Economic Empowerment & Investment
Women in Agriculture and Financial Literacy & Investing — training, cooperative organising, value addition, and structured pathways into capital markets and long-term wealth.
A female-led African institution — Est. 2026
Empowering Generations. Transforming Communities. Shaping Africa's Future.
The Harriette Chiggai Foundation closes the gap between what evidence shows works for women's economic and leadership advancement — and what actually gets funded, scaled and adopted into policy.
A minimum of 20% of every donation is ring-fenced into the Harriette Chiggai Fund — before any programme allocation.
Foundation at a Glance
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Delivery Pillars
Economic Empowerment · Technology · Education
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Flagship Evidence Platform
Women, Peace & Security data
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Ring-Fenced Fund
of every donation, at receipt
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Women-Led MSMEs Targeted
led by women, all counties
Our Mission
Learn more about usTo build a financially self-sustaining, female-led institution that empowers women, youth and communities through economic empowerment, technology and education — anchored in evidence and accountable to the women it serves.
Three Pillars
Three Pillars. One Mandate.
Technology
Bridging the Digital Divide & Women in AI — from basic access and digital skills to practical AI fluency, monetising AI-enabled skills, and risk literacy.
Education
The Bursary Programme and Women in Leadership — need-based bursaries from primary school through university, and doctoral and executive pathways.
Flagship Initiative
Women, Peace & Security Evidence Platform
Original, rigorously sourced data on women's participation in peace processes, security governance and post-conflict recovery across Africa — methodologically aligned with the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, and used to advocate for implementation of commitments such as UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
Explore the PlatformFounder
Convened under the stewardship of Hon. Harriette Chiggai
Read the Founder's full profileIt is our privilege to place before you the work of the Harriette Chiggai Foundation — a female-driven, independently governed institution built for long-term financial sustainability.
- Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
Founder & Managing Partner, Chiggai and Company Advocates; Vice President Emeritus, Law Society of Kenya.
- President's Advisor on Women's Rights
A Cabinet-level appointment within the Executive Office of the President of Kenya.
- Kenya's Government Data Champion
Leading gender-responsive data systems, evidence-based policy and accountability frameworks.
News & Events
The journey begins in Nairobi.
Nairobi, Kenya
Founding Gala
The formal launch of the Foundation — convened under the stewardship of Hon. Harriette Chiggai, Kenya's President's Advisor on Women's Rights.
Read MoreCommunity outreach precedent
#KomeshaFGM
A national campaign the Founder has supported alongside international partners including the European Union and Norway — coalition delivery across government and communities.
Read MoreGive in a way that outlives the programme cycle.
Of every donation, at least 20% is ring-fenced into the Harriette Chiggai Fund — building long-term financial independence, not just a single programme cycle.