Ending extreme poverty in rural Africa. Building a sustainable future for all.
We believe it is possible to end extreme poverty. But climate change, conflict, and other shocks are threatening the progress that has been made. Backed by rigorous evidence, we have a solution that lifts families in rural Africa out of extreme poverty, improves their well-being and resiliency, and ensures a brighter future for generations to come.
Partnering with governments, nonprofits, United Nations agencies, conservation organizations, and private sector companies, Village Enterprise equips women, refugees, and youth living in extreme poverty with the resources and skills to become first-time business owners and start climate-smart businesses and savings groups.
For over 30 years, we have worked in rural African communities where most people live on $2.15 a day or less. Over 97% of our team is African, and more than 83% of our entrepreneurs are female. To date, we have impacted the lives of more than 1.65 million people in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Mozambique.
To learn more about our work to eradicate extreme poverty and how our model empowers women, youth, and refugees, cultivates resilience against climate change, and protects the environment and endangered species, visit our website.
Microenterprise Development, Value Chain Development, Asset Transfer, Cash Transfer, Financial Literacy, Business Training, Business Mentoring, Microfinance, Rural Service Delivery, Human-Centered Design, Results-Based Financing, Development Impact Bond, Poverty Alleviation, Poverty Reduction, Entrepreneurship, and Entrepreneurship to End Extreme Poverty
Village Enterprise is a nonprofit dedicated to ending extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation.
Corporate | Type | Tweets | Articles | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maddyness Media, Media Production | Maddyness Media, Media Production | Other 1 Dec 2023 | | |
Starbucks Food and beverage, Retail | Starbucks Food and beverage, Retail | Other 29 Mar 2023 | | |
Cartier Luxury, Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry | Cartier Luxury, Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry | Other 5 Jan 2023 | | |
USAID Competitive Economy Project Startup accelerator & VC, Business Consulting and Services | USAID Competitive Economy Project Startup accelerator & VC, Business Consulting and Services | Other 5 Jan 2023 | | |
Merck Group Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Merck Group Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Other 28 Sep 2016 | | |
United Nations Academic Impact International development, International Affairs | United Nations Academic Impact International development, International Affairs | Other 19 Aug 2014 | | |
The World Bank International development, International Trade and Development | The World Bank International development, International Trade and Development | Other 17 May 2022 | | |
UK Atomic Energy Authority Research, National and local authorities | UK Atomic Energy Authority Research, National and local authorities | Other 12 Nov 2019 | |