The PROBLEM:

Africa is home to one eighth of the world’s population. The most populated areas are along the Nile, Niger, Congo and Senegal rivers. The population is growing quickly due to increasingly better health care. Birthrates are very high and families are often large. Many people have moved from the rural countryside to cities, because of the poverty and lack of work, or to escape civil wars, droughts, and famines.

Most countries rely on the export of coffee, cocoa, or oil. In recent years, the prices have fallen. The amount that African countries earn from exports is often less then what they have to spend on imports. These factors, along with the growing population and effects of wars and droughts, mean ongoing economic difficulties for many African countries.

Looking for Strategic Alliance(s) in Mozambique and Kenya:

The solution to low employment rates and decreased opportunities will be found in a collaborative effort where essential resources, skills training and appropriate technologies are made available in these troubled regions. If you are part of, or know of, a vocational and/or skills training ministry that is interested in collaborating their efforts and resources for a broader transformation impact, please let us know.

Below is a list of ministries we are working with to help facilitate skills training and job creation opportunities where CoL is working.