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The LakeHub Incubation
The Lake Hub Incubation program is designed to support and empower early-stage businesses led by young people with emphasis on women-led business.
This innovative program provides a comprehensive range of support, guidance, and resources to help these entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful ventures.
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Strategic Collaborations
Lake Hub works in collaboration with various organizations from different sectors including development, public, and private commercial sectors to bridge the gap between youth unemployment and underutilization.
To achieve this, Lake Hub runs several programs and initiatives that are focused on providing training, mentorship, and job placement opportunities to the youth.
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Agribiz 4 Youth
LakeHub and GIZ have joined forces under the "Agri-Jobs 4 Youth" initiative to implement the LakeHub Incubation and Acceleration program. This program aims to support the development of 120 young agripreneurs (aged 18-35) across five selected counties in Western Kenya: Siaya, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, and Kisumu.
The program will provide agripreneurs with the necessary skills and capacity building to establish self-sustaining businesses within selected value chains. The ultimate goal is to improve food security, drive local economic development, and create new employment opportunities for youth in Western Kenya.
The Woman Founders Award
The "The Woman Founders Award" is a transformative program aimed at promoting economic empowerment for women entrepreneurs in rural East Africa. The annual award is designed to support women with innovative business ideas and improve the business environment for women-led ventures in rural areas through access to finance, market linkages, and challenging gender norms and stereotypes.
Our organization has formed a strategic partnership with the Leila Janah Foundation to provide women-led enterprises with the resources they need to explore local and national business expansion opportunities. The goal is to empower these women with the knowledge and skills they need to scale their businesses and become investment-ready.
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The Woman Founders Award
The "The Woman Founders Award" is a transformative program aimed at promoting economic empowerment for women entrepreneurs in rural East Africa. The annual award is designed to support women with innovative business ideas and improve the business environment for women-led ventures in rural areas through access to finance, market linkages, and challenging gender norms and stereotypes.
Our organization has formed a strategic partnership with the Leila Janah Foundation to provide women-led enterprises with the resources they need to explore local and national business expansion opportunities. The goal is to empower these women with the knowledge and skills they need to scale their businesses and become investment-ready.
Engendering Mentorship
Our organization, in collaboration with Maseno University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, is proud to present the "Engendering Mentorship" (e-GEM) project. This initiative aims to establish a mentorship program at Maseno University that will provide support to female students facing various challenges, including early marriage, pregnancy, and gender-based violence. These challenges have contributed to high dropout rates among female students at the university.
The program is designed to create a supportive and enabling organizational environment, with the goal of reducing dropout rates and empowering female students to pursue careers in technology, innovation, design, and business. We believe that through the e-GEM project, students will become more confident in themselves and their abilities, leading to a brighter future for all.
Pepea na Agribiz
Our organization, Pepea, is proud to announce its partnership with GIZ Kenya on the "Pepea with AgriBiz" acceleration program. This program is targeted towards women and youth (aged 18-35) leading agribusiness ventures in the poultry, groundnuts, passion fruits, and apiculture value chains in Western Kenya. The program aims to support 100 micro, small, and medium agribusiness enterprises across the counties of Bungoma, Siaya, Kakamega, Vihiga, and Kisumu.
Successful businesses will be awarded a seed grant of up to KES 300,000. Through a cutting-edge business support scheme, selected agribusinesses will have the opportunity to expand their internal capacities, optimize their capital structures, and implement their growth plans to penetrate new markets and diversify their revenue streams.
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Pepea na Agribiz
Our organization, Pepea, is proud to announce its partnership with GIZ Kenya on the "Pepea with AgriBiz" acceleration program. This program is targeted towards women and youth (aged 18-35) leading agribusiness ventures in the poultry, groundnuts, passion fruits, and apiculture value chains in Western Kenya. The program aims to support 100 micro, small, and medium agribusiness enterprises across the counties of Bungoma, Siaya, Kakamega, Vihiga, and Kisumu.
Successful businesses will be awarded a seed grant of up to KES 300,000. Through a cutting-edge business support scheme, selected agribusinesses will have the opportunity to expand their internal capacities, optimize their capital structures, and implement their growth plans to penetrate new markets and diversify their revenue streams.
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"Chichwa E-Commerce" Program
Our organization, in collaboration with Maseno University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, is proud to present the "Engendering Mentorship" (e-GEM) project. This initiative aims to establish a mentorship program at Maseno University that will provide support to female students facing various challenges, including early marriage, pregnancy, and gender-based violence. These challenges have contributed to high dropout rates among female students at the university.
The program is designed to create a supportive and enabling organizational environment, with the goal of reducing dropout rates and empowering female students to pursue careers in technology, innovation, design, and business. We believe that through the e-GEM project, students will become more confident in themselves and their abilities, leading to a brighter future for all.
