From Mary Kiguru, Creator and Co-ordinator of Sujali and Mike Calvert, ex-York St John University The impact of Covid-19 The year started with promise. It was going to be a ‘reap’ year and the members were hopeful of new beginnings or the injection of more money to grow their businesses. Then along came Covid-19. This… Read More »
Post written by Mary Kiguru and Mike Calvert Five months on from the last post that celebrated 7 years of Sujali, I’m pleased to report that the group of women … and men now … is growing and thriving. Let’s begin with the founder members, Alice, Susan and Jacinta. Alice continues to expand her egg… Read More »
Post written by Mary Kiguru & Mike Calvert June 2019 What is there not to like about micro-finance? As we’ve said before, it’s a gift that just keeps on giving. From a modest investment and with careful stewardship, the pot must have doubled and the amounts borrowed get bigger and bigger. Sujali, the name the group… Read More »
From Mary Kiguru, Creator and Co-ordinator of Sujali and Mike Calvert, York St John University, UK. The micro-finance project, supporting women entrepreneurs in Nairobi, has continued to develop and this month celebrates its sixth birthday. We are celebrating with cakes for the women (and two men now) and, as well as highlighting news from the… Read More »
By Mary Kiguru who leads the Sujali women In June 2018, Sujali will be celebrating its 6th birthday. The organisation has come a long way from its beginnings with 3 women entrepreneurs and a small sum of £500 (KES66,000). A number of the women are growing their businesses, some quite dramatically. Grace, for example, is… Read More »
By Mary Kiguru who has led the Sujali self-help group since the start Last month I was able to meet the Sujali women who were free and have a meal with them during a visit by Mike Calvert. Understandably, not all could leave their work and meet with us. The news is positive with a… Read More »
By Mike Calvert who has been working with the Sujali women from the start almost five years ago Readers of this blog will be used to following the stories of ‘Chicken Alice’, as Mary calls her who has built new accommodation for the chickens and continues to thrive, of Jacinta with a ‘hotel’, Daisy the… Read More »
By Joy Gaki, one of the Mary Kiguru’s KeMU students who has been working with the Sujali women on their business skills. The photos show a picture of Elizabeth’s new hairdressing seat and Jacinta’s café. (July 2016) Three years since it was set up, the Sujali Self Help group is getting stronger each day. I… Read More »
The latest report from Mike Calvert on a recent visit to Nairobi. The facts were supplied by Mary Kiguru and taken from her annual report. Sujali Self Help Group in less than three years has gone from an initial investment of KES66,000 (£500) to over KES500,000 (almost £4000) thanks to further contributions, interest payments and… Read More »
An update on Sujali, the Nairobi women’s group of entrepreneurs involved in micro-finance. The group met at a local hotel and the photo captures seven of the group with some of their family members. Click here for previous posts on the Sujali Self-Help Group By Mike Calvert and Mary Kiguru Those following the story of Sujali… Read More »
Mary Kiguru reports on the outcome of the students’ entry in a national competition in Kenya. An earlier entry talks of the involvement of university students in the support of the Sujali women entrepreneurs in Nairobi. The ENACTUS Team at Kenya Methodist University participated during the 2015 National ENACTUS Competition. The competition brought 9 universities… Read More »
Mike Calvert from York St John University drafted this blog during a recent visit to Nairobi and this will be followed by other blog entries from the students themselves and Mary Kiguru. For more on the story of the Sujali women click here The Sujali story has taken a significant step forward with the news… Read More »
Article written by Mary Kiguru, founder and mentor of the Sujali Self-Help Group, Nairobi, Kenya. For more articles about the remarkable journey of these women and the way they have transformed their businesses with microcredits, please click here. It was Valentine’s day, so I decided to visit Sujali group of women … to talk about… Read More »
By Dr Mike Calvert, York St John University, UK with help from Mary Kiguru from the Sujali Self-Help Group To see all posts about the group and their work with microcredits, click here Over the summer two new members, Rispa and Elizabeth, started talking out loans and two more are ready to start. They have… Read More »
By Dr Mike Calvert, York St John University, UK with help from Mary Kiguru from the Sujali Self-Help Group To see all posts about the group and their work with microcredits, click here The original group of Susan, Alice, Jacinta and Eunice are into their third cycle of lending and are doing well. They are a… Read More »