[kictanet] Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya

[Grant Brooke]

3 of Twiga's 4 founders are Kenya. I'm not. It's majority Kenyan owned.

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Martin Gicheru via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> 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 <
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>> 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 <
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>>> 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
>>>
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