Charity is injurious unless it allows the recipient to become independent of it - John D Rockefeller
Akonye Kena means I will help myself in Acholi, a tribal language of northern Uganda. It is initiative to both train young adults in a sellable skill, as well as provide them a market to sell their goods.
Through a partnership with Akonye Kena Self-Sufficiency Project Ltd. the Foundation trains youth and young adults in both technical, sellable, skills as well as in life skills, and small business management. Akonye Kena then assists the participants in marketing their products to provide a supplementary income for the participants.
Akonye Kena was designed to assist youth and young adults become independent. It was not designed to provide a sole income stream for the participants. As youth progress through the program, they become more self-sufficient. The goal is that youth that go through our program become wholly independent over time.
Through Akonye Kena, youth get the training they need, support for their families (such as educational support for the children of participants, or health care support), as well as equipment and mentoring so that they can achieve the goal of independence.
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