: The proposal records that THRIVE Action's Executive Director and one PEPEA Fellow are certified members accessing leadership, community development, financial management and economic empowerment training. Open membership routes are not confirmed.
THRIVE support: Leadership networks reward participation between sessions, not just attendance.
Product improvement & standardisation certification support
Support for small producers to improve products and meet regulatory standards needed for higher-value markets.
- Who can join
- Young producers with an existing product. Requirements to be confirmed with the provider.
- Where
- Kenya · hybrid
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Not confirmed
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: The proposal records one PEPEA member accessing this support for a honey enterprise to meet regulatory standards. Current availability, criteria and deadlines are not confirmed.
THRIVE support: Certification work is paperwork-heavy and slow. Budget time for it, and expect your product to change.
Regional youth leadership bootcamp (NEXT VOTE project)
A residential-style leadership bootcamp with strong peer-network effects.
- Who can join
- Young people interested in leadership and civic participation. Criteria for any new cohort unconfirmed.
- Where
- Regional · in-person
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Not confirmed
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: The proposal records a past bootcamp that a PEPEA Fellow attended, after which nine young people joined the Resource Space. A current or future cohort is not confirmed.
THRIVE support: The value is the people you meet. Plan to follow up with at least five of them afterwards.
Technical & vocational courses (TVET)
Public technical college in Kisumu offering certificate, diploma and artisan courses in engineering, ICT, business, hospitality and more.
- Who can join
- Depends on the course level, see the admissions page. Government TVET funding and HELB loans may apply to some courses.
- Where
- Kisumu Town · in-person
- Time needed
- high
- Cost
- Some cost
- Deadline
- Intakes are announced on the official site, no date confirmed here
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Official website kisumupoly.ac.ke checked live on 25 Sep 2026. Course lists, fees and intake dates must be read on the site or at the admissions office.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Ask a Fellow to help you compare courses and check whether you qualify for TVET funding before paying anything.
Ajira Digital Program, online work training
Free training and mentorship to help young people find and do dignified online and digital work.
- Who can join
- Kenyan young people. Specific cohort criteria are listed on the official site.
- Where
- Online, plus Ajira youth centres · hybrid
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Ongoing, check the official site for cohorts
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Official website ajiradigital.go.ke checked live on 25 Sep 2026. Current training cohorts and the nearest Ajira centre should be confirmed on the site.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Online work needs a phone or laptop and data. If device access is your barrier, tell a Fellow first.
LakeHub innovation & tech community
Kisumu's innovation hub for young founders, techies and creatives, programmes, events, mentorship and co-working.
- Who can join
- Varies by programme, see the official site.
- Where
- Kisumu · hybrid
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Programme-specific, check the official site
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Official website lakehub.co.ke checked live on 25 Sep 2026. Current programmes, costs and events should be confirmed on the site.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Go to one open event first. Bring a one-line description of your idea or skill.
Generation Kenya job training & placement
Short, intensive training programmes linked to real employers, with support into a first job.
- Who can join
- Listed per programme on the official site.
- Where
- Kenya, check locations · hybrid
- Time needed
- high
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Per programme, check the official site
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Official website kenya.generation.org checked live on 25 Sep 2026. Open courses and locations should be confirmed on the site.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Programmes are full-time for a few weeks. Plan care and transport before you apply.
Youth Enterprise Development Fund loans & training
Government loans, business training and market support for youth-owned enterprises and youth groups.
- Who can join
- Kenyan young people and youth groups, exact conditions on the official site.
- Where
- Kenya, county offices · in-person
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Some cost
- Deadline
- Ongoing
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Official website youthfund.go.ke checked live on 25 Sep 2026. Loan products and requirements are listed there.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: A loan must be repaid. Have a Fellow look at your numbers with you before you apply.
Uwezo Fund group enterprise support
Affordable funds and capacity building for groups of youth, women and persons with disabilities.
- Who can join
- Registered groups, see the official site for group requirements.
