Sawadogo Georgette Sidbewendin, Prof. Daniel Mwendwa Kitonga and Dr. William Murithi
Institute of Social Transformation, Tangaza University College, P.O. Box 15055-00509 Langata, Nairobi Kenya
Strathmore Business School, Strathmore University, P.O. Box 59857 – 00200, Nairobi, Kenya

MLA 8
Sidbewendin, Sawadogo Georgette, et al. "Community Engagement and Sustainability of Faith-Based Social Enterprises: A Study of Consecrated Women in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 7, July 2026, pp. 2891-2909, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i07.003. Accessed July 2026.
APA 6
Sidbewendin, S., Kitonga, D., & Murithi, D. (2026, July). Community Engagement and Sustainability of Faith-Based Social Enterprises: A Study of Consecrated Women in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(7), 2891-2909. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i07.003
Chicago
Sidbewendin, Sawadogo Georgette, Daniel Mwendwa Kitonga, and Dr. William Murithi. "Community Engagement and Sustainability of Faith-Based Social Enterprises: A Study of Consecrated Women in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 7 (July 2026), 2891-2909. Accessed July, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i07.003.

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