Kijani building Mombasa, Kenya shapeskillsfoundation@gmail.com
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Building skills

Who we are

VISION
Empowering youth and women through innovative skill development programs, fostering a generation of leaders, creators, and entrepreneurs equipped to drive sustainable growth and positive change in their communities and beyond."

MISSION STATEMENT
"Our mission is to provide comprehensive and inclusive skill-building programs for youths and women, fostering their potential through education, mentorship, and hands-on training. We aim to bridge the skills gap, promote equal opportunities, and create a supportive environment where every individual can thrive, contribute meaningfully to their communities, and drive positive change in the world.

The organization started in 2019 under the name African Pot CBO. We have since changed the name to Shapeskills Foundation With the rapid change in the job market youth are facing challenges of adopti...

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Activities

Activities

Entrepreneurship
Skills development and entrepreneurship empowerment

This involves cooking skills program and baking lessons it also involves fashion designing through sewing classes and partnerships with classes that provide digital skills training

Education
Mental health and sex education

This involves engaging youth and women in a mindsetting program that give them confidence and power to make decisions that will be healthy and keep them safe from affected with the society peer pressure.

Mentorship
Mentorship and Career guidance

This includes visiting schools, churches and colleges for mentorship and career guidance.

Cooking skills training

The trainees learn how to cook international meals and also learnt basic baking skills. The trainees learn how to set a table and food presentation

Soap making training

The trainees learnt how to make liquid multipurpose soap, toilet detergents, and harpic and jik. They learn how to use them in carrying in housekeeping and also they can sell them and make a living

Digital skills

Partnership with local colleges' for empowering our youth with basic computer classes

Fashion and design

Increasing the number of sewing machines to accommodate more trainees for the sewing classes and hair and beauty classes

Environment
Beach cleaning

The Beach Cleanup Initiative strives to enhance coastal beauty by removing trash and pollutants from our shores, while raising environmental awareness and community involvement.

Environment
Tree/Vegetables planting

We are involved in Greening our environment.Each trainee is previlledged of planting a tree and also they learn how they can grow their own vegetables as part of natural and organic farming linking farm to kitchen.