On Friday, August 23rd, 2024, the Women's Business Incubation Program celebrated a significant milestone with a graduation ceremony for individual women entrepreneurs who have successfully completed the program. This entrepreneurship training, implemented by Technoserve in partnership with the WEE Hub, has been running for three years and has equipped these entrepreneurs with the skills and knowledge needed to grow their businesses.
A new Childcare Center in Machakos County which is a collaborative initiative between the WEE Hub and the County Government of Machakos is now complete and ready for use. This centre represents a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to support women by providing essential childcare services, enabling them to pursue economic opportunities with peace of mind.
The WEE Hub's Knowledge Management and Communication department undertook an exercise to document the success stories of women entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exemplary growth during their time in the Women's Business Incubation Program.
A team of WEE Hub researchers and research assistants has successfully concluded the exit monitoring exercise for women-owned enterprises under the Women’s Business Incubation Project, which was launched by the WEE Hub in 2022.
The Women's Economic Empowerment Hub (WEE Hub) met with representatives from the University of Boston to discuss potential collaboration on ongoing and upcoming projects. The meeting focused on aligning efforts in the WEE Hub's Childcare project and initiatives supporting women in the gig economy. The University of Boston proposed collaborating in the field of Engineering Economics in Africa and designing systems to enhance market linkages between buyers and sellers of goods and services.