- Where
- Kenya, constituency level · in-person
- Time needed
- low
- Cost
- Some cost
- Deadline
- Ongoing
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Official website uwezo.go.ke checked live on 25 Sep 2026.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Works best with a trusted group you already save with.
Equity Group Foundation scholarships & leadership programmes
Education scholarships and leadership development for bright students from low-income backgrounds.
- Who can join
- Programme-specific, see the official site.
- Where
- Kenya · hybrid
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Programme-specific, check the official site
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Official website equitygroupfoundation.com checked live on 25 Sep 2026. Which programmes are open right now must be read on the site.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Scholarship applications ask for documents. Start collecting them early with a Fellow.
KBEST Scholarship, full TVET training (Equity Group Foundation)
A full scholarship for an approved TVET course linked to the blue economy, covering the whole course period, plus mentorship, financial literacy and industry-focused training.
- Who can join
- Young people aged 18 to 29 who are admitted to, or recommended by, a participating TVET institution for an approved course. Women and vulnerable youth are prioritised.
- Where
- Kisumu, Busia, Siaya, Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa counties · in-person
- Time needed
- high
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- 6 October 2026, 4:30 pm (2026 call)
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: KBEST is a seven-year programme funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by Colleges and Institutes Canada, with Equity Group Foundation providing scholarships (collegesinstitutes.ca). The 2026 scholarship call covers Kisumu, Busia, Siaya, Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa counties, deadline 6 October 2026 at 4:30 pm. Confirm the current call on the official KBEST or Equity Group Foundation pages before applying.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: You must first be admitted or recommended by a participating TVET college. A Fellow can help you pick an approved course and secure the admission letter before the deadline.
Kenya Red Cross volunteering
Volunteer in first aid, emergency response and community health, builds skills, references and networks.
- Who can join
- See the volunteer section of the official site.
- Where
- Kisumu branch / Kenya · in-person
- Time needed
- low
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Ongoing
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Official website redcross.or.ke checked live on 25 Sep 2026. Volunteer intake in Kisumu should be confirmed with the branch.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Volunteering is flexible, pick hours that fit around care duties.
Industrial attachment & trade testing
National body for industrial attachment, apprenticeships and government trade tests that certify skills you already have.
- Who can join
- See the official site for each service.
- Where
- Kenya, regional offices · in-person
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Some cost
- Deadline
- Test dates on the official site
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Official website nita.go.ke checked live on 25 Sep 2026.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: If you learned a trade informally, a trade test can turn it into a certificate employers trust.
Support for persons with disabilities
Registration, assistive devices, education support and economic empowerment for persons with disabilities.
- Who can join
- Persons with disabilities, see the official site.
- Where
- Kenya, county offices · in-person
- Time needed
- low
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Ongoing
- Accessibility
- Confirmed
Source: Official website ncpwd.go.ke checked live on 25 Sep 2026.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Only share what you're comfortable with. A Fellow can go with you.
WINGS Scholarship, Homecare Management course
A scholarship for a Homecare Management course, opening pathways into the care economy and hospitality for women, youth and persons with disabilities.
- Who can join
- Women, youth and persons with disabilities. Exact criteria for the next cohort to be confirmed with the provider.
- Where
- Nairobi, training at Kibondeni College · in-person
- Time needed
- high
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Cohort 1 closed 25 Sep 2026, next intake to be confirmed
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Authentic source confirmed: WINGS Project (Work Inclusion, Growth & Sustainability for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities) by The Tree of Life Kenya, training at Kibondeni College. Cohort 1 deadline was 25 September 2026 and a PEPEA beneficiary was successfully shortlisted and invited. Future cohorts to be confirmed with the provider.
THRIVE support: One of our own beneficiaries was shortlisted for this. If care work interests you, tell a Fellow so we can prepare you for the next cohort.
County youth programmes & job notices
Official county notices, jobs, bursaries, youth programmes and public participation forums.
- Who can join
- Per notice.
- Where
- Kisumu County · hybrid
- Time needed
- low
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Per notice
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: Official website kisumu.go.ke checked live on 25 Sep 2026. Individual notices must be read there.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Public participation forums are a free way to build civic voice.
