LivelyHoods Kenya
Company overview
Website:
www.livelyhoods.org
Headquarters: Kenya
Countries of Operations: Kenya
Women owned /led: Founded by at least one woman, At least 30% women in senior leadership positions, At least 30% of women in board of directors
Year of founding: 2011
Number of FTEs
: 5 to 20 FTEs
Legal status of the organization
: Non-profit
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Website: www.lavanderiapp.io
Headquarters: Mexico
Countries of Operations: Mexico
Legal status of the organization
: For-profit
Year of founding: 2018
Number of FTEs
: 5 to 20 FTEs
Women owned / led: Founder
Care economy activities and business model
About the organization:
Livelyhoods Kenya is a non-profit social enterprise that provides last-mile distribution of essential items in slum communities of Kenya. Livelyhoods Kenya trains women who work as sales agents in the community. Through its intervention, Livelyhoods has enabled women to purchase products that have reduced their care work, including cookstove and solar lights. Adoption of these products has reduced household expenditures and drudgery for women.
Activities in the care economy:
Provision of affordable services that provide care & domestic work
Livelyhoods Kenya is a non-profit social enterprise that provides last-mile distribution of essential items in slum communities of Kenya. Livelyhoods Kenya trains women who work as sales agents in the community. Through its intervention, Livelyhoods has enabled women to purchase products that have reduced their care work, including cookstove and solar lights. Adoption of these products has reduced household expenditures and drudgery for women.
Stage of growth: Mass roll-out/Expansion
Type of services: Domestic services, Labour saving solutions
Number of customers (2020): Between 5,000 to 25,000
Number of customers (2019): Between 5,000 to 25,000
Number of customers (2018): Between 5,000 to 25,000
Type of services: Domestic services, Labour saving solutions
Number of customers (2020): Between 5,000 to 25,000
Number of customers (2019): Between 5,000 to 25,000
Number of customers (2018): Between 5,000 to 25,000
Financials
Revenue USD (2020): Between 100,000 to 250,000
Revenue USD (2019): Between 250,000 to 500,000
Revenue USD (2018): Between 250,000 to 500,000
Pathways to impact
Challenge addressed:
Lack of affordable solutions to reduce amount of time spent on care and domestic work, Lack of / poor remuneration for care and domestic workers
Pathway to impact - 4 Rs: Reduce, Reward
Populations affected: Unpaid care workers, Paid care workers
Number of people served (2020): 25,000 to 100,000
Number of people served (2019): 25,000 to 100,000
Number of people served (2018): 25,000 to 100,000