[kictanet] Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya

[Dennis Kioko]

I believe Ebele asked Which born and bred in Kenya social enterprises rather
than nationalities of the founders.

Why are we so keen on classifying each other though the lenses of tribes
and nationalities rather than impact?

On Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 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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> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>>>
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