BOMA is a proudly African NGO headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and works to build sustainable livelihoods for rural individuals and households living in extreme poverty across Africa’s drylands, along with advancing six United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:



Our Model
Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP)
BOMA’s REAP model is designed to address the specific challenges facing those living in extreme poverty across Africa’s drylands. We have already reached +1M individuals, helped tens of thousands escape extreme poverty, sent more girls to school, and improved household nutrition. Proven to be cost-effective and have long-lasting results, our holistic, multidimensional programs have now expanded to seven countries across Africa. Participants enroll for 12–24 months, gain business, financial, and life skills, launch businesses, and form savings groups, all with the support of a dedicated mentor. Our models are designed with six foundational components and are adapted to meet the specific challenges of the diverse communities where we work:
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Where We Work
BOMA works across the drylands of seven countries in Africa. The communities where we work sit at the epicenter of multiple crises, including climate devastation, youth unemployment, conflict and displacement, and scare economic resources. These communities are located in some of the most fragile and volatile ecosystems in the world, but through economic empowerment and resilience building, millions of lives are being transformed.

EVOLUTION OF OUR APPROACH
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LEADERSHIP
Meet Team BOMA
WHERE WE WORK
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HOW WE DO IT
Our Theory of Change
Help continue our legacy and impact the lives of at least three million women, youth and refugees by 2027.