Upskilling Youth for Careers in Welding

About this Project

In Ruhuha, Rwanda, youth may face a future of limited employment opportunities but, with the right skills, they can pursue a path of entrepreneurship. The need for fabricated doors and windows is ever-present in their community as families build and upgrade their homes. With this market opportunity in mind, the community has prioritized equipping youth with welding skills as a vocational trade. With your $7,300 investment, the community will co-invest $2,500 of their own resources to purchase welding equipment and materials to establish a welding workshop facility. Twenty youth from the community will enroll in a six-month welding course in a nearby city, and, upon completion, the graduates will return to establish their welding business in the new workshop, producing and selling their fabricated products.