This archive report was first published on 27 June 2021.
On June 27, 2021, Plan International and Hyundai Motor Company launched the Hyundai Dream Centre, a modern facility at the National Training Authority's Athi River campus in Kenya.
The centre is equipped with state-of-the-art hybrid and electric car engine simulators, as well as renovated classes, an auto care centre, motor vehicle mechanic workshop, and auto-electrics workshop.
Partnership with Salvador Caetano Kenya and funding from Hyundai Motor Company aimed to enhance the existing training facility for the automotive industry to modern standards and develop capacity for young men and women with demand-driven entrepreneurship and employability skills.
Plan International and Hyundai will sponsor 120 young women and girls between the ages of 18-35 years from disadvantaged backgrounds across the country for a 9-month training course in motor vehicle auto-electrics.
Speaking during the launch, Plan International Director of Operations Mr. Patrick Ngenga said, "We are pleased to build capacity for our young women and girls who will change the perception that the automotive industry is male dominated."
The training platform will empower them with technical and non-technical skills, enabling them to acquire decent jobs and improve their livelihood.
Through sustainable partnerships with the private sector, the auto-electrics trainees will benefit from placements for industrial training attachment programs hosted by various motor vehicle companies and leading garages across the country.
