Livelihood Initiative Program
Financial Freedom for Young Mothers, GBV Survivors, and Rural Youth
Economic dependency does not just limit options for a GBV survivor, it removes them entirely.
For a teen mother in rural Kakamega, financial exclusion shapes every decision she is able to make: whether she can afford to leave a dangerous situation, invest in herself, or build any kind of independent future. Rural youth in Kenya constitute nearly half 45.5% of the financially excluded population. For young mothers and GBV survivors, that exclusion is not just economic. It is the thing that keeps them stuck.
Our livelihood initiative Program builds financial freedom from the ground up through skills, savings, enterprise, and structures that make independence sustainable. The program is designed specifically around the reality of young mothers and GBV survivors—their caregiving responsibilities, social stigma, limited prior education, and exclusion from programs not built for their lives.
Core Initiatives
Threads of Dignity
Our tailoring and fashion hub where skills meet market readiness and access. GBV survivors, teen mothers, and young women are trained in market-ready tailoring, garment construction, and entrepreneurship over a structured three-month program. They earn real income during apprenticeship. They graduate with a portfolio, a skill, and a cooperative network.
Kids Space
Ensures no mother has to choose between her own empowerment and her child's wellbeing. While mothers build skills and financial independence at the hub, their children are in a dedicated safe space nurturing creativity, building emotional resilience, and learning their rights.
Table Banking & Savings
Through table banking, structured savings circles, income-generating project support, and financial resilience training, young mothers build collective economic power and individual financial confidence. A survivor with income has choices. We make sure that bridge gets built.