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Critical Literature Review on How Individual Socio-Economic Empowerment Occurs in Youth Groups

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  • Franklin Njue Mbae
  • Elegwa Mukulu
  • John M. Kihoro

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This paper seeks to review literature on youth empowerment and provide an overview of the youth unemployment in Kenya and the initiatives by the Kenyan government to address the unemployment. Secondly the study will look at empowerment concept both at the level of the individual and community by looking at empowerment as a process and outcome as it occurs in an environment of youth group funding experience. Thirdly, the paper discusses the various theories and model of youth development guiding strategy for youth empowerment globally as postulated by different authors in the current study. Finally reviewed the empowerment theories and models and propose a model to guide the Practioners and lay persons on youth development.

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  • Franklin Njue Mbae & Elegwa Mukulu & John M. Kihoro, 2016. "Critical Literature Review on How Individual Socio-Economic Empowerment Occurs in Youth Groups," International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, vol. 6(3), pages 119-130, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:hur:ijaraf:v:6:y:2016:i:3:p:119-130
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    1. Mercy Karanu & Peter Koome & Paul Gesimba, 2020. "Influence of church policies on the economic empowerment of the youth: The case of Presbyterian Church of East Africa, Nyahururu Parish, Laikipia County, Kenya," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 9(5), pages 387-400, September.

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