Social Enterprise: an enterprise that is created around solving a social problem, taking an idea and making sure it is solving a social problem, for the good.
It all started with one sentence printed in a church bulletin “If you want to go to Mombasa Kenya, call Chris Boyd.” Today's episode is a conversation with an incredibly brave and inspiring friend of mine who was living the ideal comfortable American dream life, and decided to leave it all behind to listen to a voice that told her to go to Africa. Jenny didn’t have a game plan. She went and she spent time in the villages and she listened. She built relationships. And from this listening she got the idea of how she could help 16 women in Mombasa Kenya. That was how it all began for her. Jenny’s story is one that can help
Since reading that bulletin more than 9 years ago, Jenny Nuccio has built an incredible socio-economic empowerment organization known as Imani Collective. Imani Collective now employs over eighty Kenyan women + men along with half a dozen women stateside. Together, they unleash a woman’s greatness through empowerment + opportunity + community. Imani sells a plethora of artisan crafted goods including pillows, banners, baskets, holiday decor and more. Jenny story has so much to teach us about how to approach helping others, short term mission trips, and how to make your big idea come to life. Alright, let's go meet Jenny!
REFERENCES:
IMANI COLLECTIVE
JENNY'S PERSONAL/CONSULTING WEBSITE
JENNY'S INSTAGRAM
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