Calendar

The Year Ahead – 2026 Roadmap (Calendar)

QUARTER 1: January – March

Young Widowed, Men & Women

RE-SKILLING FOR STABILITY

QUARTER 2: April – June

Orphaned Young Adults

SKILL TO INDEPENDENCE

QUARTER 3: July – September

Adults 50+ Still Struggling

DIGNIFIED LIVING

QUARTER 4: October – December

Street Adults & High-Risk Groups

SKILL AS AN EXIT STRATEGY

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

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

Strategic Intent: Enable older adults to earn sustainably through low-strain, experience based skills.

Strategic Intent: Transition marginalized adults from survival-based living into structured skill pathways.

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

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

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

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