Village Enterprise
Japheth Tanui is an experienced professional in the field of data management and research coordination, currently serving as the Graduation MEAL Manager at Village Enterprise since August 2021, with prior roles as Graduation MEAL Coordinator and Research Coordinator. Prior experience includes working at Innovations for Poverty Action from August 2015 to July 2021, where roles included Associate Field Manager and Senior Field Officer, focusing on field activities work planning and reporting. Earlier career positions include Field Officer at Nielsen NeuroFocus and the Kenya Education Management Institute, as well as a Research Assistant and a teller at Barclays Bank of Kenya. Japheth Tanui holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics, specializing in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics from Kenyatta University, awarded in 2014.
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Village Enterprise
We believe it is possible to end extreme poverty. But climate change, conflict, and other shocks are threatening the progress that has been made. Backed by rigorous evidence, we have a solution that lifts families in rural Africa out of extreme poverty, improves their well-being and resiliency, and ensures a brighter future for generations to come. Partnering with governments, nonprofits, United Nations agencies, conservation organizations, and private sector companies, Village Enterprise equips women, refugees, and youth living in extreme poverty with the resources and skills to become first-time business owners and start climate-smart businesses and savings groups. For over 30 years, we have worked in rural African communities where most people live on $2.15 a day or less. Over 97% of our team is African, and more than 83% of our entrepreneurs are female. To date, we have impacted the lives of more than 1.6 million people in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Mozambique. To learn more about our work to eradicate extreme poverty and how our model empowers women, youth, and refugees, cultivates resilience against climate change, and protects the environment and endangered species, visit our website.