The J9 Foundation's mission is to inspire a global movement of entrepreneurs who utilize their God-given gifts to improve their own lives and the lives of others.

We call them compassionate entrepreneurs.

2010 Jacob J Nyenhuis Scholarship Winner!

We are delighted to announce the 2010 Jacob J Nyenhuis Scholarship winner! Congratulations to Glynn Academy High School senior Catherine Wells! We will be sharing more about Catherine and what aspects of her entrepreneurial spirit and compassionate heart impacted the judges' results most significantly. Again, congratulations Catherine! We are excited about your future and how The J9 Foundation can help you along the way. 

Here is the power of Compassionate Entrepreneurship ...

Stories from the J9 Entrepreneurs in Kenya

In Business:
Aggrey Odhiambo Dundee, six months ago a lone fisherman, now employs  
seven people to catch, package, ship and sell 250 kilograms of Lake  
Victoria fish each week. He exports to a far-off city, bringing much  
needed cash into his home area.

In Compassion:
Stephen Otieno Agero, a poultry farmer, rescued an orphan boy from a  
life without hope. The boy now lives with Stephen and his family in  
their small rented village home, attends school (Stephen pays the  
fees) and learns the value of work by helping on the poultry farm.

In Changed Lives:
In five months, Maurice Odour Wangoma has expanded his retail shop,  
quadrupled his income, built a kitchen on his small, rural home,  
acquired legal title to his 2 1/2-acre family land, bought additional  
cows and sent his daughter to a better school. His new baby, expected  
in September, will enter the world in much improved circumstances.

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Making Beautiful Furniture 
Francis Odhiambo Otieno’s shop in the Ajigo marketplace in Kenya is named Maridadi Furnishers. Maridadi is a Swahili word that means “beautiful.” One look in his shop and it becomes clear the furniture Francis makes is beautiful.Read more. 

Buy stuff at the new J9 Shop!

Shop for shirts and mugs at the new J9 Shop.Click here to enter the shop. All items are emblazoned with The J9 Foundation logo.

We're on Facebook!

Oh yeah! We're down! (Or for those of you from the '60s, "We're hip!"). The J9 Foundation is now on Facebook. If you have a facebook account, become a "fan" of the foundation. To find our page, simply enter "The J9 Foundation" in the search box on your profile page.