Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Zipporah Ongwenyi, from Binti Africa Foundation

Submitted by Francisco Noguera on September 4, 2008 - 14:36.
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Zipporah is one of the 16 entrepreneurs that took part in this year's Global Social Benefit Incubator, at Santa Clara University. Her project is a great example of how rural communities can be empowered and brought into the value chain of products that are key to the dignity, health, and productivity of poor women in Kenya.

Binti Africa Foundation creates microenterprises with women in rural Kenya to produce safe and affordable sanitary pads that are sold to schools and distributed to girls throughout the country. Thereby it fulfills the goals of empowering rural communities through enterprise and income generation, as well as girls in the poorer areas of the country who, thanks to Binti's sanitary pads and educational campaigns, no longer see significant changes in their routines and productivity during their menstrual periods.

Zipporah's primary objective while attending GSBI was to build a business plan to strengthen Binti's product development ability and expand it's operations into new markets like Sudan and Congo, among others.


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Submitted by Nick Mayison on September 4, 2008 - 15:11.
I am impressed by how social entrepreneurs are trying to alleviate poverty through innovation. This innovation by Binti Africa Foundation is going to change lives of many. Nick
Submitted by Sandra Oonge on September 5, 2008 - 02:03.
I hereby congratulate Binti Africa Foundation for all the goodwork.This is a very worthwhile and thoughtful project you are undertaking to empower women and the girlchild in Kenya and the whole african continent.....keep going! Oonge

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