CONFIDENTIAL RITI ASSOCIATION OF UNEMPLOYED PROFESSIONALS Executive Summary Riti Association attempts to address the problem of unemployment and financial difficulties encountered by Kenyan youth. According to the United Nations, the latest statistics, 87% of the world’s youth population live on less than 1 dollar per day. The millennium development goals identify youth as among the most vulnerable sectors of the African population upon whom issues such as poverty, hunger, lack of education, maternal mortality, unemployment, and HIV&AIDS have an afar more significant impact. Empowering African youth is one of the most serious challenges facing the African continent today. While we have made strides in proving access to education, we have not matched this with providing equal access to employment.