The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report for 2023, a longstanding index that monitors countries’ progress in narrowing gender gaps since its inception in 2006, positions Kenya at 77th place among 146 countries, indicating that there is room…
Entrepreneurship is a challenging journey, and in regions with limited resources, the path becomes even more daunting. Bridging this gap in developing countries, such as Africa, first starts with education. Drexel University and the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship…
A new cohort of 156 young women from some of Kenya’s most underserved regions has graduated from the HER Lab programme, marking a significant step forward in efforts to expand economic opportunities for rural youth. Read Full Article
Global Give Back Circle, in partnership with Perur Rays of Hope, today announced that 156 young women from some of Kenya’s most underserved communities have graduated from HER Lab, a transformative workforce-skills development program designed to prepare young women to…
West Pokot, Kenya (PANA) – Women from pastoralist communities in Western Kenya have received technical and vocational training as part of efforts by various agencies to empower them and ease their efforts to create jobs Read Article
HER Lab’s 2026 Graduates Represent Economic Empowerment Breakthrough for Rural Kenyan Women. WEST POKOT, Kenya – April 17, 2026 – The Global Give Back Circle, in collaboration with Perur Rays of Hope, celebrated a momentous occasion as 156 young women…
The first time Hope Murera met Mirriam Mueni, she brought her whole family. Her children, her sister, everyone. “I wanted her to feel she was coming into a real space, not just a formal meeting,” Hope told me. It was…
On International Women’s Day, the world will celebrate the power and potential of women and girls with speeches, panels, hashtags, and pledges. But for millions of girls like Dinah Jepkemei, women’s empowerment is not a slogan. It is a daily…
A Mentorship Built on Trust, Faith, and Determination Quanteer Williams, a Sales Technical Leader at Amazon, knows the weight of resilience. Before her mother joined the military, her family in South Carolina lived in a home without running water, pumping…
A Nine-Year Journey of Growth, Friendship, and Shared Strength Eunice Yarasia spent a year watching her friends leave for college while she stayed behind. Her dream of studying medicine had ended with a single rejected application, and with it, the…
Give to Gain How a chance mentorship between two women became a lifelong exchange of opportunity, trust, and purpose When I first walked into Hope Murera’s boardroom, the chemistry between the two women in front of me was unmistakable. They…
IRENE CHEBET Irene Cheruto was thirteen years old when she gave birth to her first child, alone, at home, with no one trained to help her. She remembers the fear more than the pain; the sense that something was going…