PPDP Inclusive Growth through Decent Work in the Great Rift Valley

Objectif officiel

The private company Akiira Geothermal Ltd is setting up a geothermal power plant in the southern region of the Rift Valley near Naivasha in Kenya. The current production of renewable energy is expected to contribute to Kenya's growing economy. In order for the adjoining pastoral communities to benefit from economic growth, conscious and proactive measures must be taken. Akiira is determined that their investment in the region should have a positive impact on the local communities in terms of local participation and job creation during the construction and operational phase. At the moment, it is difficult for Akiira to hire local labor, for other than simple jobs such as drivers, guards, etc., due to lack of education and other skills among the local population. Due to the discrepancy between the private sector needs of employable labor and the local population's lack of matching knowledge and skills, Akiira Geothermal Ltd and Sida, represented by the Swedish Embassy in Nairobi, initiated a partnership to address some of the development challenges in the region, such as poverty, dismissal, lack of employability, gender inequality and lack of fundamental rights to public services. The model of the partnership is a Public Private Development Partnership (PPDP) with the International Labor Organization (ILO) as coordinator, implementer and agreement partner of the program. Forum Syd will also play a key role in the implementation of the program. In addition, a larger number of partners will also participate and contribute to the jointly set goals of the partnership. The closest involved partners to PPDP are Akiira Ltd, KenGen Ltd (tbc), the Ministry of Education, Nakuru County and Narok County, the population of, in particular, Suswa and Rapland, Forum South, ILO and Sida (through the Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi). It is envisaged that this partnership can be a model for replication in other counties as well as in other sectors to achieve inclusive growth in Kenya. The Ministry of Education is one of the partners who has expressed interest in seeing the PPDP as a pilot for replication and scaling. The program extends over four years, including a start-up/inception phase of 12 months. In order to meet the above-mentioned developmental needs of the local population, businesses and governmental functions in the area, the overall purpose of PPDPs is to reduce poverty and improve living conditions through the creation of decent jobs (formal and informal) and to strengthen the capacity of the population to access their rights to public and social services. This will be achieved through three main goals, (1) Decent jobs as a result of improved formal skills and skills through vocational education, (2) Decent jobs, new and growing companies as a result of increased knowledge, business development and access to finance, and (3) The population has the knowledge and capacity to demand public and social services such as water, education, health and sanitation. T

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Calendrier

Début déclaré

10 mai 2018

Clôture

31 mars 2025

Durée prévue

83 mois

Financement

Budget déclaré dans la devise du bailleur, sans conversion.

Place de l’énergie

51 % du projet relève des secteurs de l’énergie, selon la ventilation déclarée par le bailleur. L’énergie en est l’objet principal.

• Énergie géothermique 51 %
• Code CAD 16020 49 %

Thèmes

• Éolien, géothermie et stockage (Éolien et géothermie au Kenya) : « geothermal » figure dans l’objectif officiel.

Documents officiels

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