MY YEEP INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT EENOVATORS LIMITED
By Albert Kibiwott The YEEP Program has been a great learning experience. As the first cohort of the program, we have been privileged to get an opportunity to acquire energy audit and energy management knowledge and experience that will enable us to further develop...
YOUTH IN ENERGY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM – BRINGING UNPRECEDENTED TRANSFORMATION IN EAST AFRICA
By Emily Gitonga Young people in Africa have been struggling in the Energy space to acquire internships and experience that are often prerequisites for entry into the job market. They have also been as well as struggling with the barrier to entry that is financial...
MY ENERGYZED YEEP INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT KAPA
By Gloria Maruti It is said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. As a fresh graduate eager to venture into the working society, I was ready to take the first step in my career when an opportunity to join the Youth in Energy Empowerment...
MY YEEP INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT KENYA NUT
By Nelson Simanto This year has been full of wonderful and new experiences courtesy of the YEEP (Youth in Energy Empowerment Program). I have gotten the chance to experience what the future holds for my energy management career which is one of my dreams. I have also...
THE BEGINNING OF MY CAREER LIFE AT KAPA
By Patrick Kanyuira It is always a dream come true for any student to finally join the working class, mainly with the zeal and aim to gain the mostly coveted thing-the practicability of your class work. I was too in such bandwagon not long ago. After the vigorous...
MY INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT KENCHIC MLOLONGO
By Cherrily Shikweya Nothing prepares you for the experience that awaits you in anything you do for the first time or places you visit for the first time, and the associated excitement, anxiety, new people, new environment, and the new routine. It was no different...
MY YEEP INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT OL-NJOROWA (MBEGU FARM)
By Koech Irvine Kiplangat After sitting for the Energy Audit Technician exam administered by the Institute of Energy Professionals in Africa (IEPA), every YEEP Cohort 1 team member had the chance to choose where they wanted to go for their internship. Having lived in...
MY YEEP INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT CARGILL LIMITED
By Gideon Omangi On 3rd May, the ship left the yard, to test the wild waters, to prove itself and the workmanship of its builders. I can also say troops were sent into war, each to his front in the battle. Better still, the treasure hunt began; trained and skilled,...
MY INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT WILDFIRE FLOWERS
INTO THE DEEP-END. READY, SET...SWIM! By Richard Ojunga If we were all born with fins like most water dwellers, then we’d probably have an easier time navigating through water. Unless there is a fish out there reading this, finding yourself alone in the middle of a...
YOUTH IN ENERGY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME DEBUNKS COMMON ENGINNEERING MYTH
By Carolyne Gathuru There’s a huge debate! A typical debate scenario with the proposers and opposers taking the stand. The motion in question and the topic under dispute in the debate is the statement: ‘Soft’ skills are more impactful than ‘hard’ skills in the...
DOES INTERNSHIP EMPOWER YOU FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES?
By Monica Ngage Majority of the Kenyan population are the youth who account for around 75% of the total population. Most of these have freshly graduated from universities and colleges. They face a challenge of unemployment with many employers terming them as...
VOLUNTEERING – YAY OR NAY?
By Koech Irvine Kiplangat Greetings, Over the past couple of years, many young graduates in Kenya have left school and ended up “tarmacking” in a shrinking economy. The Covid 19 pandemic has exacerbated the unemployment situation, resulting in layoffs and the...