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What we do
Agriculture is the backbone of Kenya’s economy, contributing 26 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and another 27 per cent of GDP indirectly through linkages with other sectors. The sector employs more than 40 per cent of the total population and more than 70 per cent of Kenya’s rural people making it a very important for poverty reduction in Kenya. The sector accounts for 65 per cent of the export earnings, and provides the livelihood (employment, income and food security needs) for more than 80 per cent of the Kenyan population and contributes to improving nutrition through production of safe, diverse and nutrient dense foods.
In 2004, ACWICT worked with a team of graduate students from the University of Michigan to design an innovation that utilizes technology as a tool to create agricultural market efficiencies in Eastern Africa. The innovation overcomes market related inefficiencies through a digital platform that drive transparency, increase linkages/networks and enable farmers to gain more from their hard work.
Initiatives
For the last two decades, we have been working to improve agriculture through the following initiatives.
The AgriTradeKenya (ATK)
The AgriTradeKenya (ATK) AgriTradeKenya is an innovation of the that that is utilizing technology as a tool to create agricultural market efficiencies in Eastern Africa. The ATK project aims to network fishing, livestock and crop...
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Tech4Girls
Empowering 100 high potential but disadvantaged young women in both Kenya and Ethiopia in market relevant Digital Skills in the IT Infrastructure career path and computer science career path.

COVID-19 and Digital Employability Programme
ACWICT has received funding support from the UKAID to equip 1,000 unemployed/underemployed young women aged 18-34 years from informal settlements and rural Kenya, including those who lost their jobs/business opportunities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with market-driven online/digital work skills to enable them become re-employed or secure new employment and business opportunities. At
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Our vision is a world where all people, women and men have equal opportunities to access and use information/knowledge for their social, economic and political advancement.
Tech4Girls Ethiopia
Empowering 100 high potential but disadvantaged young women in both Kenya and Ethiopia in market relevant Digital Skills in
Tech4Girls Kenya
Empowering 100 high potential but disadvantaged young women in both Kenya and Ethiopia in market relevant Digital Skills in
COVID-19 and Digital Employability Programme Launch Webinar
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Our Impact
- Continuous employer engagement
- Mobilization and Recruitment of women and youth to participate in the program
- Aptitude assessment, selection, career counselling and referrals
- Technical (digital and coding skills) and vocational skills training, life skills training, soft skills
- Job preparedness training and placement
- Post-placement support.