Dawa, Salome, and Stella—three extraordinary refugees in Uganda's Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement who've become business owners through Village Enterprise—were featured on @bbcworldservice! Listen to their stories here: https://t.co/JAMBbPJr1x

Village Enterprise was featured on @ntvkenya! Together with leaders from @WPCGovernment, @TaitaTaveta006, & Makueni County Government, we discussed how partnering with governments can accelerate ending extreme poverty in Africa. 👉 Watch the recording: https://t.co/rYxpgqEtcw

We hosted a delegation from @MoA_Ethiopia in Kenya for a learning exchange on poverty graduation 🇪🇹 🇰🇪 This visit reflects a shared commitment to scaling effective poverty solutions across East Africa, & we're proud to support Ethiopia’s efforts toward sustainable development!

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty: West Pokot County was the first county in Kenya to develop an ultra-poor graduation policy ~ John Ochieng' from Village Enterprise. #VillageEnterprise @MichelleNgele_ @village_ent

Breaking The Cycle of Poverty: Poverty is defined by households or individuals who live below Sh323 per day ~ John Ochieng from @village_ent. #VillageEnterprise @MichelleNgele_

👋🏾 We’re at the #DevolutionConference2025! Swing by booth #120 through Friday, Aug. 15 to learn how Village Enterprise is helping Kenya's most vulnerable populations start life-changing small businesses & lift their families out of extreme poverty.

Millions of women shoulder the burden of unpaid care work, dawn to dusk, with no help. With support from @gatesfoundation & in collaboration with @gender_ke, @ICRWAfrica, @ads_eastern, @HandinHandEA & @village_ent, we are changing the narrative in 🇰🇪 🔗 https://t.co/bd8XCBQOtK

Last month we celebrated a big milestone for our youth program in @KisumuCountyKE 🇰🇪 After completing their training, our entrepreneurs received grants to launch their businesses! Thank you to @princessfarysal and County Commissioner Benson Leparmorijo for helping us celebrate.

🤝Outcomes-Focused Partnerships: Exploring Pathways for Impact at Scale at #SOC25 Featuring experts from @TheMMU @village_ent @savechildrenuk @DCMS @The_Skill_Mill @socialfinanceuk @BridgesOutcomes 🎫 Tickets: https://t.co/Pjwx6akFzP ➡️Programme: https://t.co/ii9lIOZaOX

Temporary fixes cannot deal with today’s refugee crises - we need to invest in long-term solutions and empower refugees to live. Timely piece for #WorldRefugeeDay from @Tjada of @mercycorps and @DianneCalvi of @village_ent https://t.co/G0AU80JQCO

This is amazing!! 🎉 Congrats on your well-deserved win @brodinplett and @TaaliaVess, and a huge thank you for playing for Village Enterprise! Thank you also to @FlyQuest and @archidekt for hosting and sponsoring this event!

How can outcomes-based financing strengthen government-led economic inclusion programs? Our latest #InPractice paper w/ @village_ent @golaboxford and @Instiglio shares lessons from Colombia, India & East Africa. 👉 Read more: https://t.co/viIwIyLSWu

“If we want to talk about meaningful scale, government is critical to the equation.” — @GregChenFinTech at the @poverty_action + @gatesfoundation webinar with experts from @LSEnews, @BUSPH, @Village_Ent & @RTVorg 📺 Watch the recording here:

🇷🇼 We recently met with mayors of Burera, Gicumbi, Nyagatare, & Rulindo Districts where we're partnering with @LODARwanda & @RwandaLocalGov to scale Rwanda’s National Strategy for Sustainable Graduation. The mayors pledged support to pilot & scale the poverty graduation model!

Uganda has launched the Graduation Community of Practice! 🎉 Together with @WorldVisionUg, @brac_uganda, @AVSIUganda, @MercyCorpsug, & @UNHCRuganda, we’re uniting to support vulnerable households to escape extreme poverty by starting small businesses and savings groups.

👉 Check out this article in @BD_Africa co-authored by members of Village Enterprise & the Government of Kenya on how extreme poverty can be eradicated. We're working with the government to develop a holistic National Ultra-Poor Graduation Strategy:

With @SP_Kenya and @village_ent, we are co-developing Kenya’s #UltraPoorGraduation Strategy, ensuring it is inclusive, locally informed, and community-driven. More via @BD_Africa : https://t.co/53KFmsXhoO #UPGStrategy #UPG

👩🏾‍🌾🌽 High in the hills of northern #Rwanda, these women used climate-smart agriculture to turn their struggling farm into a thriving agribusiness. Read their story & learn more: https://t.co/QeN7zbx8DG

Have you heard? Village Enterprise has a new office in Nairobi, Kenya! 🇰🇪 Our Nairobi office has been designed to be Village Enterprise's headquarters in Africa and a hub for collaboration and innovation to end extreme poverty. Come take a look!

PARKS is funded by @ArcusFoundation and implemented in partnership with Ngogo Chimpanzee Project. To date, PARKS has trained more then 5,575 people to launch 1,838 businesses, helping to transform the lives of 36,760 people in Uganda's Kibale National Park!

🌍 As we celebrate #EarthDay this week, we're proud of our entrepreneurs who are furthering conservation efforts in Uganda. 👉 Discover how our PARKS project is making this happen: https://t.co/cP2XXmnA6l