benkiarie, Author at Vantage Africa

The BOMA Project SME Accelerator Program

The BOMA Project is a U.S. nonprofit organization and Kenyan NGO that works to provide poor women living in the arid and semi-arid lands of Northern Kenya with the educational, financial, and technological resources to lift themselves out of poverty. Their Business Mentorship Program helps women start and sustain businesses through the use of business mentors.

Program Offered

When the organization noticed there was a high business failure rate and stagnation, they invited Vantage Africa consultants to help. Our team did an analysis of the environment that these businesses were operating, and developed a training program for the mentors in charge of these businesses.

Outcome

These mentors were equipped with skills to not only help the businesses survive but also inspire growth and expansion. Since then, survival rate and growth levels for these women-led businesses have been on a steady rise.

Research shows that more than 70% of new SMEs started in Kenya do not survive past their first year of operation. One of the key reasons behind this trend is lack of professional advice and support.

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Grace Career Guidance

Grace had always wanted to be in the Human Resources field. She had already completed her MBA in Human Resources, but having worked in administration for a long time, she did not know where to start in order to shift to HR. And even if she had handled many HR related responsibilities as an administrator, she did not know how to highlight them to impress potential employers. So she contacted Vantage Africa for assistance.

Program Offered

Our consultants had a conversation with her to determine her strengths especially in HR, and reviewed her education and experience. It turned out she was highly qualified to join the HR field, only that she did not know it.

The team at Vantage

• Overhauled her CV highlighting her strengths in HR,
• Helped her draft a professional cover letter,
• Redesigned her LinkedIn profile,
• Coached her on interview skills and
• Trained her on networking and job search skills.

Outcome

At the end of this exercise, she felt so much more in control of her career and was bold enough to apply for high level HR jobs that she would not have dared apply for previously.
She is already attending interviews in HR, and she is continuously improving herself to ensure she accepts a position that is both fulfilling and rewarding.

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Resource Mobilization Training for IMPACT

About IMPACT

The Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation — IMPACT — works in the Northern Frontiers of Kenya, home to a considerable proportion of Kenyan Indigenous Peoples. Their current projects are spread across the counties of Laikipia, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu and some parts of Turkana County.

Program Offered

IMPACT wanted to have a number of their staff trained on Resource Mobilization and Proposal Development. But since they could not afford to have the team leave their posts for extended periods of time to attend the training, they chose to join our evening classes, together with teams from other organizations.

This team would be at work the whole, then get home in the evening, freshen up, and when relaxed, they would join our online classes from 8pm to 9.30pm EAT. This went on for a total of 4 weeks, which is the duration of the course. This team found this arrangement exceptionally convenient, since there was no inconvenience at work because of the training.

On top of this, the organization was given 15% discount for bringing on board their staff for the training.

Outcome

Today, IMPACT has more staff members with capability to develop exceptional fundraising proposals, thus increasing their impact and sustainability.

At Vantage Africa, we do not just train: we transform leaders to help them make significant contributions in their organizations growth. So, what results are you looking for in your organization? Talk to us today for a tailor-made leadership development solution to take your organization to the next level