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Essays, reflections and projects by the Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities we work with across Kenya. Each one is published with the writer's permission, under their name or anonymously, as they choose.

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EssayAnonymous contributor · 5 min read

How a 2023 youth initiative in rural Bungoma used Facebook, WhatsApp and table banking to grow young people's businesses.

  • Teaching young sellers to market on Facebook and WhatsApp
  • Table banking: KES 100 shares and a KES 20 welfare fund
  • Moving from maize and beans to faster crops

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