Nyamira is one of Kenya’s underdeveloped counties.
The region struggles with low rates of female enrollment to institutions of higher learning and increasing numbers of early pregnancies and HIV infection. This leads to women having unequal access to financial resources making them vulnerable to subjugation.
Recognizing that more needs to be done in the space of women empowerment, Konservation now reaches younger vulnerable women through our Inuka Project to secure the future of girls.
The Inuka Project is a joint social venture between Konservation and Infused – a start-up natural cosmetics enterprise. Together, we provide vocational training to teenage girls and short-term employment to young women in rural communities. We are working to empower over 5000 women and girls on handcraft skills and entrepreneurship that generates new revenue streams to build economic independence.
Coupled with this, we also mentor young women on the importance of tertiary education and help facilitate their enrollment to institutions of higher learning.
Due to the ongoing global pandemic, Konservation is currently working to establish a Covid-19 Response project which will see vulnerable members of the community receive free handcraft soap as we increase access to sanitary products within the region.
