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 opportunity, lives...

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 financial support ; they...

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 scarce...