Big Financial Impacts for a Poverty Graduation Program for Women in Northern Kenya (UC Davis)
A prominent poverty graduation program for women in rural northern Kenya has had big financial impacts, according to new results from an ongoing study led from UC Davis. by Alex Russell | May 09, 2022: The USAID-supported impact evaluation has found that...
Energy Leader & Entrepreneur Elsie Mbugua Elected Vice Chair of BOMA Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, DC — The BOMA Project, a Kenya and U.S. based nonprofit that empowers women, youth, and refugees in Africa’s drylands to escape extreme poverty, is thrilled to announce the election of Elsie Mbugua, Founder and Managing Director of Leadwood Energy — an...
Leveraging Local Capability to Build Climate Resilience among African Women in Extreme Poverty
Julie Kedroske | Head of Technical Assistance, BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative and Cherise Forbes | Director of Communications, The BOMA Project The climate crisis most severely impacts women in extreme poverty due to a combination of factors including social,...
BOMA Nears 100% Staff Vaccination Rate
Vaccination against COVID-19 plays a vital role in keeping BOMA’s participants safe As a growing presence in Africa’s drylands, BOMA has a responsibility to protect the populations that we serve — especially amid a global pandemic. BOMA serves those experiencing...
BOMA Welcomes Tech Leader Srilatha Kothur to U.S. Board of Directors
Washington, DC — BOMA, a U.S. and Kenya-based nonprofit the implements high-impact poverty graduation programs in the drylands of Africa, has appointed tech and data industry leader Srilatha “Sri” Kothur to its Board of Directors. Kothur has a strong track record of...
Jane Naimirdika: A BOMA Participant Turned Mentor
In 2006, Jane Naimirdika was facing the worst drought that Kenya had seen in a decade. Fatefully, Jane had the opportunity the enroll in BOMA’s nascent Rural Entrepreneur Access Program (REAP) and earn the stability and security that she and her family needed. “I...