Intervention strategies in the development of entrepreneurs among the urban poor.

1. Alvin Mbola
Kileleni Africa
P.O. Box 22148-00100
Nairobi
alvin@kileleni.com
www.kileleniafrica.com

2. Direction
Sustainable development
Capacity Building
Empowerment
Advocacy

3. Sustainable livelihoods Framework

4. Sustainable Businesses
Originates from passion
Embraces creativity
Grows at a faster rate than the
household needs (Geometric
progression and arithmetic progression)
Connected to capacity building,
empowerment and advocacy

5. Household Needs and Business Growth
Projections

6. Capacity Building
Trainings
Start with Context then content (Continuously review)
Biblical vs systematic Theology
Appreciate the 12 principles of adult learning
Emphasis- Costing, Marketing, Books, Profit Management
BDS
 Often offered by for profit organisation
 Usually supply driven
 Increase visibility and profits
 Examples: marketing, networking, technology etc

7. Costing and Sales
Purchasing Price
+
Variable costs
+
Fixed Cost
+
Mark up/ Profit

8. Book Keeping and Profit
Management
Book keeping
useful for financial metrics
Forecasting
Basis for microfinance
P&L accounts, Balance Sheet
Profit Management
Gross or Net
 Reinvestments
 Savings
 Giving

9. Empowerment
Incubation
Financial access
Social Entrepreneurship

10. Financial Access
Loans and Grants
Working capital vs Fixed Asset Capital
Allocate on allowable and credible ratio

11. Cont….
Destructive systems
Loan sharks, Deposit collectors, Pyramid schemes
Microfinance
Promotion, Providing and Partnering for Microfinance
Graduation to Formal banking
Based on business graduated needs

12. Social Entrepreneurship
The process of applying business-like, innovative
approaches to social problems to make a difference.
This definition draws from the works of Alvord et al.,
(2004); Dees (1998); Gawell (2007); Mair and Marti
(2006); Peredo and McLean (2006); Shaw and Carter,
(2007).

13. Advocacy
Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of
all the destitute. Speak out, judge righteously, defend
the rights of the poor and needy. (Proverbs 31:8-9)
Foundation is Love –Math 22: 36-40
Restorative vs punitive

14. Advocacy Strategies
1. Represent:
Issues are often identified by outsiders and
are targeted at official decision makers.
(Extortions)
2. Accompany:
Advocacy with those affected by a
situation. (Business space)
3. Empower:
People are enabled to speak for themselves
by helping them to rightfully identify and
analyze their issues.
4. Mediate:
Two people of equal standing. No center
of power (Two business stewards)

15. Cont…
5. Model:
demonstrates a best practice which can
be adopted and emulated by the
different parties involved. e.g
incubation
6. Negotiate.
A perceived situation identified by an
advocate. It might not have directly
come from the community.
7. Network.
This is the building up of coalitions and
networks amongst certain members of
the community so that they can have a
bigger voice. (Federating ASCA
groups)

16. Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what
does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to
love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.