Girls Like Gano: International Day of the Girl, 2021
Did you know that an educated girl is less vulnerable to violence, can wait to marry until she's ready, and often has fewer children? For girls living in extreme poverty, the difference is life changing. Gano experienced this transformation first-hand when her mother...
A Bridge of Hope: Nanyu Phaustine
Nanyu Phaustine was married at 17, with the hope that her husband would send her back to school. She dreamed of becoming an elementary school teacher but, unfortunately, life had other plans for Nanyu. Shortly after her marriage Nanyu became pregnant, and her husband...
BOMA is Building Resilience in Uganda
The global refugee population has more than doubled in the last decade, and at least 100 million people have been forced to leave their home over the last ten years. Today, sub-Saharan Africa hosts more than 26% of the world’s refugee population. Forced into...
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Donates $10M to The BOMA Project
This gift will allow BOMA to accelerate and expand its work across Africa to reach millions of women and families.
BOMA Entrepreneurs are Building a Brighter Future
Nkooyian Lesanlurikuri was married at the young age of 15 to a man old enough to be her grandfather. She gave birth to a son and three daughters. Then her husband passed away. Nkooyian was left a heavy burden of caring for four children as a single mother with no...
This Kenyan Woman Overcame a Difficult Marriage to Become an Entrepreneur and Provide For Her Family
A few years into her marriage, Josphine Ekai was faced with a terrifying realization about her relationship. Josphine had married a man in her community. At the time, she thought of her marriage as a deeply meaningful moment of transformation. She and her husband...