FRE Kakuma 2023 Holiday Fundraising Goal
$6,427 / $50,000
Refugee Businesses That Need Your Funding Today
A successful business is the horizon for many of these refugees who have nowhere to turn for employment opportunities or money to live and support their families. Make a difference by donating to one of these 4 entrepreneurs today. Your donation can go a long way in Kakuma.
Clarisse
Clarisse is making an impact by starting a beauty school and salon to teach and serve the female refugee community
Samuel
Samuel is making an impact by starting an e-commerce marketplace for refugee-made products
Aline
Aline is making an impact by starting a tailoring shop to serve her local refugees and their clothing needs.
Dusabe
Dusabe is making an impact by starting a poultry farm to provide more protein and nutrition to refugees at a lower cost
Kakuma Remains Immersed in the Challenges of Poverty
With average income's less than $1.50/day, 78% of the population out of the workforce, and an unemployment rate varying between 25-35%, economic opportunity is far out of reach.
We partner with local refugee entrepreneurs to mentor and grant start-up capital so that they can contribute back to the economy. We currently measure our impact through jobs created, business growth metrics, business retention rates, and wage increase. To address the needs of nutrition, well-being, and education, it takes business, it takes entrepreneurship.
We partner with local refugee entrepreneurs to mentor and grant start-up capital so that they can contribute back to the economy. We currently measure our impact through jobs created, business growth metrics, business retention rates, and wage increase. To address the needs of nutrition, well-being, and education, it takes business, it takes entrepreneurship.
How Do We FRE Refugees From Poverty?
Our Process
We select the business candidates from a group of refugee applicants based on preparedness, detail, market and job-creating potential, and commitment.
We go through the human-centered design and due-dilligence process with them to ensure they have a demanded business and orderly business plan.
We issue the start-up capital and then mentor the individual to ensure they have the help and resources they need to get their business to the point of self-sustainability and continued growth.
Samuel Chimanuka
Kalobeyei Refugee
"For three years. I had the REEMAR idea. I lost hope of implementation due to access to finances. I pushed for Angel investors but did not work, but after I learned about Maak from a friend that they will support innovative ideas, I applied, and now my dream is becoming true."
Aline Niyonzima
Kakuma Refugee
"Before joining Maak Impact, I was hopeless to start a business, but now, I am confident in creating the business of my dreams, get money, change my life, my family life and my community life. Thanks to Maak Impact's program of supporting us refugees in business."
Clarisse Cirangashane
Kakuma Refugee
"Before joining Maak impact i was hopeless, because I was having a dream to start a business but no funds, no money to start with, but through Maak Impact my dream come to reality. I can start my own business to change my life, and to help my community come out of poverty with true hard work and patience. Thanks again Maak impact for your help and mentorship."
Dusabe Chandis
Kalobeyei Refugee
"Before joining Maak Impact I was sad and in despair, but now I am confident to create my own business and I can make my dreams come true, change my life, get money, change community life I saw life is all about hardworking, and don't lose hope. Thanks to Maak Impact for enabling my community out of poverty"