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The Role of Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sustainable Development.

A woman and her chicken When a woman steps into her power with training, fair pay, and the freedom to make economic choices, whole communities rise with her. Women’s economic empowerment is not a niche gender issue; it is a development superpower. It fuels poverty reduction, strengthens families, accelerates climate resilience, and makes economies more productive, inclusive and just. At Kianda Foundation, we see this every day: when women are given skills, resources and oppor

Nov 103 min read

Banking on Empowerment: Co-operative Bank and the Women Who Dare to Dream.

Co-operative bank employee training True empowerment doesn’t happen in isolation, it grows stronger through partnership. At Kianda Foundation, we’ve seen the incredible things that happen when institutions open their doors and hearts to community transformation. One such partnership that shone brightly this year was with the Co-operative Bank of Kenya during the Kangemi Fanikisha Cohort . Co-operative bank employee awarding a certificate Co-operative Bank went beyond financi

Nov 31 min read

A Tide of Change: How Education Is Empowering Kilifi’s Women.

Fanikisha graduates dancing On a bright October morning in Kilifi, the hall at Tewa Training Centre was alive . Drums thumped, laughter rang out, and the air shimmered with the colours of hope. One hundred and fifty-eight women, dressed in red saches and glowing smiles, had gathered for a moment many never imagined would come,their graduation day. They came from the villages of Shariani, Mtepeni, and Msumarini ,communities rich in resilience and heart, yet often limited by sc

Oct 232 min read