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

In Kenya, the population of people living below the poverty line has declined from 46.8% in 2005/06 to 36.1% in 2015/16, according to the 17th edition of the Kenya Economic Update.

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.

angle-left Women Empowerment Link (WEL)

Women Empowerment Link (WEL)

Women Empowerment Link (WEL) envisions a world where women and girls realize and embrace their rights. It’s mission is to enhance women and girls social, economic and civic rights. Read more

 

List of services provided by the program

  1. Empowerment Entrepreneurship- WEL enhance economic opportunities for women through development of knowledge and skills as well as linking them to business development support services. These include efforts towards improved confidence and self-esteem among the women and girls.

 

  1. Social Protection- WEL in partnership with other stakeholders, supports initiatives that increase women’s access to health and pension schemes, particularly for small scale traders and domestic workers.

 

  1. Disaster Reduction- WEL advocates for the implementation of existing policies and/or formulation of new ones that facilitate adequate responsiveness to disasters by women. Women make up a huge percentage of the informal employmentsector especially small-scale traders and farmer’swomen also suffer more in case of disaster such as drought, fire etc

 

  1. Extractive Sector- WEL builds capacity of women to engage effectively with private sector engaging in extractiveswhich includes negotiations, planning and dialogue as well as increasing access to information.

 

  1. Capacity development- WEL facilitate strengthening/ skills development (trainings, mentoring, coaching etc.) for young women and girls on leadership, especially through a National Women’s Leadership Academy. WEL also builds the advocacy capacity of identified stakeholder groups

 

  1. Development of tools and materials- WEL develop tools for corporate advocacy across WEL’s priorities, as well as general training, mentorship and advocacy materials for women in leadership.

 

  1. Civic education- WEL facilitate drives to raise consciousness on existing gendered inequalities and challenge unequal social norms/ power relations, and promote election and/or appointment of women into leadership positions.

Contacts

Plot 2/388 Kirichwa GardensElgeyoMarakwet Rd, Kilimani
P.O. Box 22574 - 00100,
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone:+254 203864482/97/0711907132/0732574060
Email:info@wel.or.ke

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