Ongoing project

Business training for single mothers

Single mothers carry a family alone, often without an income they can rely on. With SKT Welfare and Rida Agency Foundation, YEEL trains them to start and run their own business, and stays with them afterwards.

A woman speaking in a business class in Hargeisa

YEEL is implementing this project together with:

SKT Welfare

and Rida Agency Foundation

The goal

Single mothers who earn a stable income from their own business and can support their families.

How the programme works

  • A trainer at the whiteboard in Hargeisa

    Training

    From April to August 2026, three days a week: business ideas, money, marketing and planning.

  • A trainer talking to the class

    Pitching

    Each woman presented her business plan at the end of September 2026.

  • Two participants talking in class

    Mental health and mentoring

    Every Saturday after graduation: a mental health session and a meeting with a personal mentor.

  • Women working together in a group

    Business visits

    A business mentor visits each business every week and helps with pricing, stock, sales and records.

Two women writing during a class
27single mothers trained
16in Hargeisa
A participant listening in class in Hargeisa
11in Burao
A class of women with their trainer in Hargeisa

Partners
SKT Welfare and Rida Agency Foundation
Where
Hargeisa and Burao, Somaliland
Who
Single mothers who want to start a business
Status
SKT/Rida programme: mentoring and business visits until March 2027.