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Micro-Enterprise Schemes Mary Kinoti Window Development Fund, Nairobi, Kenya

Using Business to bring transformation to the world’s poor. Micro-Enterprise Schemes Mary Kinoti Window Development Fund, Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya – Background Information. Poverty threatening human dignity Surrounded by poor countries Corruption

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Micro-Enterprise Schemes Mary Kinoti Window Development Fund, Nairobi, Kenya

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  1. Using Business to bring transformation to the world’s poor Micro-Enterprise Schemes Mary Kinoti Window Development Fund, Nairobi, Kenya

  2. Kenya – Background Information • Poverty threatening human dignity • Surrounded by poor countries • Corruption • Backlog of infrastructure problems • Political issues

  3. Specific Issues - Post-Election Violence

  4. Consequences of Post-Election Violence • Poverty • Unemployment • Ethnicity • Antagonism • Sporadic violence • Displacement • Death

  5. Specific Issues - HIV/AIDS • Pandemic • 60% of youth infected • Effects • Poverty/Unemployment • Medical Cost • 1.2m Orphans • Stigma/Discrimination

  6. The Kibera Slum, Nairobi • Approx 1m inhabitants • Rampant unemployment • 60% are children • 100,000 children orphaned by AIDS • No running water/sanitation • Extreme overcrowding

  7. Images of Kibera

  8. Images of Kibera

  9. Our Calling • To help those trapped in abject poverty • To free people from suffering (Luke 4 v.18-19) • To shape a better future for the young • To share the gifts entrusted to us by God

  10. Window Development Fund “WDF” • Welfare and Community Development Organisation • Established 2001 • NGO with Board of Trustees • Team working daily in Kibera

  11. Window Development Fund “WDF” contd. Part of the Team March 2008

  12. WDF Vision & Mission Our Vision Productive Communities living holistic and fulfilling lives Our Mission To train, equip and empower the marginalized in the informal settlements with meaningful skills that promote well being

  13. WDF 4 Key Objectives in Kibera • Micro-Enterprise Schemes targeting women and the youth • Formal education/medical care for children • Regular food for children • HIV/AIDS intervention

  14. 1. Micro-Enterprise – Saving Schemes • Formation of Care Groups • Inculcating a culture of saving - Ksh's 100 per week (83p) • Business Training and Mentoring • Access Business Credit

  15. Micro-Enterprise – Small Businesses • Small business start up capital • Sustainable prosperity • Creation of a revolving fund • Ongoing business support – monitoring and evaluation

  16. Small Business Case Studies • Ishmael, 42 yrs • Welding Business • In 2003 (1st loan) – 5,000 Ksh (£41) • In 2007 – 60,000 Ksh (£500) • Group Chairman/Village Elder and religious leader

  17. Small Business Case Studies Beatrice Wangari – Boutique Proprietor • 35 yrs, 2 children • 2003, saved 7,500 Ksh’s (£62) and borrowed 20,000 Ksh’s (£166) • 2008, borrowed 300,000 Ksh’s (£2,500) and became a wholesale distributor

  18. Micro-Enterprise - the long term effects • A business can sustain a family’s basic needs – food, shelter, medicine and education for children • Additional jobs are created • A role model is provided for the young • Dignity and self esteem for the caregivers

  19. 2. Education & Medical Care for children Guardianship Scheme • UK Charity KIN (Kibera in Need) links UK donor with Kibera child • £16 per month enables child to have education, 6 hot meals, vaccinations, medical care and a future • 81 children with Guardians – many children waiting • Supported children recognisably healthier and happier

  20. 3. Feeding Programme • Weekly feeding sessions • 500 + Children attend • Supported by UK charities - The LunchBowl Network and KIN (Kibera in Need)

  21. 4. HIV/AIDS Intervention • Support Groups • Funding for medical care

  22. Post-Election Violence Response • Food, blankets, utensils and medical supplies distributed • Support for care givers who lost businesses • Resettlement of families with young children • Provision of school learning materials • Placing of children in rural schools • Ongoing counselling

  23. The Future • Much achieved but much still achievable • You can help by: • Providing micro enterprise funding • Becoming a Guardian for a Kibera child through KIN (Kibera in Need) • Supporting The LunchBowl Network to provide funds for the feeding programme • Praying for the work and the team

  24. More Info from our UK partners • www.kiberainneed.org • www.lunchbowl.org

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