by Arun Krishnan | Sep 2, 2020
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...
by Arun Krishnan | Jul 1, 2020
The Government of Kenya’s Program for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT) was designed to make the transformative power of BOMA’s poverty graduation program available to 1,600 women in Samburu County in Northern Kenya. The women...
by Arun Krishnan | May 19, 2020
“Like with many people working in development, I’ve always wanted my work to have an impact. There are different ways of thinking about impact. For me, I found that the term was deeply tied to sustainable economic development.”Zoe So, Whole Planet Foundation Whole...
by Deborah Kendall | Mar 5, 2020
“I want all my children to go to school, especially my girls.” Paulina Adapal, BOMA Graduate, Northern Kenya The United Nations (UN) first celebrated March 8th as the International Women’s Day in 1975. In 1977, the UN declared March 8th as the official day for...
by Deborah Kendall | Dec 30, 2019
Have you made your New Year’s resolution? At the BOMA Project, our resolution is simple…but challenging. We are planning to enroll 17,000 more women into our poverty graduation program in 2020. Women like Selina Lekimain, a BOMA participant in remote...
by Deborah Kendall | Dec 27, 2019
“Sometimes we would go a week without eating. BOMA came to me when I was down and pushed me up.” Napikutuk Nareyo Lenadosiol, Ngrunit No mother should have to choose which of her children gets to eat today, or go without food herself just to keep her kids alive....
