Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Opportunity Leads Umbrella

BFA Global was commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct a rapid assessment of potential partners working to improve women’s economic empowerment in Kenya. The assessment will focus on the impact and scalability potential of these partners in increasing the incomes of low-income women, working in livelihoods to better themselves in Kenya. BFA Global will work with nine organizations across different sectors to understand their pathways for enhancing women’s livelihoods through job creation or improvement or through entrepreneurship initiatives. After the initial nano projects (8-week test initiatives), 4-6 of these nine organizations will be selected to move forward with a 9-month pilot, where BFA Global will work closely with them to assess the possible impact of their solutions and provide technical assistance to prepare for scaling. The insights from the pilot projects and nanos will form the basis for a white paper authored by BFA Global. Additionally, we will publish blogs on key learnings from this initiative.