The USDA-funded Agribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) program, implemented by Global Communities (GC) since September 2014 in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi, facilitates agribusinesses to access markets and finance as a way of bolstering domestic, regional and international trade of … Continued
The USDA-funded Agribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) program implemented by Global Communities seeks to bolster agriculture trade of agribusiness small and medium enterprises (A-SMEs) in Kenya, Tanzania, and Malawi. One of its objectives is to build the capacity of … Continued
Emmy is 19 years old and lives with her mother and her baby at Blue Estate. Blue Estate village has been in existence since 2008 where majority of the people came from upcountry and settled there in search of blue … Continued
Across Africa, agriculture comprises a nominal percentage of the banking sector’s loan portfolio compared to its share of the gross domestic product. This asymmetry is largely due to perceived risks of agribusiness finance. While a number of banks are starting … Continued
Strength of a Woman Aisha Omar was orphaned at a young age of 7 years, and was lucky to have a grandmother who had to struggle day in day out to put a meal on the table and to make … Continued
Elsie is a young mother living in Pumwani with her 5 year old child. Many girls in the slum face challenges that predispose them to teenage preganacy. In her prime life pursuing secondary education, she found herself pregnant in Form … Continued
Kibera informal settlement is the biggest slum in Africa and home to approximately 1.2 million slum dwellers living in an area of 2.5 square kilometer in size. About 75 percent of this population are under the age of 18.Characterized by … Continued
Sophie* comes from a humble background and life was difficult for her. With a broken family where her mother was divorced, coupled with physical and psychological assault from her father, a situation that caused death of her brother prompted her … Continued
