Women Entrepreneurs

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.

Christine Lokidogoi: Single Mother and Landlady Extraordinaire

Christine Lokidogoi is a restless and energetic person. She talks quickly in a tumble of sentences, many of which are the beginnings of remarkable ideas. Christine’s energetic outlook is especially remarkable given that she is a single mother of five children. Prior...

Agnes Lekupe: A BOMA entrepreneur who is a role model for her daughters

Over the last few months, Agnes Lekupe has been especially concerned about her children. “With everyone at home during COVID-19, teen pregnancies are on the rise,” she says. “I spend a lot of time talking to my four daughters about the importance of...

One key reason BOMA’s women entrepreneurs are seeing a growth in sales and profits during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted businesses around the world – the effects have been especially devastating for vulnerable communities. And yet, BOMA’s women entrepreneurs in Northern Kenya are showing incredible resilience in navigating the economic aftershocks of...