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STORIES

The BOMA Project Announces Appointment of Wendy Chamberlin as Director of Expansion and Innovation
The BOMA Project is thrilled to announce the appointment of Wendy Chamberlin (@chamberlinwm ) as the Director of Expansion and Innovation. Chamberlin has held various positions at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) for the past twelve years. Most recently she...

BOMA Project Annual Appeal 2018: NY Times “7 Standards for Your End-of-Year Donations”
Our Annual Appeal 2018 campaign continues, and we urgently need your support. If you are looking for ways to make sure your gift has significant impact, read this piece by Courtney E. Martin of the New York Times about important factors to consider when donating to...

The Gift of HOPE
This holiday season, give the gift of hope to women and families in eastern Africa. Your gift means that more women can forge a pathway out of extreme poverty and become economically self-sufficient. Help reach 1 million women and children by 2022, and bring hope to...

Changing Lives: BOMA’s 2018 Annual Appeal
Mutho Ogorgebo was a BOMA participant who graduated six years ago. She is part of the Munya Business Group and Aramia Burriolan Savings Group in Dubsahai Manyatta, Samburu County. “We were among the first groups to be funded by BOMA and we are still doing business. We...
IN THE NEWS

The Power of Hope is Real by Nicholas Kristof
The New York Times
We’ve also been featured in:

Salon – Life Lessons from a Global Poverty Hero by Megan Mayhew Berman, Salon

NextBillion – Climate-Proofing Poverty Graduation Programs by Nicole Mills, the BOMA Project & Alex Russell, AMA Feed the Future at UC Davis

The New York Times – The Power of Hope is Real by Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times

The Wall Street Journal – On the Joys and Challenges of Being a ‘Temporary’ Expat in Kenya by Megan Mayhew Berman, Wall Street Journal

CGAP – The BOMA Project: Building Resiliency in the Arid Lands by Melissa Victor, CGAP Blog
Benson Rioba – Down to business: Drought-hit Kenyan women trade their way out of poverty, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Kevin Starr – Enough Innovation Already, SSIR
Impact Measurement on Salesforce – 7 nonprofits setting the bar for Salesforce-based M&E

The Huffington Post – A Day for All Mothers by Anita Casalina, Huffington Post

Manchester Journal – 10 years after its founding, BOMA wins global acclaim by Kathleen James, The Manchester Journal

The Borgen Project – The BOMA Project: Empowering Women in the Third Worldby Saroja Koneru, The Borgen Project Blog

Kiosks give pastoralist women hope by David Muchui, Business Daily Africa

Rutland Herald – Dorset nonprofit group garners $500k gift, Patrick McArdle, Rutland Herald

Tony Loyd – Poverty Graduation Through For-Profit Entrepreneurship, Tony Loyd Podcast