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Founders: Moving to Kenya and building a fashion business

Founders: Moving to Kenya and building a fashion businessvor 3 Tagen18 Min.

Joanna Maiden was 26 years old when she arrived in Kenya and decided to open her business. Starting in a tiny outhouse with just four machinists, over the next few decades she built Soko Kenya, a clothing manufacturing company. She discusses the challenges of building a business in rural Kenya, the setbacks she faced along the way, and how she brought in work from international brands.

Producers: Victoriya Holland and Neggeen Sadid

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(Picture: Joanna Maiden)