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Economic Empowerment & Livelihoods

01 Economic Empowerment & Livelihoods · 381 edit slice
194
orgs
381
activities
34
strategies
the opening take
This slice touches 194 organizations and 381 activities — TRANSFORMATIVE ENGINEERS FOUNDATION (TEF), FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES, SAFE EASTERN AFRICAN SKIES, COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION and others. The field's most common shared approach is "Community-Led Development", run by 104 orgs.
who to look at first

shortlist

Ranked by activity breadth, method diversity, and network reach across the slice. Attach a memo to this report and this list re-ranks around your intent.

where this slice is thin

gap signals

Concrete structural gaps — method mix, geographic concentration, coalition density, funder diversity. Evidence is cited from the slice's own numbers.

where the field lives · works

geography

Orange headquarters dots are sized by how many grantees are based in the state. Green circles mark real locations these orgs say they serve — from city-level populations in this slice's impact_map_populations data. Toggle layers at the bottom right.

regional breakdown · hq density
who's here

organizations in this field · 194

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direct service advocacy research capacity building
where the money comes from

funders already active in this field

Funders named as a funding source on these orgs' own materials. The count is the number of orgs in this slice that cite them — higher means a funder with demonstrable commitment to the field.

European Union 4
Government
UNICEF 3
Foundation
USAID 3
Government
GIZ 2
Foundation
Mastercard Foundation 2
Foundation
UN Women 2
Foundation
AJIRA Digital 1
Corporate
AMREF 1
Foundation
AVSI Foundation 1
Foundation
Alliance Healthcare Foundation 1
Foundation
Amnesty International (Kenya) 1
Foundation
Atlas Alliance 1
Foundation
BMZ 1
Government
BZ 1
Government
how the field thinks

strategies in this slice

Theories of action extracted from the orgs in this slice. The count is how many orgs cite each one — a strategy run by many orgs in common is a through-line; one cited by a single org is still surfaced so the reader can gauge the full spread.

Community-Led Development 104 orgs
ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT O…FOUNDATION CENTRE FOR EDUCATI…KENYA RURAL TRICLE UP AND ENT…SAFE EASTERN AFRICAN SKIES
Integrated Development with Local Ownership 60 orgs
HOPE POVERTY ERADICATION ORGA…KYAMATIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMEN…MICRO-ENTERPRISE AND ENVIRONM…SAFE EASTERN AFRICAN SKIES
Empowerment Through Participation 25 orgs
HORN OF AFRICA COMMUNITY BASE…INSPIRED PASTORALIST INITIATI…KENYA POVERTY REDUCTION VOLUN…KURESOI DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
Integrated Holistic Support 24 orgs
KENYA NATIONAL OUTREACH COUNS…SHINZEN ORGANIZATION (LOVE KE…SUNRISE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FO…THE GOOD SAMARITAN ORPHANAGE …
Integrated Empowerment Pathway 22 orgs
EASTERN AFRICAN NETWORK FOR S…KENYA RURAL TRICLE UP AND ENT…NEEMA EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMENOMADIC WOMEN FOR SUSTAINABLE…
Amplifying Lived Experience 19 orgs
KENYA NATIONAL OUTREACH COUNS…MAASAI CONSERVATION DEVELOPME…NEEMA EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMEWAKE-UP INTERNATIONAL
Empowerment Through Structural Access 17 orgs
HORN OF AFRICA COMMUNITY BASE…KENYA ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITYRURAL WOMEN ENTERPRENEURS PRO…WAKE-UP INTERNATIONAL
Holistic Transformation through Integrated Faith and Empowerment 15 orgs
LIFE EQUIPPING AND RESTORATIO…MANNA PROGRAMMES COMMUNITY CE…MOTHERS OF MERCY ORPHANS PROJ…SUPPORT INNOVATORS ORGANIZATI…
Collaborative Ecosystem Building 12 orgs
APPROPRIATE INITIATIVES FOR S…HORN OF AFRICA COMMUNITY BASE…KENYA POVERTY REDUCTION VOLUN…SOUTHERN SUDAN COMMUNITY ALLI…
Empowerment Through Collective Agency 11 orgs
AMBASSADORS OF CHANGE ORGANIZ…MILLENIUM WOMEN AND YOUTH EMP…NOMADIC WOMEN FOR SUSTAINABLE…URGENT ACTION FUND FOR WOMENS…
where strategy meets practice

strategies × activity types

How each shared strategy breaks down across the four activity types the orgs running it actually do.

direct service
advocacy
research
capacity building
Community-Led Development
160
2
2
54
Integrated Development with Local Ownership
94
3
26
Empowerment Through Participation
33
1
18
Integrated Holistic Support
30
7
Integrated Empowerment Pathway
32
21
Amplifying Lived Experience
22
1
1
10
Empowerment Through Structural Access
30
8
Holistic Transformation through Integrated Faith and Empowerment
17
7
who works with whom

named partnerships · coalitions · networks

Entities these orgs explicitly call out as partners, coalition members, or networks — relationships the orgs claim on their own sites.

NGOs Partner
shared by 13 orgs
UNICEF Partner
shared by 7 orgs
European Union Funder
shared by 6 orgs
government agencies Partner
shared by 5 orgs
NGO Coordination Board Government
shared by 4 orgs
UN Women Partner
shared by 4 orgs
UNDP Partner
shared by 4 orgs
USAID Partner
shared by 4 orgs
WFP Partner
shared by 4 orgs
community groups Partner
shared by 4 orgs
local communities Partner
shared by 4 orgs
Ford Foundation Funder
shared by 3 orgs
Global Affairs Canada Funder
shared by 3 orgs
Google Partner
shared by 3 orgs
Government of Kenya Partner
shared by 3 orgs
Ministry of Education Partner
shared by 3 orgs