SOCASEMP Initiative as an organization designed to provide relevant resources aimed at human capacity development and nation building, has delivered vocational skill training to over 800 youths and women since it began in 2014

These trainings have been our major project activity since we began, and they have been immensely impactful, as we have seen some our beneficiaries begin their pursuits in their different skill areas. While some have used their training to increase capacity for higher opportunities in the job market, others have gone on to either begin a trade, or expand their ongoing businesses.

However, there is still a wide gap between those who have been able to transition from learning these skills to monetizing them. And this we have found to be due to lack of accessing financial support to help them start up or scale up their businesses. So, with this in mind, we have decided to channel more focus to solidifying the sustainability of the impact of our trainings by introducing this new phase of our program called UPGRADE. 

UPGRADE is simply an IN-REACH business and inspire program for our beneficiaries to re-bond, celebrate achievements, look at their journeys so far, tackle the challenges that might have held them back in any way on their career or entrepreneurial journeys, while answering their questions, offering counselling and insight, and ultimately giving financial grants and support to some of them to help start up or scale up their entrepreneurial endeavors. 

We held our first Upgrade Program in August, 2019 where we had over 250 of our past beneficiaries in attendance. Upgrade 2019 was proudly sponsored by First City Monument Bank and grants were given to some of our beneficiaries to help start up and scale up their several businesses.