Humber College has been awarded support from the Fund for Innovation and Transformation for the Entrepreneurship + Digital Livelihoods + Creative Arts Socio-economic empowerment of refugee women in Kenya initiative. With a total value of $198,692, the testing project will run for 12 months to address the entrepreneurship and digital problems refugee women face in Kenya.

Humber’s International Development Institute (IDI), with support from Humber’s Faculty of Business, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Faculty of Media and Creative Arts, will work with CAPYEI aiming to address three challenges in Kenya — women’s access to livelihoods and entrepreneurship opportunities, opportunities to commercialize artistic talents, and overcoming obstacles posed by COVID-19.

Through this project, IDI and CAPYEI will impact refugee trainees and local male and female artists by giving them the tools needed to participate in online economic opportunities and generate self-sufficient income.

For more information and how to get involved, contact:

Clarisse Estebar
Program Specialist at International Development Institute
clarisse.estebar@humber.ca