100 Euros for a better life
Microcredit projects are about more than just financial assistance. The borrowers*, mainly women, learn not only accounting, calculation, marketing, administration and organisation, but also team spirit, participatory decision-making and other skills. Our self-organised women’s groups are led and managed by a local religious sister or brother. An important principle in the allocation of loans at STARTHILFEKENIA is the formation of groups of like-minded people. The members of these communities support and vouch for each other. The repaid loans can then be given to new groups. By creating income-generating measures for women, we also want to help empower them in Kenyan society.
Start your own clothes-making business with 100 Euros
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Our mission
“Empower one woman and you support a whole village.” We take this African saying to heart. Our goal is the sustainable empowerment of disadvantaged women in African society. In doing so, we focus on promoting economic independence and sustainable self- reliance through education, training and access to capital.
100 Euros for your own boutique
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About us
Based in Düsseldorf, our team is a division of the non-profit organisation vision:teilen, a Franciscan initiative against poverty and need. In 2012 we established ourselves as a separate group within the association, and since 2013 we have supported a number of women’s groups in East Africa through microcredit. In addition to granting credit, we provide assistance to the groups in the form of training for the commercial sector, in skills such as accounting, calculation, marketing, marketing, organisation, and other relevant disciplines. Our motto is Help for Self-Help.
Start your own bakery ‐ with only 100 Euros
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Example groups
We will keep you informed here about our local groups.
Bidii Marie ‐ Do not forget the poorest!
The Bidii Marie group in Siaya County registered as a community-based organisation in 2016. Its mission is to empower its community for a better future. In support of this aim, each member undertakes to involve orphans, widows, the elderly and...
BANDO GROUP ‐ Exemplary power for women
The women's group Bando has officially been registered as a self-help group in 2012. This group has its headquarters in the Migori district. The 16-member group is made up of women of ages between 25 and 79. The older members support the younger...
VILLA GARDENS GROUP ‐ Living and working with HIV
The women's group Villa Gardens was officially registered as a self-help group in 2018. This group is located in the district of Migori. The group is made up of women of different ages. All members have accepted their positive HIV/AIDS status and...