Ethical tea Partnerships - Kenya
Quick information guide
Kenya Government’s leads by example in Gender Equality and Women Empowerment. It has established a Women Enterprise Fund
Aim:
to provide accessible and affordable credit to support women start and/or expand business for wealth and employment creation.
Loans provided by the Fund:
- Constituency women enterprise scheme
- LPO Financing
- Bill bond Financing; and
- Sacco lending
Other services:
- Capacity building
- Market support; and
- Linkages
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Contacts.
Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs.
Directorate of Youth Affairs.
P.O. Box 34303-00100.
Nairobi-Kenya.
Harambee House,
Harambee Avenue
Empowernment Programmes for Women In Kenya
Women in the Kenyan contribute significantly to the economy of the country both directly or indirectly and therefore stirring up the economy out of such a high poverty index would need measures put in place for economic empowerment of Kenyan women.
The government of Kenya has established funds and policies such as the 30% procurement allocation for all government tenders so that more women may have an entry chance in such a competitive space. Private Sector Organisations have also set up programmes to empower women.
Ethical tea Partnerships
Ethical Tea Partnerships have partnered with national farmer organization, the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) for many years to address gender inequality. We also work with the wider industry and IDH – Sustainable Trade Initiative. They are an active member of the Gender Empowerment Platform, a forum that brings together the Kenyan tea industry to improve the lives of women. Our work has led to a range of improvements for women in the Kenyan tea industry and communities; changing perceptions, advancing systems for reporting and redressal and increasing women’s safety, representation and opportunities for progression.
List of services provided by the program
- Through their training program, they support women to reach their potential. The introduction of new recruitment policies mean that job roles are now open to both male and female candidates. Women are now taking on roles traditionally reserved for men, such as driving trucks. Female representation on each factory’s Board is now compulsory.
- Their work empowers women financially. A new system has been introduced to allow women to register to collect payments for the tea they sell themselves, rather than having to go through their husbands.
- They have helped set up gender committees at all KTDA’s factories. This is ground-breaking: workers from across the factory are given a seat at the table with management. The committees give workers a voice and a vehicle to address gender issues.
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