2018 Childcare Business Enrollees

5 Women childcare providers

EO Refugee Childcare Business Development (RCBD) is excited to launch our newest cohort of 5 women entrepreneurs who aim to open child care businesses in the Boise area! We’ll help them complete early childhood development curriculum, health/safety training, business development coursework and licensing with the City of Boise. RCBD has successfully helped launch over 110 local childcares—each contributing to independence, Read More »



Meet Zainab

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Zainab arrived in Boise with her four children in 2013. She received resettlement assistance from Agency for New Americans (ANA) by which she secured a housekeeping job at Red Lion hotel. There she was awarded most valuable employee for her dependability and dedication. Having been a nurse in Somalia and believing strongly in both education and entrepreneurship, Zainab enrolled in Read More »



Annonciatha Mukagasawa – Annonci’s Child Care

Headshot of Annonciatha Mukagasawa

Annonci’s Child Care is filled with active, inquisitive kids. Annonciatha Mukagasawa has worked hard to build a friendly, comfortable place for the children in her care. Annonciatha arrived in the US from Uganda with her husband and 5 children in late 2012 and enrolled in EO’s RCBD project about a year later. She was interested in home childcare because she Read More »