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Software promises to lift slum-dwellers out of poverty

3rd September 2009

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Founder Peter Harrington is hoping to help Kenyan slum-dwellers

Founder Peter Harrington is hoping to help Kenyan slum-dwellers

SOFTWARE developed by a York company could help Kenyans pull themselves out of poverty by learning to run their own business.

More than one million people live in Kibera in Nairobi - the largest slum in Africa - living on $1 to $2 a day.

Many make a living by selling anything from shoes to fried fish lunches on the streets.

Now York business man Peter Harrington is hoping that his award-winning SimVenture software will help teach budding entrepreneurs all about the challenges of running a company such as cash......for the full story register now for free or login below...


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