Samburu Trust - 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.
Samburu Trust
Samburu Trust Core Objectives revolve around the following:
- Employment of women so they remain educated and focused on the significant and traditional skills which support their entire community.
- Customized education for children to respect the culture, the land, and the traditions.
- Protecting the elephants who are giants in the bio-network and essential to a healthy, sustainable ecosystem surrounding the Samburu.
List of services provided by Samburu Trust
- Women Empowerment-Through the Bead workshop, women continue to pass down their traditional beading skills to next generation so that all culture is not lost. With the money they earn through the Bead Workshop, the Samburu women are empowered and allowed the freedom to live their lives how they choose. They can feed and educate their children and pass on the ancient beading traditions to younger women.
- Education- Samburu Trust has built a small school and the community has worked to create a model for learning, which suits the Samburu people and their nomadic lifestyle. The teachers are chosen from the Samburu community, which enables the children to learn in their own language. The children learn in their mother tongue through storytelling and song, sharing information and passing on knowledge, keeping the children connected to their land and their culture.
- Healthcare- The Samburu Trust health program aims to uplift and support the Samburu people who live alongside wildlife, while also protecting it.
- Wildlife- The Samburu Trust aims to expand the team of Warriors and continue to empower them to protect the land and keep migration routes open for both wildlife and pastoralists to reduce conflict between people and wildlife.
- Water- Using the knowledge of the tribal Elders and their deep understanding of the land and the migratory routes of animals, the Trust has created a network of clean water reservoirs, along the migratory routes, above the river valley to alleviate pressure on the river eco-system.
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