Effectiveness of Capacity Building Interventions on Women Enterprises for Household Wellbeing in Nyamira County, Kenya

Anne Chepkurui
School of Arts and Social Sciences,
Department of Sociology, Gender and Development Studies
Kisii University
Email: annechepkurui2@gmail.com

Abstract: Women enterprise, unlike other businesses, utilizes the idea and opportunities to generate not only profits, but also solutions to social problems that alleviate poverty within the households. Without increased attention on capacity building to endered dimensions in the management of enterprises, women will continue to unlikely improve the socio-economic wellbeing of their households. Capacity building is the key to community development as well as national development. Access to training for the management of the enterprises is an urgent need to promote women owned enterprises for socio-economic wellbeing of the households. This study was guided by social entrepreneurship theory and cross sectional research design was adopted. The study population was 280 registered social entrepreneurs in Nyamira South Sub-County. Data was collected using questionnaires and interviews schedules. Data was analysed using SPSS Version 24.3 and the results presented tables, graphs, and pie charts. Qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis and findings were presented using texts and verbatim quotations. The findings of the study indicates that the majority (82.5%) of the respondents had not received any entrepreneurial training before establishing their enterprises. The study concludes that as a result of lack of entrepreneurship training, the sustainability of women-owned enterprises is not guaranteed for social economic wellbeing of the households. The study recommends that women entrepreneurs be trained on access and utilization of funds from the enterprise.