As an organization built around continuous innovation and improvement, we are always working to capture and grow from key learnings in our programmatic design, targeting, impact, technology solutions, and nearly every aspect of the work we do. Leading the charge that formalizes this process, our Research and Learning team serves to document and share these learnings so we can work to make larger, more long-lasting impacts for the diverse array of individuals and communities we serve through our poverty eradication programs across the drylands of Africa.

Since 2009, BOMA has helped more than 800,00 people break free from the vicious, inter-generational cycle of extreme poverty. We are closely alongside our partners in six countries — Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Cameroon, and Burkina Faso — to foster rural entrepreneurship for prosperity with dignity. Learn more about our work in the fourth quarter of 2023 in our Quarterly Impact Report.

This Open House by the World Bank Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) dove into how government and NGO-led economic inclusion programs are incorporating innovations such as green technologies, climate-smart farming techniques, and clean energy to improve women’s climate and livelihoods resilience. Featuring our very own Chief Program Officer, Anna Mecagni, join us for a overview of our climate.

BOMA’s Rural Entrepreneur Access Program (REAP) has empowered thousands of people to escape extreme poverty. It started by empowering pastoral women in Northern Kenya, resulting in successful businesses created, increased education for girls and better meals. REAP proved so sustainable and cost-effective that BOMA invested in studying and scaling this approach to combat rising levels of extreme poverty in Africa’s drylands.

"Climate, gender and poverty seem like different things, but when you go to the ground you’re confronted with the fact that this is the same issue. So we have to build and design something to address the scale of not just one challenge, but many challenges." — BOMA CEO Sam Owilly.

We are delighted to announce that BOMA was a part of a panel discussion at Skoll World Forum, where we engaged in a dialogue with Spring Impact, Co-Impact, and IKEA Foundation exploring impact at scale. Spring Impact compiled the essential insights, and we are excited to share them with you — click the link below to read now.