Peter Ouko
Social Entrepreneur | Transforming Youth Livelihoods in Kenya
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Peter Ouko is a social entrepreneur dedicated to empowering Kenyan youth. As the founder of Jua Kali, a nonprofit that trains and connects marginalized youth to jobs, he has helped over 10,000 young people launch careers in skilled trades.
Ouko's inspiring TED talk has been viewed over 1. 4 million times, showcasing his innovative approach to tackling youth unemployment through vocational education.
His keynotes share practical strategies for creating sustainable livelihoods and equipping the next generation of leaders.
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From death row to law graduate
Peter Ouko spent 18 years in Kamiti Prison in Kenya, sometimes locked up in a cell with 13 other grown men for 23 and a half hours a day. In a moving talk, he tells the story of how he was freed -- and his current mission with the African Prisons Project: to set up the first law school behind bars and empower people in prison to drive positive change.
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