State-owned power producer Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) in partnership with US Agency for International Development (USAID) and eMentoring Africa, has launched KenGen E-Mentoring Platform whose main goal will be to create and strengthen capacity development programs amongst employees, and to mentor KenGen’s leaders of tomorrow.
The collaboration comes with programs that aim to strengthen operations by identifying and implementing best practices both at a personal and professional level.
Recently, the company’s Pink Energy Initiative was awarded for the Best Women’s Empowerment Initiative in Kenya, by the National Diversity & Inclusion Awards & Recognition (DIAR).
The initiative whose purpose is to uplift the status of women within the company was launched in November 2016 and has gone a long way in creating change and enhancing the potential of women in the company.
“The award goes to show the efforts the company has put in place over the years, in instituting gender mainstreaming,” KenGen wrote in a tweet.
DIAR Awards celebrates Companies, NGOs, government agencies, Individuals and others who Champion Diversity and Promote Inclusion.
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