Kenya is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Agriculture represents nearly 35% of Kenyan GDP and employs 57% of the workforce. Industry amounts for 16.4% of the GDP and employs 8% of the workforce. The services sector contributes to 42.7% of the GDP and employs 35% of the workforce, being tourism a core sector of the Kenyan economy. Manufacturing and financial industries, although modest, are among the most sophisticated in East Africa. The IT and communications sectors are expanding rapidly and the construction industry is very dynamic.

The growth pace of the transport, medicine, education or financial services makes Kenya a regional hub. Yet, nearly half of the 50 million residents live below the poverty line. Two thirds of Kenyans do not have access to basic financial services such as bank accounts.

One World One Future Trust believe in “development” as a complex process of which economic growth represents an essential component. This is the reason why, OWOFT is committed in reinforcing the private sector focusing its action above all on local small enterprises, contributing to strengthen Public-Private Partnership (PPP) as well as the Profit-Nonprofit Partnership in Kenya. At the same time, the Trust is willing to support the formation of a qualified workforce. In this perspective, it is active in promoting and/or conducting vocational trainings with a specific focus on managerial/financial skills trainings. The trainings are addressed to the most vulnerable groups which are excluded or marginalized in the labour market, among others, unemployed women and single mothers, disabled youth, students, poor families.