Economic Power, Education & Livelihoods.
Women have been unambiguous: economic strength and health are inseparable. Without money, there is no transport to the clinic, no nutritious food, no menstrual or postpartum hygiene products, no real choice. This pillar treats economic power as a health intervention.
Where we focus
Women-led savings groups
Supporting VSLAs and cooperatives where women save together, lend to each other, and build collective economic muscle.
Financial literacy
Practical training in budgeting, bookkeeping, mobile money and credit - so women can plan, save and grow.
Entrepreneurship & livelihoods
Pathways into small business, market linkages and digital trades - turning skills into sustainable income.
Return-to-school for adolescent mothers
Rebuilding education pathways for young mothers so they can re-enter learning with dignity and support.
Economic justice is reproductive justice.
When a woman cannot afford a matatu to the nearest health facility, the best maternity policy in the country becomes meaningless. Economic power is the bridge between rights on paper and rights in real life.
- Action Villages - women-led spaces to heal, learn and earn.
- Adolescent mother re-entry programmes.
- Skills-to-livelihoods partnerships with local enterprises.