Kenya Private Sector Alliance

Type:	Limited Liability
Industry:	Registry, Legal, Internet, etc.
Founded:	Kenya, 2003
Headquarters:	Nairobi
Country:	Kenya
Website:	KEPSA Website
Facebook:	KEPSA Facebook
LinkedIn:	KEPSA LinkedIn
Twitter:	@https://twitter.com/kepsakyep

KEPSA is an inclusive and proactive body that provides an institutional framework for Government and private sector partnership. It acts as a facilitator for the private sector in public policy dialogue, as an umbrella policy and networking institution for the private sector and a promoter of public-private sector partnerships in addressing the challenges of wealth and employment creation in Kenya.

The main objectives of the company's strategy is the pursuit of an enabling business environment over the next five years by ensuring a year-on-year improvement in three key global business rankings:

• Ease of Doing Business Index (World Bank)
• Global Competitiveness Index (World Economic Forum)
• Bribery Index (Transparency International)

Membership

Members of KEPSA get to enjoy a wide variety of benefits, which include;

• Professional Growth and Prosperity
• Policy Development
• Access to a Wealth of Information
• Direct access to economic development professionals to facilitate relationships and support for private sector members.
• Meeting with Overseas Delegations
• Government Intervention

Application forms for joining KEPSA can be found online where members are required to pay a one time membership fee of Ksh.10,000/=.

Kenya Youth Empowerment Project (KYEP)

In June 2010 Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) was mandated by the Government of Kenya to implement the Kenya Youth Empowerment Project (KYEP), which was a 5 year World Bank funded project that came to an end on 29th February 2016, Training and Internship component which aimed at providing the selected youth with relevant work experience and skills through training and work placements in the formal and informal sectors.

The project, which run for a total of six cycles, entailed two months of training and four months of work experience per cycle.

Overall, a total of 20,384 (47% female) youth received training and 13,289 (49% female) youth were successfully placed in internships against the target of 15,000 and 10,000 planned for Training and Internships respectively.

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