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Women's Empowerment
Access, Agency, Outcomes
Empowered Women Empower Families & Communities

Women’s empowerment promotes gender equality across social, economic, political and educational dimensions, enabling women to thrive and contribute to their communities. When we invest in women, we invest in a stronger and healthier future for everyone. 

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The World Bank defines empowerment as a process of change by which those who have been denied the ability to make strategic life choices acquire this ability. According to a recent Kenyan Bureau of National Statistics (KBNS) report, only 29 percent of the country’s women are empowered.

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​Leveraging years of experience with women’s groups—and bolstered by the classroom space and equipment built into the Kenya Works Community Center purchase in 2023—Kenya Works has been expanding women’s empowerment programming. 

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Women experiencing poverty who are under-trained, under-banked and under-financed are finding access to training and capital. Harnessing their untapped potential is good for women, families and entire communities. 

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Through an 8-week training module and weekly meetings, emerging entrepreneurs learn how to plan and implement a business and grow their financial literacy. In addition to business training, we are providing seed money to help women take the next step in establishing their microbusinesses.  

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Long understood by change makers on the ground, it’s not enough to invest in children in poverty, it’s critical to invest in their families as well—particularly mothers.​

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IDEA DEVELOPMENT

SELF RELIANCE

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BUSINESS TRAINING

SEED MONEY

Donors and Partners Help Put the Power in Empowerment

Women's Empowerment
Success Stories 

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