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Kenya – By the numbers
Members trained: 355,865
80% of our Self-Help Group members are women. The rest are their husbands, brothers and sons
Businesses started: 336,404
Hand in Hand entrepreneurs grow climate-resilient crops, prepare food, run shops, make clothes and more
Jobs created: 455,783
“Development happens through jobs,” says the World Bank. Our entrepreneurs make their own success, breaking the cycle of dependency
Lives improved: 1,583,464
Every business we help create in Kenya benefits an average of four family members – young, old and everywhere in between
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tab : ROI in Kenya
Hand in Hand recently undertook a major audit of our operation in Kenya to establish our return on investment (ROI): the amount our members earn per year for every dollar donated. The review was conducted across one of our biggest completed projects to date, funded by the government of Sweden.
Total project expenditure was US S2.3 million. And the total annual income generated by our members’ enterprises in the first year alone? US $2.78 million, for an ROI of 21 percent.
To put those figures in context, consider that the S&P 500 has generated annualised returns of 9.7 percent, including dividends, since 1965. Or, to pick a more ambitious comparison, that Berkshire Hathaway’s average annual stock price gain under Warren Buffet, the world’s most successful investor, is circa 20 percent.
All that at lower cost than comparable programmes, which spend 15 percent more per member, according to the World Bank.
tab : our work Kenya
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Afghanistan – independent results
Mid-term review in partnership with CARE
Hand in Hand is increasing decision-making in the home
End-term review commissioned by DFID
‘99.4% of beneficiaries saw an increase in their annual gross household income’
End-term review commissioned by EU
‘The project was extremely useful to women’s socioeconomic situation’
Afghanistan – by the numbers tab
Members trained: 49,818
Our members in Afghanistan often start with no income. By the time they’re done training, they’ve topped the national average
Businesses started: 43,395
Hand in Hand Afghanistan entrepreneurs run poultry farms, cultivate honey, weave carpets and more
Jobs created: 47,734
Jobs equal development. Our entrepreneurs make their own success, breaking the cycle of dependency
Lives improved: 338,481
Every business we help create in Afghanistan benefits an average of seven family members – young, old and everywhere in between