When women have opportunities to launch sustainable businesses, save for the future, and take on leadership positions, everyone benefits—children, families, and entire communities. Ending extreme poverty means investing in women.
95 % of our participants are women.
HANDS UP/E3KIDS INTERNATIONAL: Missions is to end extreme poverty in rural Mariakani KILIFI County—and that means addressing gender inequity head on. The role women play in ending extreme poverty is critical. Women are more likely to invest in their children and families, breaking the cycle of poverty. Our program approach equips women with the tools and resources to run businesses, save for the future, and participate in financial decision-making and leadership roles, often for the very first time.
Not only do women who participate in our program see significant increases in income, savings, assets, and nutrition, they also gain improved standing in their communities, improved mental health, and an overall sense of happiness. On top of being better off financially, women and their families who are a part of program are happier and have a greater sense of hope for the future.
Empowering Women through Agriculture in Mariakani, Kilifi County, Kenya
Female farmers living in extreme poverty in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa are some of the most vulnerable populations facing threats from climate change today. This is why HANDS UP/E3KIDS INTERNATIONAL has partnered to help women launch sustainable, climate-smart agricultural businesses in Kilifi County, Kenya.
Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship in Mariakani, Kilifi County, Kenya
Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship in Mariakani, Kilifi County, Kenya
Using a community-based and locally-led approach, our program helps women in Mariakani, Kilifi get on the path out of extreme poverty by equipping them with the resources, knowledge, and skills needed to start sustainable businesses and savings groups. Our model empowers our entrepreneurs to build resilience and shape better futures for themselves, their families, and future generations to come.
Empowering women through table Banking and Savings
Table banking is an economic loaning system derived from the principals ofMuhammad Yunus‘s practice of microfinancing which was catalyzed in Bangladesh and is based primarily on trust.
In Kenya, table banking is a proven method for women to spearhead their finances and experience economic perks through organized and calculated means. Like in our program, members of a table banking group save money each time they meet from which they can take either short or long term loans. The repayment of these loans is what helps togrow the group’s revolving fund. Five groups that we are working with is a testimony of what table banking can accomplish. Within a very short time, we have seen women’s life changing significantly through this sustainable empowerment model.
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