NEWS

YEP Effect 4 has been released!

During the YEP kick off of batch 15, another new edition of YEP Effect has been officially launched: the fourth edition is now available!

YEP alumnus Jacques on TV!

Jacques Tuyishime, alumnus of YEP Programmes, is now Managing Director at Holland GreenTech in Rwanda. He has developed several skills during his time in YEP, especially during the Personal Development Training!

Bram and Su trainers on farmer entrepreneurship

Our soon-to-be Young Experts Bram Peters and Su Myat (both batch 15) already trained local partner on farmer entrepreneurship.

Seeding for a win-win - Leul Habte ABDI, SNV Ethiopia

SNV Ethiopia is currently implementing a three-year project called Gender and Youth Empowerment in Horticulture Markets (GYEM). The project is being implemented since 2016 in two regions of the country, Oromia & South, in partnership with farmer cooperative unions and local administrations.

Leul Habte Abdi is working at SNV Ethiopia and shares his experiences as a Young Expert.

Evaluation YEP Programmes

Currently, YEP Programmes is being evaluated by Ecorys. We would appreciate your full cooperation, in order to continue YEP Programmes, hopefully with an extension to other sectors!

Organisations: deadline project submission

Deadline for submitting project proposals by organisations (16th batch):

15 October 2018

Candidates: apply for YEP positions

New YEP positions will be available on 5 November

Preparatory training course

Training of the 16th batch starts on 4 February 2019

Euphresia Luseka

Where is she now? WASH Governance Specialist at USAID Kenya

History

Young Expert at SNV - Kenya

YEP period 2016 - 2016, batch 1

YEP Role

YEP- Market Assistance Programme. Click here for more information about my project.

Skills

Euphresia hopes to continuously widen the application of relevant and successful models/best practices to enrich the existing development approaches on WASH issues in rural and peri-urban areas. She is a member of Kenya Young Water Professionals and Water Youth Network Movement.

Background

Nationality: Kenyan
Education: Euphresia holds an Msc. In Education for Sustainability from the London South Bank University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies Community Development from the Kenyatta University and is also trained in Integrated Sustainable Water and Sanitation Management in Urban Areas.

Experience before YEP

Euphresia has experience in networking; knowledge development and management; partnership building; community advisory services in WASH. Before joining SNV Euphresia worked at the United Nations University as a Programme Officer in the Education for Sustainable Development in Africa Project. She has a track record of achieving results while working with communities using comprehensive development solutions.