Women's Empowerment
We provide women micro-grants to tackle income poverty and give them the opportunity to earn a decent income for themselves and their families.
Women's Empowerment
Empowering women helps lift communities out of poverty.
The role of active participation of women in development and the benefit that accrues to them, as a result; for instance high income, better conditions at workplaces and their involvement in decision-making have documented over the years.Education is central to enabling women and girls to achieve these goals.
GENCAD aims to advance creative ways and means that would enhance women’s participation in the process of development both as beneficiaries and agents of change at a community, national and international level.
Women’s Economic Empowerment
International Development Research Centre defines Women economic empowerment as;
”The capacity for women to participate in, contribute to and benefit from growth processes in ways that recognise the value of their contribution, respect their dignity and make it possible for them to negotiate a fairer distribution of the benefits of growth”.
GENCAD will address women empowerment in a number of ways;
- Adult literacy and numeracy.
- Life skills training for women.
- To advocate for women’s participation in the management of community affairs and development activities.
- Provision of micro-grants
In remote marginal regions like Mandera, women are known to be resilient and at the forefront of making the lives of their families better by engaging in all kinds of small businesses. However, high level of illiteracy and structural problems continue to pose challenges for them to benefit from existing government funds.
Micro-Financing Loans
To address the challenges poor women face, GENCAD launched a micro-grant project to tackle income poverty and give them the opportunity to earn a decent income for themselves and their families.
Many women are unaware of existing government funds or are discouraged to apply for them by the formalities involved in accessing them.
This project will target widows, divorcees and ultra-poor women. The project will give them a small grant and business skills training. Also, GENCAD will support the women to organise themselves into savings and loans groups so that they can benefit from other sources of funding. Such support will result in women economic empowerment.
Adult Literacy Program
We plan to initiate adult literacy classes for women soon.
Current appeals
Learn more about the latest projects we are working on.
Empowering Resource Poor Women Through Micro-Loan
RESOURCING POOR WOMEN IN MANDERA COUNTY
- 89% of inhabitants live below the poverty line
- Women are in the frontline dealing with the impact of poverty
- Empower women with the means to afford basic necessities and medicine for their families
Rural Entrepreneurs Livelihoods Support Project
DEVELOPING BUSINESS SKILLS AND TALENT
- Support 100 women with seed capital, business training, consumption, and mentorship
- Women form 'loan groups' to support financial progress
- Apply for government funds to further support project sustainability
Our Impact
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