Absa Bank Kenya MD Jeremy Awori takes a selfie at a past event. Absa Kenya and the German Development Corporation have partnered to support women-owned businesses in Kenya. [Photo/ Courtesy]

New Absa, GIZ Program to Train 1,500 Women Entrepreneurs

The program aims to have an impact particularly at a time when small businesses are still feeling the shocks of the pandemic.

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Stanbic Bank Kenya Chief Executive (CE), Charles Mudiwa (right), and GIZ Country Director, Bodo Immink (left) pose for a photo with the signed cooperation agreement documents. The two institutions have signed an agreement aimed at accelerating business recovery and growth of small enterprises post the Covid-19 Pandemic at Stanbic Bank offices in Nairobi. Looking on is Luis Bosch (second left), Thomas Jaeschke (third left), Head of Stanbic Kenya Foundation, Pauline Mbayah (third right) and Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Industrialization, Lawrence Karanja (second right).

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Stanbic Bank Partners With GIZ To Support 700 SMEs Rebound Post-Covid

Stanbic Bank Kenya, Stanbic Kenya Foundation and the German Development Cooperation have entered into a partnership aimed at accelerating business recovery and growth...

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Construction workers at a site. The partnership by KCB Foundation and German Development Corporation (GDC) puts together KES 300 million to provide technical and vocational skills training for the next three years. [Photo/ National Construction Authority]

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Ksh300M for Mjengo Workers: KCB Foundation, GDC Announce Partnership

The programme will target a total of 60% male and 40% female, with a bias towards unskilled individuals previously working in the construction...

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KCB Regional Business Manager- Coast region, Jane Isiaho, with Mombasa Governor, Ali Hassan Joho and Elpinah Mbole receiving the toolkits under the KCB 2jiajiri programme. This was during the KCB Foundation construction sector beneficiaries’ toolkits handover event. www.businesstoday.co.ke

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Mombasa Trainees Receive Toolkits to Establish Construction Microenterprises

Sixty- two trainees from the Coast Region have received construction toolkits to enable them establish their individual and group-based microenterprises in the building...