Empower artisans in marginalized areas of Kenya

Background

Action10 together with Human Rights & Science (HR&S) aim to raise funds to decrease poverty in the Kibera slum through increased employment and business activities. The Kibera slum in Kenya suffers from low employment and high poverty rate where the latter is as high as 50%. By supporting local business operations we will contribute to an increased standard of living in the area.

Project update

The love for African fashion and passion to inspire, educate, and empower local artisans and craftsmen drove Frederick to come up with Dolas creation. The whole concept behind Dolas creation was thus to bring together gifted local artisans and craftsmen to showcase all local African fashion under one roof. "I hope this will invigorate employment and hearten acknowledgment of African crafts both locally and internationally", he says.

A total of Ksh.100,000 (EUR 800) funds from Action10 was released to Dolas Creation during 2020 to build on the structure that had already been established. The main agenda is to increase production scale to be able to bring the positive impact to more people. We are now preparing for a second loan of KES 100,000 to further scale and support the businesses run by the local artisans.

Links:

• Action10 - Project link
• Human Rights & Science - Project link

Background

Action10 together with Human Rights & Science (HR&S) aim to raise funds to decrease poverty in the Kibera slum through increased employment and business activities. The Kibera slum in Kenya suffers from low employment and high poverty rate where the latter is as high as 50%. By supporting local business operations we will contribute to an increased standard of living in the area.

Project update

Dolar Creation has faced several challenges including both external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and business-related factors such as dealing with competition from imported clothing alternatives. However, Mr Fredrick, the founder, is working hard to deal with the challenges and is very positive about the future. Dolas Creation manages to do business with a few former clients despite the drop in demand during the pandemic and customers are continuously visiting his small tailoring shop in Nairobi, placing orders for various designs. Mr Fredrick anticipates to scale-up his business further when the economy is now stabilising fully after the pandemic and with support through financing and education in business management from Action10, Human Rights & Science and its partners, he should be able to take his business to the next level.

Thank you!

We are very thankful the contributions. It is the donors together with our partners and entrepreneurs that enable these businesses to thrive and provide opportunities, which in turns has a positive impact on the socieities they operate in.

Links:

• Action10
• Human Rights & Science
• Action10 - Project link