THE FEDERATION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS- KENYA
THEME: BUILDING LASTING SUCCESS THROUGH RESILIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY
THE FEDERATION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS- KENYA
AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE VENTURE INTO THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORLD, WOMEN HAVE NOT
BEEN LEFT BEHIND. VARIOUS ENTERPRISES, MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM HAVE COME UP WOTH MOST
WOMEN TRYING THEIR BEST TO EARN THEIR OWN MONEY AND A LIVELIHOOD WHILE AT THE SAME
TIME CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EVEN AS THE COUNTRY GRAPLES WITH
UNEMPLOYMENT ISSUES. TODAY, AS THE FEDERATION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS CELEBRATES ITS
FIRST ANNIVERSARY, WE BRING YOU THE BENEFITS OF SUPPORTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.
BUMPER…
FEDERATION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS-KENYA WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED ON OCTOBER 17 TH 2023
AND SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA FEDERATION
OF WOMEN IN BUSINESS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS COMFWB KENYA CHAPTER. THE FEDERATION SEEKS
TO CREATE AN ENABLING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN IN MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM
ENTERPRISES. THIS IS SO DONE BY ADVOCATING FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, PROVIDING CAPACITY
BUILDING, TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO FUNDING.
A DEEPER DELVE INTO THE LEADERSHIP OF FOWEK AND WE DISCOVER WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY
DO
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BUT HOW DO THEY ENSURE THAT THE VOICES OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS ARE HEARD AT THE POLICY
LEVEL?
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AND ON MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION, THEY GIVE US AN INSIGHT ON THE BENEFITS OF JOINING
FOWEK
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AND THESE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINING FOWEK
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IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE AN ENABLING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IS CREATED, FOWEK OFFERS
TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMMES
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THEY ALSO HAVE INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT WOMEN IN MSMEs
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AND FOR THE WOMEN WHO HAVE ALREADY JOINED FOWEK, JOINING FOWEK WAS A MOVE THAT
HIGHLY IMPACTED THEIR BUSINESS IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
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THEY MAY HAVE THEIR CHALLENGES AS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BUT FOWEK HAS HELPED THEM IN
UNIMAGINABLE WAYS
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AND AS MEMBERS, THEY HAVE THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
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AND FROM A MEMBER TO A NEW MEMBER?
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AND HOW EXACTLY DO THEY FACILITATE ACCESS TO FUNDING FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS?
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DOES FOWEK RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS:
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AND LIKE ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION, THEY HAVE THEIR CHALLENGES, AND KNOW HOW BEST TO
HANDLE THEM, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS PERIOD WHEN THE ECONOMY IS AT A DOWNWARD
TRAJECTORY
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DOES FOWEK HAVE ANY PLANS FOR EXPANSION AND FUTURE GROWTH?
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THE FEDERATION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS- KENYA STRIVES TO ENSURE MORE WOMEN EMBRACE
THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CULTURE AND CONTRIBUTE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMY. FOR
RAW AND UNCUT, MY NAME IS VERA ALBERTA.
