Launch and Grow: The Kenyan Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program

The Launch and Grow is a programme in business leadership for women in Kenya promoted by the Women for Africa Foundation in collaboration with the University of Nairobi at Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies (WMI), Babson College and Banco Santander. The project aims to empower and build capacity among women entrepreneurs in emerging and established businesses. The objective is to provide the project beneficiaries with a unique learning experience which is designed to foster success in their businesses.

Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (“wPOWER”)

In honor of “Gender Day” at the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-19), the United States is highlighting its actions to harness the potential of women and women’s networks to increase the use of clean energy technologies, which in turn helps reduce climate change.

Greening Kenya, Sustaining Wangari Maathai’s Legacy

 

The Wangari Maathai Institute, in partnership with Hearts of Green and Kanisa Sacco, led a tree-growing drive at Kenyatta University on 4th Sept 2025, under the Landscape Repair and Transformation (LANSRET) Project. The initiative saw the planting of 600 trees aimed at restoring degraded landscapes, promoting biodiversity, and combating climate change.

The event, symbolized not just an environmental act but a shared commitment to sustainability, collaboration, and legacy.