Top 22%
in this catalogue (719 scored practices)
Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.
Transferability / replicability2/3
The government women's enterprise fund model has been replicated across Sub-Saharan Africa; WEF's two-channel design (group lending + institutional) offers a documented template for adaptation.
Impact on gender equality1/1
IDinsight (2023) confirms positive socioeconomic empowerment outcomes for borrowers; Kenyatta University (2020) independently finds positive effects on household welfare and women's status.
Effectiveness1/1
Over 1 million women reached with loans by 2022; IDinsight confirms positive links between lending, social networks and empowerment, with loan utilisation across productive sectors.
Efficiency0/1
Cost-effectiveness has not been independently benchmarked; challenges with disbursement delays and implementation variability prevent a strong efficiency rating.
Evaluated outcomes1/1
IDinsight conducted a formal programme evaluation (November 2023) in a long-term learning partnership with WEF; supplemented by Kenyatta University academic research (2020).
Sustainability1/1
WEF has operated as a government agency for 17 years; institutionalised in national budget allocations and aligned with Kenya's constitutional and SDG frameworks.
Achievement / evidence1/1
Over 1 million women reached with credit by 2022; businesses created across livestock, poultry, retail and construction sectors; positive effects confirmed by two independent evaluations.
Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1
WEF exclusively targets women entrepreneurs; its mandate, governance, lending criteria and monitoring are all structured around women's economic empowerment.
Curator validation1/1
Formally evaluated by IDinsight (2023) and studied by Kenyatta University; constitutionally grounded in Kenya's gender equality framework (Article 43, SDG 5 and 8).
Evidoria. Fonds pour l'Entreprise Féminine du Kenya (WEF) — Facilité de crédit publique pour les femmes entrepreneures. Persistent ID: 5d2d3841-a9de-4ce3-8711-f928c074994d.