𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐂 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐊𝐂𝐅 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐦𝐚 — 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬

Building Livelihoods & Empowering Communities (BLEC), in partnership with South North Nexus (SNN), was proud to support and facilitate our members' participation at the KKCF — Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund Trade Fair in Kakuma.

𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 "𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬", 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲.

BLEC's participation at the KKCF Trade Fair is a direct reflection of our commitment to connecting the women and youth we support with real market opportunities — beyond training rooms and into the marketplace where their products, skills, and enterprises can reach buyers, partners, and new customers.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨:

🌿 Showcase locally produced agricultural products, processed foods, and handcrafted goods to a wider audience

🌿 Connect directly with buyers, traders, and development partners from across Turkana County and beyond

🌿 Build business relationships with fellow refugee and host community entrepreneurs

🌿 Gain visibility and confidence as market-ready producers and traders

This event is a strong example of what becomes possible when refugee and host community women are given not just training and capital — but a stage. The KKCF Trade Fair demonstrated that Turkana's entrepreneurs are innovative, resilient, and ready to compete in the marketplace.