Village Enterprise

Village Enterprise
Founded1987 (1987)
FocusEconomic development
Location
Area served
Africa
MethodGraduation Approach
Key people
  • Dianne Calvi (CEO)
  • Katie Boland (Chair of the Board of Directors)
  • Brian Lehnen (Co-founder)
  • Joan Hestenes (Co-founder)
Staff500+
Websitewww.villageenterprise.org

Village Enterprise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that equips the most vulnerable populations living in extreme poverty in rural Africa to launch sustainable businesses and break the cycle of poverty.

As of 2024, Village Enterprise has helped nearly 300,000 people living in extreme poverty in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Mozambique, and Tanzania to become entrepreneurs, and 83% of these entrepreneurs are women.

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