Community-Led Enterprise Development

Implements programs that combine digital literacy, business skills, and leadership coaching to support women and youth entrepreneurs, with the goal of increasing incomes, creating jobs, and promoting financial inclusion.

Strengthens the capacity of grassroots women leaders in advocacy and campaigning, coordinates online petitions for policies related to gender-based violence and human rights, and mobilizes protests against police brutality, leading to commitments from government bodies.

Organizes forums, such as the 2023 Africa Shelters And Helplines Forum, to convene representatives from women's shelters, civil society, and government stakeholders to build networks, share experiences, and strengthen capacity for supporting gender-based violence survivors.

Operates Atmosphere Collective, an art hub in Kajiado that provides a safe space for artists and creatives to share work, ideas, and foster collaborations.

Trains grassroots women leaders and entrepreneurs in advocacy, campaigning, communications, social entrepreneurship, and organizational sustainability, impacting their organizations and businesses. This includes equipping leaders with skills for self-reliance, such as briquette making, and reaching hundreds of community members through cascade trainings.

Assists member grassroots organizations in crowdfunding efforts to support bail and funds for activists arrested during protests against police brutality in Kenya, raising $5,500 for specific organizations.

Updates the sexual and gender-based violence service providers database to facilitate referrals for community-based organizations.

Provides sustained mentorship and training in entrepreneurship to women, including survivors of gender-based violence and ecopreneurs, through programs like the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) and the Ekonnect online platform. This has reached over 600 women across multiple counties in Kenya by 2024.

Maintains cohorts of women grassroots change makers and entrepreneurs to foster networking and collaboration on ventures and projects.

Develops and implements online psycho-social support programs, providing free counseling to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence through volunteer counselors, and creates safety planning tools for domestic violence survivors.

Targets to reach 100 eco-entrepreneur enterprises across 4 counties, aiming to benefit over 400 households and 1,600 community members through employment creation.

Offers a 3-day training program on entrepreneurship and life skills specifically for young filmmakers in Nairobi County.

Conducts advocacy at national, county, and community levels to promote pro-sustainable livelihoods policies across all programs, including those targeting youth, women, and green economy initiatives.

Supports unlicensed and informal Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises to become productive and profitable through tailored interventions, including business advisory, feasibility studies, financial linkages, and mentorship, with a focus on youth- and women-led enterprises.

Provides consulting services in areas such as research and capacity development, product development, business advisory, monitoring and evaluation, and grants management.

Provides consulting services in research and capacity development, product development, business advisory, monitoring and evaluation, and grants management to support development initiatives and social enterprises.

Develops and scales innovative educational interventions in partnership with corporates, developers, social entrepreneurs, and funders to improve access to affordable learning resources and strengthen education systems in Kenya.

Supports green social businesses and technologies to create employment opportunities in the green economy. This also includes implementing climate change resilience interventions such as promoting green enterprises, climate-friendly farming practices among smallholder farmers, and tree planting in communities and schools.