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Jennifer Riria is a Kenyan businesswoman, corporate executive, banker, and academic who serves as the group chief executive officer of Kenya Women Holding Group, a microfinance, banking and insurance group serving nearly one million mostly rural Kenyan women.
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“We have proven women are bankable. That you can invest in women and they can be trusted to pay back and grow their business."
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for ALL.”
“No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others.”
People should not become leaders so they can be worshipped by the people, but so that they can truly serve the people with commitment and with sincerity.
“I am a visionary leader. I like to work with people because I believe that I can’t do it alone. I am committed, consistent and I have the Lord in me.”
“Women disproportionately face financial access barriers that prevent them from participating in the economy and from improving their lives.”
“I was the loan officer; I was the accountant; I was the auditor, I was everything. But I knew what poverty means; I knew what hunger means; I knew these women.”
“The woman is the core. She holds us up. It is essential to support women, if we want to make a difference.”
“Women in Africa do not need charity to finance the issue. Control of the resources that they create is the issue, and respect in the financial sector is the issue.”
“I think one of the things that women suffer from is talking about themselves... We grow up to serve and never to think about ourselves. Women are the last to admit their accomplishments.”
“You don’t have to know everything for you to embark on a task; you can take up the role, learn on the job, and seek knowledge, support, and advice from those around you. That is what I did.”
“At the end of the day, a leader knows it is not about them but rather about the people you empower, and it is not about what you get from the organisation but more importantly what you give to the organization, the legacy that you leave behind."
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