{"id":1149,"date":"2026-11-07T12:16:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T12:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2026-11-07T12:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T12:16:40","slug":"youth-innovation-hubs-urged-to-seek-strategic-partnerships-by-cyrus-munyao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=1149","title":{"rendered":"Youth innovation hubs urged to seek strategic partnerships by Cyrus Munyao"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Youth innovation hubs in Kenya have been challenged to strengthen partnerships with government agencies, financial institutions and private-sector organisations to attract investment and create more opportunities for young entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo:Courtesy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-6-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-6-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-6-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-6-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-6.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call was made during the Youth Innovation Hubs and Stakeholder Engagement Forum held in Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum was convened by Youth for a Sustainable World in collaboration with Nailab, with support from the United Nations Population Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The engagement sought to connect youth-led innovation hubs with potential investors, technical experts and strategic partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative forms part of a four-year United Nations joint programme on youth skills, employability and civic engagement, supported by the Government of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme seeks to improve access to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, particularly among young women and marginalised youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Innovation hubs play an important role in supporting young people through mentorship, access to technology, business incubation and networking opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call for stronger partnerships comes as Kenya continues to explore technology and entrepreneurship as potential drivers of employment and economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youth innovation hubs in Kenya have been challenged to strengthen partnerships with government agencies, financial institutions and private-sector organisations to attract investment and create more opportunities for young entrepreneurs. Photo:Courtesy The call was made during the Youth Innovation Hubs and Stakeholder Engagement Forum held in Nairobi. The forum was convened by Youth for a Sustainable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1149"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1151,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149\/revisions\/1151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}