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Quick information guide

According to Fanikisha Initiative, business training for businesswomen leads:  

  • Enhanced aspirations of women to move forward and excel in their endeavours.
  • An increased number of women at decision making levels which is resource empowerment.
  • Increased consciousness at the business, government and community level to enhance women empowerment.
  • Increased capacity and motivation of women to take on new and challenging roles at higher levels coupled with zeal to perform satisfactorily.
  • Creation of role models upon which other women look at for benchmarking and progression / growth purposes.

 

Business Training in Kenya

The aim of business training is to improve business performance for businesses ran by women. This means that

SMEs led by women become more profitable and impact the quality of life for not only the women but their families as well due to the availability of a higher disposable income. 
Many Organisations in Kenya are investing in capacity building for businesswomen to help solve the issue of under-performance of women owned businesses, mainly attributed to limited access to capital and lack of skills.
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Uweza Foundation

Description

Uweza Foundation works in Kibera, in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 2008, Uweza provides Kenyan children and youth with unique opportunities to pursue a path to a better future through the discovery and development of their talents and abilities therefore gaining education and ultimately earning incomes that utilize their own inherent strengths.

 

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Contact details

Uweza Foundation                                                                                                                                                Off of Karanja Road, across from St. Mary’s Clinic, Kibera
P.O.Box 21182-00505,
Nairobi-Kenya
Phone: +254 714 371964  

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Training Programmes

Business and Finance Training-Through the Bright Futures program, Uweza holds business and finance training sessions. The topics of the training include entrepreneurship, generating a business idea, marketing, market research, record keeping, and group savings and loans ideas. Participants are also taught how to create a business plan and business proposal.

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Additional services beneficial to women entrepreneurs

Group Savings and Loans-Group members participate in a “merry-go-round” savings scheme, where each group members contributes a small amount every week and then all group members take turns taking the total amount home.

Income Generating Activities-Bright Futures members have taken responsibility of cleaning the Uweza Community Center and washing jerseys from Uweza soccer program twice a week, for which they earn a reliable income. They have also started a group liquid soap-making business where they make and sell the soap as a group and share the income.

Life Skills Training-Group members participate in a life skills training session once a month at their meetings on topics related to being a young woman and young mother in Kibera, often led by an outside facilitator. Topics of discussion include family planning, child health and nutrition, HIV/AIDS, and the importance of education for children. Group members also participate in computer training sessions at the Uweza center’s computer lab.
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