Expanding opportunities: women and youth driving financial inclusion in Kenya
Expanding Opportunities: Women and Youth Driving Financial Inclusion in Kenya Across Kenya, women and youth remain at the center of small-scale trade and entrepreneurship. From market stalls to digital platforms, they are powering local economies yet their access to affordable and fair financial services still lags behind their ambition. High borrowing costs, limited credit options, […]
Kenya’s tech revolution will fail without women and youth at the forefront
Kenya’s Tech Revolution Will Fail Without Women and Youth at the Forefront Kenya’s technology industry is booming from mobile money innovations like M-Pesa to the vibrant start-up hubs in Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret, and Nakuru. The sector is projected to contribute 9.24% to GDP by 2025 and is growing at an impressive 10.8% annually. Global […]
Shining a Light on Women and Youth Entrepreneurs
Shining a Light on Women and Youth Entrepreneurs Highlights from the Kisumu Dialogue Event In Kisumu County, where the shores of Lake Victoria meet a bustling hub of trade and culture, a new wave of entrepreneurial energy is rising. On 23rd July 2025, Kisumu became the stage for the first-ever BiasharaPawa Dialogue Event, a pioneering […]
Why More Women and Youth Should Join the Green and Circular Economy in Kenya
Why More Women and Youth Should Join the Green and Circular Economy in Kenya It is often agreed that the economy is the backbone of a country’s development, as part of development economics thinking. So what do we mean when we talk about the economy, it is the system by which a country or county […]
Manufacturing & Engineering in Kenya: A Sector Needing Inclusion
Manufacturing & Engineering in Kenya: A Sector Needing Inclusion Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world– Hillary Rodham Clinton Introduction The manufacturing and engineering sectors in Kenya contribute about 7-10% of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) underscoring their importance to the economic growth of the country. Kenya’s economic blueprint, […]