KIPS FOUNDATION
KIPS Foundation is an independent private organization committed to empowering and capacity building trainees who join and go through KIPS Technical College. The foundation is anchored on three major pillars: Entrepreneurship which drives the economy and eradicate poverty, Mentorship and bridging the gap between the academic and the academic knowledge.
The foundation aims at improving the livelihoods of tomorrow and help the societies sow the ideas and grow the solutions to their most pressing issues. To do this, the foundation acknowledges the role of entrepreneurship and mentorship which are drivers of the daily economy in any society.
The foundation was born after identifying a huge gap in tertiary training levels. Many graduates lack tools of work to enable them implement what they study in the classroom. There are minimal employments opportunities in the current economy and the graduates find themselves tarmacking long. This can be either attributed to poverty from their background or lack of self-sufficient training.
To address this need, KIPS FOUNDATION becomes an ideal train that mentor and gives the mentees’ tools of work to translate theory to skills and skills to reality. The foundation operates on a revolving fund kit.
HOW THE FOUNDATION WORKS
PARTNESHIP AND NETWORKING
CIVIL SOCIETY
GOVERNMENTS
OTHER FOUNDATIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PATNERS LIST
HOW THE FOUNDATION WORKS
The foundation identifies needy cases, the trainees are taken through a mentorship programme by our partners who are experts in certain field, and they are given capital to start a business as an individual or a group under guidance of the mentors.
Our strategy of working through partnerships is intended to build institutional capacity of groups, supporting innovation and ensuring that the funding provided meets the needs of the target beneficiaries and is culturally relevant. In doing so, the Foundation encourages its grantees to forge collaborations and partnerships with local, state and national government agencies to enhance sustainability of the initiatives.
The Foundation also seeks collaboration with other grant makers and international agencies working in its target areas. Where necessary, the Foundation will leverage additional funding from other sources to support partners’ initiatives.
An important component of the Foundation’s work is the dedication to documenting and analyzing the projects we fund to assist in strengthening our future grant making and assist in influencing policies and practice in the areas we operate.
PARTNESHIP AND NETWORKING
There are a number of important actors and individuals already active in the areas the Foundation aims to work in. Therefore, collaborative relationships will be forged with key groups of actors:
CIVIL SOCIETY
The Foundation will mainly work through Non-Governmental Organisations, community based groups, including faith-based organisations, youth and women’s groups. Our strategy of working through partnerships is intended to build institutional capacity of groups, supporting innovation and ensuring that the funding provided meets the needs of the target beneficiaries and is culturally relevant.
GOVERNMENTS
The Foundation is cognizant of the fact that its interventions are the primary responsibility of the government. Thus, the Foundation will not operate in a manner that conveys an impression that these interventions will absolve government of its responsibility. Therefore the Foundation will encourage the organisations it supports to work with governments at all levels, including the state and national assemblies, government ministries, departments and agencies. The Foundation will also seek to involve government agencies in the assessment of the projects implemented to ensure that the grants provided are utilized for the approved purposes.
OTHER FOUNDATIONS
The KIPS Foundation will identify and where necessary partner with Foundations that work in similar intervention areas. Efforts will be made to encourage international Foundations to invest and work in Kenya through “joint funding” initiatives.
The Foundation will also get involved in the national and international philanthropic sector by joining platforms and networks that are committed to advancing philanthropy. At the national level, the Foundation will pioneer and support efforts to promote philanthropic giving and encourage partners to become more philanthropic.
PRIVATE SECTOR
The Foundation will seek collaborations with private sector institutions that use business solutions to solve social problems. For example, collaborations will be forged with organizations with corporate social responsibility initiatives across the country. Public Private Partnerships in the funding of large-scale projects will also be sought.
PATNERS LIST
- KIPS Technical College,
- Computer Ways Limited
- Mission of Hope International ( MOHI )
- Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority ( TVETA)
- Equity Bank
- Masomo Initiative Foundation,