[kictanet] Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya

[Martin Gicheru]

Sidney,

Twiga Foods and Eneza Education are Kenyan startups by Kenyans?

Regards,
Martin Gicheru

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Stephen Machua via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Dear Ebele,
>
> Cheza Sports Academy - http://chezasports.co.ke/ is a social enterprises
> that is innovative and has an impact despite being under-funded / under
> appreciated.
>
> This academy mobilizes children from poor and rich backgrounds for
> specialized soccer training.Parents who are well off pay more  for their
> children to be in the academy than parents from poor backgrounds.  Every
> Sunday, the children get to visit each other and get to learn basic life
> skills despite the varied economic backgrounds. This year, the academy took
> 2 kids to Dana Cup International in Denmark, One of the most prestigious
> youth international soccer event. The most interesting part is the fact
> that children together with their parents fund-raised to make the Denmark
> Trip a success. The players are children and youth aged between 3 and 19
> years - http://chezasports.co.ke/players
>
> The academy employs 3 full-time coaches who are mostly from poor economic
> background. The academy does not have any external funding. It relies on
> players fees and directors contributions
>
> *Stephen Machua*
> *Team Leader | Afrom Media *
> *Tel: +254 715 308 415*
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Ebele Okobi via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hello, All!
>>
>> Question-I'd love to hear from any and all. Which born and bred in Kenya
>> social enterprises do you think are doing the most interesting, innovative
>> and most impactful work? Which are under appreciated gems?
>>
>>
>>
>> Ebele Okobi | Director of Public Policy, Africa
>>
>> m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315 <+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315>
>>
>> 10 Brock Street | London | NW1 3FG
>>
>> ebeleokobi at fb.com
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