The Art Pledge
$1,000 for 10 women businesses in rural Kenya

$1,000 for 10 women businesses in rural Kenya

Organization information

RILEY ORTON FOUNDATION

Location: KISUMU, Kenya

Summary

Women in Kanyawegi village work hard operating small scale businesses selling vegetables, cereals fabric, potato chips and household goods to support their families. Through table banking, the women access microloans of $10 to $50 to operate their businesses with the profits mainly used to pay school fees for their children, feed their families and pay for healthcare. Covid 19 pandemic has disrupted most of these businesses and the women need financial assistance to bounce back again

Project locations

Kenya

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