Support Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya

Building on the success of the first cohort of the entrepreneurship program (which ended in September 2024), the WSEI launched Phase 2 in April 2025 in Kenya’s Coastal region. This second cycle supports 25 early-stage female founders, specifically in the green and circular economies.

During this 6 month program :

• Women receive training not only in core business and financial management, but also in digital skills, human-centred design, mental health, and sustainable/eco-conscious entrepreneurship. This broadened curriculum reflects a holistic vision of entrepreneurship — beyond profit, toward impact and resilience.

• A key milestone: a Mid-Program Pitch Competition held on 26 June 2025 at the I.O.Me Fablab in Mombasa. At this event, entrepreneurs received feedback from prominent ecosystem actors — boosting their confidence and investor-readiness

• The 25 women entrepreneurs also received individual coaching to develop their minimum viable product and their value proposition.
  
  
• They were prepared for the graduation ceremony that took place in October where they had a final pitch session. It was also an opportunity of great visibility for the women and support notably from Safia Verjee - The Executive Director International Centre of Humanitarian Affairs - said "We need to focus on facilitating growth in our communities not just responding to them. The women we work with already hold the solutions that we search far and wide for. This is our opportunity to give them platform to shine. It has never been about capability its about opportunity".

A study is currently conducted to measure the impact of the program. 

Links:

• https://www.iome.ke/women-social-entrepreneurship-institute-phase-2-of-2025/
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