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Women Empowerment & Support Programmes

Discover key Government of Kenya initiatives supporting women through access to finance, entrepreneurship, skills development, leadership, and economic empowerment opportunities. • Financial inclusion • Entrepreneurship • Women empowerment

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NYOTA Project (National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement)

What it is: A flagship Government + World Bank programme supporting youth and women through employment, enterprise development, and financial inclusion.

  • Benefits: Skills training, business funding, job opportunities, financial inclusion
  • Achievements: Targets 90,000 jobs, 110,000 businesses supported, inclusive of women beneficiaries
  • Official Link: nyotaproject.go.ke
Women Enterprise Fund (WEF)

What it is: A government fund providing affordable credit and support to women-owned enterprises.

  • Benefits: Loans, training, market access
  • Achievements: Increased women financial inclusion and enterprise growth
  • Official Link: wef.go.ke
Uwezo Fund

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

  • Benefits: Affordable loans, grassroots empowerment
  • Achievements: Strengthened women-led enterprises
  • Official Link: uwezo.go.ke
National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF)

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

  • Benefits: Education support, enterprise funding, community projects
  • Achievements: Improved inclusion of women in development programmes
  • Official Link: ngaaf.go.ke
Financial Inclusion Fund (Hustler Fund)

What it is: A digital credit programme supporting micro enterprises including women.

  • Benefits: Mobile loans, savings, financial inclusion
  • Achievements: Expanded access to credit for women in informal sector
  • Official Link: hustlerfund.go.ke
AGPO (Access to Government Procurement Opportunities)

What it is: Programme reserving 30% of government tenders for women, youth, and PWDs.

  • Benefits: Market access, government contracts
  • Achievements: Increased participation of women in procurement
  • Official Link: agpo.go.ke
Women Economic Empowerment Programmes

What it is: Government initiatives supporting women in business and leadership.

  • Benefits: Mentorship, training, economic inclusion
  • Achievements: Strengthened women participation in economy
  • Official Link: gender.go.ke

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Useful government & partner resources

Industrial Attachment Internship Policy & Guidelines Social Security Kenya National Bureau of Statistics InternationaL Labour Organization Health Insurance Kenya Universities and Colleges Placement Board Technical and Vocational Education Training Authority MoEST Commission for University Education National Employment Authority(NEA)

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