by BOMA Communications | Jun 15, 2021 | Africa, Africa climate change, African drought, African women, BOMA Village Mentors, Climate change refugees, COVID-19 in Northern Kenya, economic empowerment, Global, In the Media, John Stephens, Kenya, Making a Difference, Nairobi, News, Northern Kenya, Our Work, Partner & Funder Feedback, REAP (Rural Entrepreneur Access Project), Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP), Stories, The BOMA Project, Uncategorized, Who We Are, Women, Women Entrepreneurs
This gift will allow BOMA to accelerate and expand its work across Africa to reach millions of women and families.
by Deborah Kendall | Nov 7, 2019 | Africa, Africa climate change, African drought, African women, Global, Kenya, Making a Difference, News, Our Work, REAP (Rural Entrepreneur Access Project), Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP), Stories, The BOMA Project, Uncategorized, Women
Sarah Lelesiit and her family lived in a leaky-roofed hut, and hunger stalked them constantly. Those days are gone. In 2017, Sarah enrolled in the BOMA Project’s poverty graduation program and graduated in June 2019 as a proud owner of a bustling livestock business,...
by Deborah Kendall | Aug 13, 2019 | Africa, Africa climate change, African drought, African women, Climate change refugees, economic empowerment, From the Field, Girls, Global, Kenya, News, The BOMA Project, Uncategorized, Women
BOMA participants like Rose Lelesiit embrace the opportunity to become business owners and pull themselves and their families out of extreme poverty. However, an often overlooked challenge is the fact that many people, especially women, living in last mile regions...
by Deborah Kendall | Jul 1, 2019 | Africa, Africa climate change, African drought, African women, BOMA Village Mentors, Climate change refugees, economic empowerment, Field Blog, From the Field, Girls, Global, Kenya, News, Northern Kenya, REAP (Rural Entrepreneur Access Project), Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP), Stories, The BOMA Project, Uncategorized, Women
By Amanda Teppo, BOMA Project Intern Each moment is a chance to make history. At the BOMA Project, participants in our Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP) are not only breaking the cycle of extreme poverty but driving social change as well. A new market, only 4...
by Deborah Kendall | May 16, 2019 | Africa, Africa climate change, African drought, African women, economic empowerment, Girls, Global, Kenya, News, Our Work, REAP (Rural Entrepreneur Access Project), Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP), The BOMA Project, Uncategorized, Women
On March 8, International Women’s Day, BOMA launched a fundraising campaign with One Day’s Wages, an organization that provides matching donations to nonprofits through their fundraising platform. Our goal was to raise $30,000. The campaign just...
by Deborah Kendall | Jan 25, 2019 | Africa, economic empowerment, Global, Kenya, News, Our Work, REAP (Rural Entrepreneur Access Project), Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP), Stories, The BOMA Project, Uncategorized, Women
The BOMA Project is very pleased to announce the election of Greg Coussa (@GregoryCoussa) as a member of the BOMA Project Board of Directors. Coussa is the U.S. founder of Spring Impact (formerly ICSF: International Centre for Social Franchising), which is dedicated...