Improving literacy levels, especially in regions like Kilifi County where rates lag at 42%, well behind the national average of 78.7%, is a catalyst for Kenya’s broader developmental goals. It moves the needle from basic survival to economic participation and social stability.

The Directors of K-VAC are currently engaged in the field of commercial film and photography services, and have since 2018 been involved in photography and videography training workshops with CANON.

We now want to do things differently!

We have come together to collaborate with Bunifu Youths Kenya, who are on the forefront of providing STEM education to children and youth, and actively engaged in developing prototype innovations to specifically ensure inclusion of youths with disabilities.

We are purposefully co-designing the modalities of training partnership with Kilifi’s Directorate of Vocational Training. We will co-ordinate with Kilifi County’s Directorate of Vocational Training and the local chiefs  to  carry out sensitization workshops at the sub-county village level to have group discussions to plan, design, and implement our technical curricula. Recruitment of students that fit specific criteria will also be a crucial part of this partnership.

We are also partnering with Pwani University who will be incubating K-VAC for the initial start-up years, providing an ecosystem within the innovation space, ensuring the success of this initiative and anchoring K-VAC within the wider plans of Kilifi County.

Our Vision is anchored in using sustainable innovation to empower Kilifi’s youth through the digital arts and entrepreneurship, by building pathways from low literacy, unemployment  and poverty to creative livelihoods for the most vulnerable among us.

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Sharon Mitchener
Executive Director