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STORIES
How BOMA’s women entrepreneurs are fighting the impact of climate change
The BOMA Project works in Northern Kenya and Eastern Uganda. These regions have been devastated by climate change. With only four people per square kilometer, these arid lands in Eastern Africa are some of the least densely populated areas in the world. Due to...
How BOMA’s women entrepreneurs are working with the Government of Kenya to navigate the aftershocks of COVID-19
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...
Fighting racism, oppression and inequality
As an organization whose very mission is rooted in the belief that all humans deserve to be empowered with economic opportunity and social justice, the BOMA Project stands alongside the protestors around the world decrying the unequal treatment of African Americans at...
An interview with Zoe So of Whole Planet Foundation: BOMA enables financial inclusion in highly rural and excluded communities
“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...
Since @BOMAProject's founding in 2009, they've reached more than 160k women and children. Learn about how this inspiring nonprofit invests in women to help solve extreme poverty and mitigate climate change. https://www.salesforce.org/blog/boma-project-invests-in-women/?d=&nc=&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=amer_cbaw&utm_content=boma-project-invest-in-women_&soc=amer_twitter
Our head of IT Monica Kundu speaks about how the BOMA Project uses data-driven decision making to invest in women - http://Salesforce.org https://salesforce.org/blog/boma-project-invests-in-women/ Thanks to @salesforce for the article and for their innovative CRM #climatechange #WomensEqualityDay
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
Stanford Social Innovation Review –To Impact Millions, the Social Sector Needs to Scale Scaling Up, by Gregory Coussa
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