My name is Likoko. I come from Kenya. I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam in the department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development and part of the Governance and Inclusive Development research group at the same university. After a Bachelor’s degree in Social work and at the University of Nairobi, I completed an MSc in Sustainable Development at the Uppsala University in Sweden with a research on Ecological Waste Management (Ecological Management of Human Excreta in an Urban Slum: A Case Study of Mukuru in Kenya). I am now part of a research team studying “Women Food Entrepreneurs in Kenya and Burkina Faso. Building inclusive business models for food security in the city slums of Kisumu and Ouagadougou” as a comparative study of two cities. Using mixed methods in my research, I focus on Kisumu city where I examine the conditions necessary for women survival entrepreneurs to transition to growth entrepreneurship using the inclusive business framework; with a specific interest in the urban informal settlements, agribusiness and gender dynamics.