NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 28 – Empower and Serve Kenya (EmpServe) has revealed plans to replicate its Social Innovation Eco-Village (SIEVE) model in other Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) and marginalised regions as it seeks to expand its operations beyond the 10 counties where it currently operates.
The organisation says SIEVE, its latest project in Enduata, Kajiado County, has been designed as a scalable model that can be adapted to communities facing similar climate shocks, resource constraints and vulnerabilities.
The model combines off-grid power, digital resource centres and climate-smart agriculture, providing communities with solutions to support livelihoods, particularly among young people and women.
“Our long-term vision is to scale youth economic inclusion pipelines across Kenya, secure permanent digital and green job access for thousands more young people, and prove that grassroots eco-villages can become a standard model for rural resilience,” the organisation said.
Since its establishment in 2016, EmpServe has worked on youth empowerment, digital inclusion, entrepreneurship, innovation, livelihoods and community development.
The organisation says it has reached more than 10,000 people through over 30 projects and partnerships with more than 50 local and international partners, with more than 3,000 beneficiaries transitioning into jobs and enterprises.
The projects help communities learn how to use solar energy, natural cob-building techniques for houses and smart rainwater harvesting instead of relying on expensive external solutions.
EmpServe’s long-term vision is to expand youth economic inclusion across the country, increase access to digital and green jobs, and promote locally led solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges.
