According to the research conducted by VC4A in 2019, 72% of the Kenya ventures are creating jobs with an average of 5.5 full-time employees per venture. When taking a further look at the age groups, 72% of them are between 18 and 35 years. On a more positive note, it’s estimated that these start-ups raised Sh 43.5 billion ($428.91 million) in 2019 alone. This is a considerable contribution to the Kenyan economy given its growing population and justifies further investment in the growth and development of the startup ecosystem and the support for youth entrepreneurship. Going by the 2019 population and census results, the youth in Kenya comprise 75% of the total population. Contrastingly, the Business Call to Action estimates youth unemployment in Kenya to be as high as 35%, compared to the overall national unemployment rate of 10%. Furthermore, 80% of unemployed Kenyans are under the age of 35. Worse still, fewer than 10% of startups survive beyond the first 1,000 days from their inception. The odds seem to be against young founders, as statistics show that business owners aged below 30 are twice more likely to fail. To change these odds, YELD Mentorship Program is an unequaled feasible intervention at the most critical time. Youth Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development (YELD Kenya) proposed solution to the double-crisis of high unemployment and business mortality rates is a program dubbed “YELD Mentorship Program” aimed at guiding Kenyan youth entrepreneurs towards avoiding common pitfalls and building sustainable enterprises in the context of a changing economy. The mentorship program feeds into YELD’s overall objective to alleviate poverty and unemployment through youth entrepreneurial mentorship, entrepreneurial advocacy, and leadership development.