Through COL’s Lifelong Learning for Farmers programme (L3F) in Kenya, Immaculate Ouma received training in poultry keeping and management. Within two months, she applied for a business start-up loan offered by a community banking cooperative. She used the loan to start a business with 200 birds. And, even though she’s never been to a classroom, she is now a thriving entrepreneur who contributes to her family’s income.