Career Development

It’s the lifelong process of managing learning, work, leisure, and transitions in order to move toward a personally determined and evolving preferred future.

LOHI has initiatives that helps the youth, elderly and the disabled, with support of their families and communities to secure and sustain their livelihood.

All this is achieved through the following programs;

  1. Workshop and events
  2. Career guide in Schools

a) Workshop & Events

LOHI International sets up Career fair events which include presentations from facilitators in various professional fields, enterprise world (both Agribusiness and Business wise) and Government representatives who talk about Opportunities for the youth, women and the PWD’s in the Job market and how they can secure livelihoods.

Target group; Youth, Elderly and The disabled

Objectives
  1. To provide Employability knowledge and develop skills to the youth.
  2. To provide a platform for the Youth, women and the disabled to engage and network with employers.
  3. Come up with solutions on how to reduce interdependency and establish self-reliance.
Strategic areas addressed in leadership & governance
  • The role of Youth in attaining vision 2030 
  • Business Plan Development
  • Wealth Creation in Agribusiness
  • Volunteering, internship and attachments
  • Opportunities for People Living With Disability
  • Business Experience
  • National and International scholarships
  • Networking

b) Career guide in schools

This involves Mentoring, Inspiring, Empowering and providing knowledge on careers that will act as a clear guiding strategy to choose and follow a certain career path.

This strategic area works toward ensuring Careers have been realized, competence and results have been achieved towards the attainment of the SDGs and Kenya’s Vision 2030.

Objectives
  1. Coach students toward realizing the right career path.
  2. Equip students with all knowledge needed to venture in a specific career.
  3. Answer questions that students have toward careers.
  4. Create platforms for students to interact with professionals to mentor them.
  5. Educating and mentor them on Life skills which are vital for the Job market.
Solutions
  1. Conducting sessions, knowledge that will provide skills and expertise in different schools.
  2. Providing sessions with successful professionals for mentorship and coaching. 
  3. Connecting  students with professionals in the job market.
  4. Talks on life skills.