| dc.description.abstract | On the outset this study aimed at looking into sustainability of youth enterprise funded projects a
case of selected projects in Mombasa County. Since the Jubilee government came into power in
2012, it has rolled out several youth project initiatives. These include Youth Empowerment
Marshal Plan, the National Youth Policy, Kazi kwaVijana and inter alia Youth Enterprise
Development Fund. Hitherto the sustainability of projects undertaken by youth does not seem to
be clear. No efforts had been made to establish the factors influencing sustainability of projects
taken up by youth in an endeavor to nurture entrepreneurship culture. The purpose of the study
hence was to establish whether the level of education influenced sustainability of Youth
Enterprise Development Funded Projects. It also determined the extent to which management
skills influenced sustainability of Youth Enterprise Development Funded projects and
determined the extent to which availability of human capital influenced sustainability of Youth
Enterprise Development Funded projects. The study targeted a sample of 60 youths. The study
being a survey found that 30.9% respondents had attained education up to a primary level, 50.9%
up to a secondary level and 18.2% up to tertiary level meaning that the funded projects were not
guaranteed given the caliber of education borrowers. The study also recorded a mean of 2.57 of
those who have attended seminars for awareness, education and training of sustainability of
youth enterprise development funded projects. The study established that 41.8% respondents
agreed that financial planning and management influenced sustainability of youth funded
projects. The study recorded a mean of 3.03 on the respondents’ human capital and managerial
skills. Additionally a mean of 4.43 was recorded rating Youth Enterprise Development Fund
very beneficial economically to the society. The researcher recommended that the youth
development fund officials need to frequently hold seminars and trainings that are practical and
responsive to emerging needs of beneficiaries of youth enterprise development fund.
Formulating and reviewing education and training policy was recommended where by private
sector is to be involved in training that would help address the problem of skills mismatch with
the labor market. The study suggests insight into secondary effects of businesses that have
utilized youth enterprise development fund | en_US |
