Women Empowerment & Support Programmes

What it is: A government fund, set up in 2007, providing affordable credit and business support to women-owned enterprises.

Benefits

Affordable loans, entrepreneurship training, market access

Achievements

Greater financial inclusion and enterprise growth among women

What it is: A fund supporting women, youth and persons with disabilities through group-based financing.

Benefits

Affordable group loans, grassroots empowerment

Achievements

Strengthened women-led enterprises

What it is: A county-level fund supporting vulnerable groups, especially women.

Benefits

Education bursaries, enterprise funding, community projects

Achievements

Improved inclusion of women in development programmes

What it is: A mobile credit and savings programme for individuals and micro-enterprises, including women in the informal sector.

Benefits

Mobile loans, savings, financial inclusion

Achievements

Expanded access to credit for women in the informal sector

What it is: Under the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015, every government procuring entity must reserve at least 30% of its procurement spend for enterprises owned by women, youth and persons with disabilities.

Benefits

Access to government tenders and contracts

How to join

Register your business for an AGPO certificate, then bid for reserved tenders

What it is: A five-year, World Bank-financed Government of Kenya youth programme. Young women aged 18–29 (up to 35 for persons with disabilities) with Form 4 education or below can take part.

Benefits

Skills training, RPL certification, business support, financial literacy and savings incentives

Targets

820,000 youth in total, including 90,000 trained and 110,000 young entrepreneurs supported

What it is: Initiatives led by the State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action supporting women in business and leadership.

Benefits

Mentorship, training, economic inclusion

Achievements

Stronger participation of women in the economy