Turning Poverty into Possibility | Village by Village 
Our Mission
To build profitable, sustainable business ventures that create economic empowerment
or those most in need.

Since 2010, OneLove Africa has been responsible for the start-up of over 2,300 village ventures and empowered 120 trainers in East Africa. 

Entrepreneurial Training

OneLove Africa travels into rural areas to deliver entrepreneurial training to village women. The training is delivered in modules that are highly participatory and include both exercises and opportunities for discussion to maximize the learning. 

Financial Empowerment through VICOBA

We facilitate access to start-up or operational funds by teaching participants how to establish their own Village Community Banking (VICOBA) groups. In addition to teaching the principles of this peer-lending model, we also provide passbooks for each mama, master journals and a lock box for the group funds. 

Ongoing Support and Mentoring

We provide resources that support the ongoing development of the micro businesses. This is critically important with any venture and even more so for village entrepreneurs who have little formal education. OneLove has developed a series of tools for group an/or peer mentoring.

Train-the-trainer

We build  the  capacity of village leaders and other NGOs by making our train-the-trainer and teaching curriculum available to other partner organizations. This modular program is easily customized for the specific needs of each region and village community.