About Us
The BMF is a Kenyan registered non profit organization dedicated to supporting the youth(18-35 yrs), women, and people with disabilities to take bold steps in their self-development and empowerment. Through research, education, mentorship, and hands-on training in entrepreneurial, employable, digital, and financial skills, we equip participants with the knowledge, confidence, and tools to succeed in business, careers, and life. By building these essential skills, we create lasting change in their lives and communities.
The Challenge
In Kenya, youth unemployment, gender-based economic exclusion, and the systemic marginalization of persons with disabilities remain persistent barriers to shared prosperity. Many young people finish school or training without the practical, market-relevant skills employers and markets demand. Women face structural obstacles in accessing finance, business networks, and leadership opportunities. Persons with disabilities are routinely excluded from mainstream economic programmes. The BMF exists because ambition alone is not enough — access, skills, and support make the difference.
Our Mission
To create equitable opportunity by expanding access to education, research, mentorship, and practical, market-driven training in employable and entrepreneurial skills that enable underserved communities (youth, women and people with disabilities) to make bold moves toward lasting economic independence.
Our Vision
An inclusive economy where systemic barriers to education, employment, and entrepreneurship are dismantled, enabling youth, women, and persons with disabilities to fully participate and prosper.
Our Approach
Research-Backed
Our programmes are informed by evidence on what works for skills development and economic inclusion in the Kenyan context.
Hands-On & Practical
We prioritise learning by doing. Our training is market-driven, directly applicable to real employment and business environments.
Mentorship-Led
Participants are connected with experienced mentors who provide guidance, networks, and accountability beyond the classroom.
Community-Rooted
We work from within communities, not from above them — partnering with local organisations and structures to ensure relevance and reach.
Our Core Values
Our Team
The BMF is led by a committed founding team with deep roots in community development, training, and youth empowerment in Kenya. Their combined experience drives the organisation's vision and daily operations.
Millicent Willy, CPA-K
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Millicent Willy is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) and development finance leader with over a decade of experience across the private sector and nonprofit development space. Her career spans corporate finance, grants management, donor compliance, financial strategy, and organisational strengthening, with experience managing multi-million-dollar grant portfolios across Africa.
Born and raised in Kitui County, Kenya, Millicent witnessed how limited access to education, skills, and economic opportunities can prevent talented young people — especially girls and women — from reaching their potential. These experiences inspired her to co-found The Bold Move Foundation.
As Executive Director, Millicent provides strategic leadership, drives donor and partner engagement, strengthens governance systems, and leads the Foundation's mission to expand access to education, digital skills, entrepreneurship, and empowerment opportunities for women and young people in underserved communities. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and is currently pursuing an MSc in Development Finance at KCA University.
Dr. Damaris Felistus Mulwa, PhD
Co-Founder & Program Lead
Dr. Damaris Felistus Mulwa is the co-founding director of the Bold Move Foundation. Besides, she is the program lead of the Bold Move Foundation (BMF), a Kenyan NGO that equips women, youth, and persons with disabilities in underserved Kenyan counties with education, digital, financial, entrepreneurial, and employable skills.
Through training, mentorship, and pathways to work, the Bold Move Foundation aims to reduce unemployment and poverty and build economic resilience in the communities we serve.
Dr. Damaris is a Lecturer in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya. She holds a PhD in Mathematics from Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, an MSc in Applied Statistics from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (First class honors) from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya. She has over ten years experience in university teaching, research and mentorship.
Our Board
Our Board of Directors profiles are currently being finalized and will be published soon. The Bold Move Foundation is governed by a diverse board of professionals dedicated to strategic oversight, accountability, and sustainable development.
Our Partners
We believe that the most lasting change happens through collaboration. We work closely with corporate partners, development organizations, county governments, and educational institutions across Kenya.
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