Anytime Learning Exchange, volunteer & internship placement
A hands-on volunteer or internship placement with a young women-led Kisumu CBO, contributing skills to peacebuilding, gender equality, youth engagement and community development work.
- Who can join
- Young people, including students, interested in community development and peacebuilding in Kisumu. Specific placement terms are agreed with WOVOP directly.
- Where
- Kisumu · in-person
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Ongoing, apply through WOVOP's official channels
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: WOVOP's official LinkedIn page (checked 3 Oct 2026) describes the Anytime Learning Exchange as an ongoing programme hosting volunteers and interns in Kisumu for peacebuilding, gender equality, youth engagement and community development.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: A placement like this builds real references and community development experience. Agree your role and hours in writing before you start.
Digital Peace Lab training & Peace Seed Grants
Training for young social media influencers and content creators to run peace-focused digital campaigns ahead of the 2027 General Elections, with small seed grants for the best campaign ideas.
- Who can join
- Young social media influencers and content creators from and based in Kisumu County.
- Where
- Kisumu County · hybrid
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Closed 22 Sep 2026, watch WOVOP's page for the next call
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: WOVOP's official LinkedIn announcement (21 Sep 2026) called for 15 Kisumu-based young social media content creators, with Peace Seed Grants of up to KSh 8,000 for the best 5 campaign ideas. The application deadline was 22 Sep 2026 and has now passed.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: This round has closed, but the Peace Talks Project runs towards the 2027 elections. Follow WOVOP and tell a Fellow you are interested so we flag the next call for you.
KNEC & NITA certificate and diploma courses
Certificate and diploma courses including Social Work and Community Development, Business Management, Project Management, Human Resource Management, Information Studies, Computer Studies, Food and Beverage, Plumbing, Electrical and Electronics, Building Technology, ECDE, Secretarial Studies, Supply Chain Management, Sales and Marketing, and Welding and Fabrication.
- Who can join
- Varies by course level, artisan and craft certificates need lower entry grades than diplomas. Confirm specific requirements with the institute.
- Where
- Kisumu, opposite Otieno Oyoo Secondary School · in-person
- Time needed
- high
- Cost
- Some cost
- Deadline
- Intake dates not confirmed, call the institute directly
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: KICDT is a TVETA-registered private training college in Kisumu (registration TVETA/PRIVATE/TVC/0259/2016), opposite Otieno Oyoo Secondary School. Its KNEC and NITA course list is published on education directories, checked 3 Oct 2026. Current intake dates and fees must be confirmed directly with the institute on 0754009282 or 0722655859.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Ask about the next intake, exact fees and whether any bursary or flexible payment plan exists before you commit. A Fellow can help you compare this with free options like KBEST.
Call for young peace content creators
A call for young content creators to produce peace-focused content with WOVOP, a young women-led Kisumu CBO working on peacebuilding and gender equality.
- Who can join
- Young content creators, see the original announcement for the exact criteria.
- Where
- Kisumu · hybrid
- Time needed
- medium
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Confirm the deadline on the original announcement
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: WOVOP's official LinkedIn re-announcement (shared with THRIVE Action on 4 Oct 2026) calls for young peace content creators. Read the original post for the current requirements and deadline before applying.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Show a Fellow your content ideas before you apply, we can help you shape a strong submission.
Programmes Officer vacancy
A paid Programmes Officer role at a TVETA-registered training college in Kisumu, coordinating training programmes and community development work.
- Who can join
- See the original announcement for the qualifications and experience required.
- Where
- Kisumu, opposite Otieno Oyoo Secondary School · in-person
- Time needed
- high
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Confirm the deadline on the original announcement
- Accessibility
- Requires verification
Source: KICDT's official LinkedIn hiring post (shared with THRIVE Action on 4 Oct 2026) announces a Programmes Officer vacancy. Read the original post for the requirements and how to apply before the deadline.
Open the original pageTHRIVE support: Never pay anyone to get a job. A Fellow can help you prepare your application and practise for the interview.