Ending extreme poverty. Building a sustainable future for all.
Breaking the cycle of poverty
Meet tata Margaret. Entrepreneurship not only changed her life, but altered the trajectory for her daughter and granddaughter. Village Enterprise has impacted the lives of nearly 1 million women and children like Margaret and her family. Help us transform the lives of millions more!
Watch their storyOur Impact to Date
Results from two independent randomized controlled trials of the Village Enterprise program demonstrate that it is possible to sustainably and cost-effectively increase income, savings, assets, food consumption, and overall well-being of the most vulnerable populations in Africa.

Our Five-Year Report
From the arid drylands of northern Kenya to the lowland rainforests of Congo-Brazzaville, we’ve impacted the lives of 557,000 women, men, and children over the past five years. Learn more about our life-changing impact by diving into our Five-Year Report.
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Africa’s First Development Impact Bond in Poverty Alleviation
The Village Enterprise Development Impact Bond (DIB) cost-effectively reduced poverty for 95,000 women, men, and children in Kenya and Uganda during the pandemic and helped them build resilience to future shocks. Funded by USAID DIV and UKAID/FCDO and backed by an independent RCT, the Village Enterprise DIB was a successful demonstration of outcome-based financing for poverty reduction in Africa with $21 million estimated lifetime benefits for participating households, more than 4 times the cost of the project.
DIB Results
World-Class African Team
Passionate, talented, and committed to our mission, our team is the heartbeat of Village Enterprise. Each team member—95% of whom are African—exemplifies our core values of ubuntu, integrity, innovation, passion, and sustainability. We go far because we go together.
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Climate change has escalated the situation in northern Kenya into the worst drought in four decades. For a region which remains vulnerable to food insecurity, the high rates of acute child malnutrition have only been amplified. Learn how Village Enterprise is partnering with Catholic Relief Services to reduce malnutrition through USAID Nawiri, equipping women like Miriamu with the tools and resources to launch sustainable businesses.
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