Promoting youth and women’s livelihood through inclusive business: A case study of Burkina Faso, Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire

The project aims to analyze the real and potential contribution of inclusive business for the well-being of youth and women in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Kenya. After reviewing the practice of inclusive business in each target country, the research team will study its impact on the employment and entrepreneurship of youth and women. The study results will provide inspiration for the local private sector in its quest for business strategies likely to maximize the benefits for different stakeholders in the production process, including staff and suppliers, while ensuring the company's viability. The results will also provide useful insight to public authorities for implementing support systems that will include vulnerable groups in the production and/or distribution process.

Project ID
108454
Project Status
Completed
End Date
Duration
30 months
IDRC Officer
Flaubert Mbiekop
Total Funding
CA$ 916,700.00
Location
Burkina Faso
Kenya
Programs
Sustainable Inclusive Economies
Employment and Growth
Institution Country
Ivory Coast
Project Leader
Ahouré Alban
Institution
Centre ivoirien de recherches économiques et sociales
Institution Website
https://www.cires-ci.com

Outputs

Inclusive business in Kenya

Inclusive business in Kenya

Study

This report reveals that inclusive businesses and for-profit social enterprises in Kenya are cross-cutting in terms of key economic sectors. Kenya’s inclusive business initiatives target the economic base of the pyramid (BoP) as part of the value chain, particularly rural communities or those in informal settlements, while providing goods and services on a commercially viable basis. A number of these inclusive businesses touch on Kenya’s industrial sector..

Author(s): KIPPRA

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Draft survey report

Draft survey report

Study

This report provides survey findings, including: situational analysis of inclusive entrepreneurship; adoption of inclusive business; and inclusive entrepreneurship and firm performance in Kenya. Other results provide insight into entrepreneurship and youth employment, women’s empowerment, well-being, and favorable conditions enabling inclusive entrepreneurship. The research project aimed to establish how firms in Kenya engage populations at the bottom of pyramid (BoP) in their value chains. Details of the questionnaires, criteria, sample sizes, and related information for analysis are presented.

Author(s): KIPPRA

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