About the Program
Economic empowerment 4 Her seeks to empower the most marginalized and rural young women from the ASAL regions of West Pokot and Kajiado. The program leverages a community-based model to provide girls and young women with tailored, holistic workforce-readiness skills, inclusive entrepreneurship and finance, scholarships, digital skills development, and life skills, as well as supporting policy and system shifts that enable young women’s economic empowerment at scale.
Economic empowerment 4 Her addresses the following infrastructural, institutional and systemic barriers.
1. Poor educational infrastructure limits access to high-quality, affordable workforce-readiness skilling and upskilling resources, and the mismatch between traditional secondary education and labor force needs.
2. Low socioeconomic status among communities leads to gender-inequitable attitudes towards adolescent girls and young women’s education and work, and insufficient work opportunities to support the work force.
3. Low levels of empowerment among marginalized rural adolescent girls and young women to enter dignified and fulfilling work due to insufficient skills, education, or qualifications; low or no exposure to work or educational opportunities; low self-confidence and low self-efficacy; and insufficient ability to connect to work opportunities.
The program started in December 2024 and will run until December 2027.
Who qualifies?
The program focuses on marginalized rural adolescent girls and young women between the ages of 18-35.
Location
The program targets West Pokot and Kajiado Counties in Kenya.
Implementation Partner
The program is implemented by a consortium of four organizations. Global Give Back Circle (GGBC) lead implementing partner, Perur Rays of Hope (West Pokot Implementation Partner), HELGA, and Circle Group Ltd.
Global Give Back Circle (GGBC) is a nonprofit organization that works to economically empower at‑risk adolescent girls and young women by supporting their transition from vulnerability to independence. The organization provides a holistic model that integrates mentorship, education support, digital and life skills training, and workforce‑readiness preparation, helping girls build confidence, gain employable skills, and access meaningful career and entrepreneurship opportunities.