participants open bank accounts and provide them with mobile phones to access M-PESA, a Kenyan mobile money transfer system. In 2013, the BOMA Project was a recipient of the UNFCCC’s Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activity Award. In 2015, The Boma Project passed ImpactMatters' impact audit. The Boma Project currently holds a Platinum rating on Guidestar. Results According to a 2016 survey, BOMA participants saw their monthly incomes increase by 147%, their savings increased by 1,400%, and the number of children going to bed hungry declined by 63%. In addition, 92% of women graduated from extreme poverty and 97% of BOMA businesses are still in operation after a year. Funding The BOMA Project is funded by individual donors, foundations, and government agencies. Major corporate donors include Aid for Africa, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Boeing, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Assets and Market Access, International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Mastercard Foundation, the Montpelier Foundation, the Mulago Foundation, the Peery Foundation, the Planet Wheeler Foundation, the Skees Family Foundation, the UK Department for International Development, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Vibrant Village Foundation. References International nongovernmental organizations Non-profit organizations based in the United States Organisations based in Kenya