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East and Southern Africa
Community Education
Mirror of Hope
In Kibera, families work hard but have no access to banking, credit or business training. Without savings or business skills, they remain trapped in poverty with no safety net.
Small groups meet weekly to receive training in business literacy and financial management and to save and borrow funds to invest in their businesses to grow household income.
Together, we can support women and families to create their own pathways out of poverty.
Women’s Empowerment and SILC (Savings and Internal Lendings Community) project in Kenya receives support from the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) and Edmund Rice Foundation.
In Kibera, one of Nairobi’s most densely populated informal settlements, families have little access to business training or banking and credit This keeps many trapped in poverty.
Savings and Internal Lendings Community (SILC) Project led by Mirror of Hope CBO is changing this through community-driven skills training and microfinance that helps people, especially women, to build income and financial independence.
Here’s how it works:
The results speak for themselves: 148 of 150 women who graduated in 2024 now run successful businesses.
Today, the project supports over 400 people and is expanding in 2026.
Your support helps women and families in Kibera create their own pathways out of poverty—building resilience and lasting financial independence.
Women’s Empowerment and SILC (Savings and Internal Lendings Community) project in Kenya receives support from the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) and Edmund Rice Foundation.
