Calendar

Q1 (Jan – Mar): Young Widowed Men & Women

Theme: Re-skilling for Stability
Strategic Intent: Enable widowed adults to rebuild income, confidence,
and self-worth through practical, market-relevant skills.

Primary Focus
• Skill re-entry and income restoration
• Transition from survival to self-sufficiency

Skill Tracks (Select 2–3 per cohort)
• Tailoring & fashion support
• Catering / food processing
• Admin & virtual assistance
• Basic digital & bookkeeping skills

Development Components
• Financial literacy & micro-enterprise basics
• Emotional resilience for productivity
• Time management for sole providers

Empowerment Output
• Starter tools or seed grants
• Mentorship for first 90 days of practice

Key KPI
• % earning income within 60–90 days
• Skill certification completion rate

Q2 (Apr – Jun): Orphaned Young Adults

Theme: Skill to Independence Pipeline
Strategic Intent: Equip orphaned young adults with employable skills
and decision-making capacity for long-term independence.

Primary Focus
• Foundational life skills + employable technical skills
• Workforce readiness

Skill Tracks
• Vocational trades (electrical, plumbing, fashion)
• Digital skills (design, admin support, content support)
• Entrepreneurship fundamentals

Development Components
• Career discovery & goal setting
• Work ethics, communication & professionalism
• Personal finance for first earners

Empowerment Output
• Apprenticeship / internship placements
• Starter kits or certification support

Key KPI
• % placed in employment/apprenticeship
• Skill-to-placement conversion rate

Q3 (Jul – Sep): Adults 50+ Still Struggling

Theme: Sustainable Skills for Dignified Living
Strategic Intent: Enable older adults to earn sustainably through low
strain, experience-based skills.

Primary Focus
• Age-appropriate, low-intensity income skills
• Economic dignity without burnout

Skill Tracks
• Food processing & packaging
• Retail, cooperative trading & distribution
• Small-scale farming or craft-based income

Development Components
• Health-aware productivity training
• Cooperative & group enterprise models
• Simple bookkeeping & cash flow management

Empowerment Output
• Cooperative seed funding
• Market linkage & group sales channels

Key KPI
• % engaged in consistent income activity
• Cooperative sustainability rate

Q4 (Oct – Dec): Street Adults & High-Risk Populations

Theme: Skill as an Exit Strategy
Strategic Intent: Transition marginalized adults from survival-based
living into structured skill pathways.

Primary Focus
• Skills exposure → stabilization → reintegration

Skill Tracks (Entry-Level & Transitional)
• Cleaning & facility support
• Catering support & food handling
• Craft, tailoring, or service support roles

Development Components
• Work readiness & discipline rebuilding
• Counseling & behavioral stabilization (via partners)
• Financial basics for first income earners

Empowerment Output
• Skill placement or supervised work engagement
• Reintegration & follow-up support

Key KPI
• % transitioning into structured work
• Retention after 3 months

Foundation-Wide Operating Standards
• Skills before stipends
• Development before empowerment
• Clear exit pathways per beneficiary
• Measurable outcomes per quarter