Women Business Hub: Advancing Gender Equity through Economic Empowerment of AGYW-Mothers in Kenya’s Lake Region
In Kenya’s Lake Region , adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) face intersecting vulnerabilities— early motherhood , limited education, constrained economic opportunities, and entrenched gender norms . The Women Business Hub (WBH) emerges as a transformative platform, reimagining gender equity not as a distant ideal but as a lived reality anchored in economic empowerment . By centering AGYW-mothers, WBH challenges systemic exclusion and catalyzes inclusive development through enterprise, capacity-building , and community-driven innovation . The Lake Region, encompassing counties such as Kisumu , Homa Bay , Migori , and Siaya , records some of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy and maternal health disparities in Kenya. AGYW-mothers often drop out of school, face stigma, and lack access to dignified livelihoods . Traditional interventions have focused on health and education, but few have addressed the economic agency of young mothers as a lever for gender transformatio...