HACO Industries, UNHCR and Nemlon Training Institute to empower women in refugee and host communities
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 - HACO Industries Kenya Limited, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Nemlon Training Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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HACO Industries Kenya Limited, in collaboration with UNHCR and Nemlon Training Institute, has launched the HACO ElevateHER Initiative, a social enterprise program aimed at empowering women from refugee and host communities in the haircare sector.
- The initiative will support women in transitioning from vocational training to sustainable, income-generating enterprises, with the first Haco Kwa Mtaa model container handed over to the community.
- Mary-Ann Musangi, Managing Director of HACO Industries, emphasized collaborative action to enable women to translate skills into livelihoods.
- The program aligns with Kenya’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda, Vision 2030, and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
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Initiatives to Boost Kenya's Manufacturing Sector and Empower Entrepreneurs - November 2025
NCBA Bank is collaborating with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) at the 8th Changamka Kenya Shopping Festival to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector. In a separate effort, HACO Industries Kenya Limited, UNHCR, and Nemlon Training Institute have launched the HACO ElevateHER Initiative, a social enterprise program to empower women from refugee and host communities in the haircare sector. This focus on industry aligns with a new national strategy, spearheaded by Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry Lee Kinyanjui, for Kenya to become a regional manufacturing hub. This industrial push leverages green energy and artificial intelligence to promote sustainability and technology.
