Eggpreneur is an initiative that equips, trains and supports women to start micro-enterprises in developing countries. We do this through partnerships with women community-based and international development organizations and women micro-enterprise groups to equip women start their own businesses. This approach aims to use poultry farming techniques to eradicate child malnutrition while creating jobs and increasing household income for women…
Janet is a teacher by profession, a mother, and a poultry farmer by passion. Janet is a risk-taker, she used the basic knowledge she had to start a poultry farm. She would pick information here and there about rearing poultry and 500 chicks to start her poultry business. She faced a lot of challenges and was discouraged by her decision….
Through the program, I received advice, connections, professional support, and capital needed to drive the growth of my social enterprise, making a difference in young women’s lives. Sister Christine Imbali is a social development enthusiast who has started a social enterprise in the rural parts of Kenya that train young women on poultry farming as a method to generate sustainable…
Elizabeth Mwanzia, a 26-year-old (1996) wife and mother of one is a form 4 dropout who is currently unemployed. She previously used to sell second-hand clothes but stopped because the demand for her products was not high and it was too expensive for her to transport goods from Nairobi to Machakos. Elizabeth had come to purchase vegetables when she heard…
Hellen is a stay at home mother who is ambitious about education and enjoys hands-on jobs like farming. She joined the Women Eggpreneur Program that trains young women between 18-28 years in financial literacy and poultry farming. Hellen plans to own over 500 chickens and grow vegetables that she will sell to her customers along with her poultry products. As…
