Young Entrepreneur Pioneers Insect Farming to Make Affordable Animal Feeds
Twenty-eight-year-old Irene Wangui rears black soldier flies’ larvae on a farm located in Bulapesa on the outskirts of Isiolo town. …
FEED THE FUTURE ACTIVITY IN KENYA BOOSTS LOCAL BAKERY
Abshira Ahmed, an entrepreneur bakery owner, strengthened her business thanks to a grant for much-needed new equipment. Ever since she …
Achieving Food System Objectives in Market System Development in Northern Kenya
In pastoralist communities like those throughout Northern Kenya, poultry meat has long been associated with poverty and as a meal …
Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods in Northern Kenya
After losing his job, Emmanuel Ibei decided to take on the humbling position of helping his wife run her kiosk …
Sustaining Livelihoods through Poultry Farming in Northern Kenya
Thirty-four-year-old Raphael Ewoi is a poultry farmer living in Towokanyeni Village in Kakuma Town, located in Turkana West, a sub-county of Kenya’s Turkana County. Before venturing into the poultry business, Raphael had short-term contracts with a local non-governmental …
Josephine’s Story: Starting a Business in Isiolo, Kenya
According to a 2014 UN Women report, studies show that girls who experience poverty are 2.5 times more likely to …
AV Ventures Launches Fund in Northern Kenya
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 3, 2020 — AV Ventures, a for-profit impact investment subsidiary of ACDI/VOCA, has announced the recent launch …
Girls’ Education in Northern Kenya Paves Road to Financial Empowerment
Between Marsabit and Moyale, about 750 kilometers from Nairobi, on the winding road that snakes its way to the border …
In Kenya, Feed the Future Activity Equips Young Women Entrepreneurs to Start Business & Thrive
At the bustling and vibrant Moyale Market, located on the border of Kenya and Ethiopia, 18-year-old Fatuma Guyo sits patiently …
36 New Businesses Launched in Kenya’s Arid Lands
Living in northern Kenya’s Isiolo and Marsabit counties means facing frequent droughts and climate shocks and, for businesses, often facing …
Talking Resilience and Nutrition through Market Systems at SEEP Network Annual Conference
On October 2-4, the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network’s 2017 Annual Conference brought together over 425 leading practitioners, …
