In this episode we celebrate International Women's Day 2021 by discussing the importance supporting women to increase their financial strength, alongside mentorship to give women and girls confidence to tell their own stories.  Our guests are  H.E Mrs Rachel Ruto, Founder and Patron of Joyful Women Organization, wife of the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, and Allen Asiimwe, founder of Girls4 Girls organisation which seeks to Empower young women to lead through mentorship.

About Joyful Women
Founded in 2009, JOYWO is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) to empower Kenyan women economically. Over the past 10 years, it has grown tremendously with members spread across all 47 counties in Kenya.

The organization’s headquarters is in Nairobi but it has offices in the counties ran by county managers and program officers. JOYWO’S flagship project has been providing financial resources to women to engage in livelihood projects through a scheme known as Table Banking.

About Girls4Girls - https://www.projectg4g.org
Girls 4 Girls was born in 2017 when a group of Harvard graduate students from across the globe recognized that in every corner of the world, something is holding women back from leading in the public sphere. Inspired by each other, we decided to close the gap.

Girls 4 Girls provides young women access to mentorship through local mentorship circles; a repository of skill-based tools, including videos from key Harvard professors, and access to a global network.

About Allen Asiimwe
She oversees the Gender and Environment/ CC portfolios at TradeMark East Africa (in addition to Transport/ Infrastructure, ICT4Trade, Standards and Business Competitiveness). She ia slo doing a lot of work around the "lake economy" of Lake Victoria including Lake transport/ port reforms, and Safe Trade Zones to enhance inclusion of women and informal cross border traders.