Vocational Training (CVET)

The Community Vocational Education and Training (CVET) Programme builds on the Bonga Life Skills training by equipping youth aged 16–19 with practical skills for employment and self-reliance. After a month of business, entrepreneurship, and career guidance training, participants are supported to choose marketable trades based on market demand and personal interest. They then receive hands-on vocational training lasting three to six months.

Alongside technical skills, the programme promotes climate-smart practices such as planting fast-growing trees for energy efficiency and establishing backyard gardens to strengthen food security. Graduates are assessed, certified, and supported with startup kits to create opportunities for self-employment and sustainable income generation.

Through CVET, young people gain the skills, confidence, and resources needed to access dignified work and contribute positively to their households and communities.

Financial Inclusion (CMSG)

Community Managed Savings Groups (CMSG) Programme ​​​​​​strengthens financial inclusion by enabling community members, especially women and youth, to save, access credit, and invest in income-generating activities.

Producer groups (SPG)

Savings and Producer groups (SPG) Stromme Foundation supports the growth of Savings and Producer Groups, which evolve from mature community-managed savings groups after completing a 9–12-month cycle. These groups strengthen both financial inclusion and household food security.

Members commit to consistently saving, open formal bank accounts, and register with local government. They also work collectively on at least three acres of land, moving from subsistence farming toward market-oriented production.

Through multiplication gardens and income-generating activities, groups adopt and scale climate-smart agriculture practices such as sustainable crop production, soil conservation, and water-efficient farming. This improves yields, builds resilience to climate change, and ensures food security.

In addition, members lead community food security advocacy campaigns and encourage households to develop their own plans for better nutrition and livelihoods.