The Rushinga Mary Mount Roman Catholic Parish attempted to establish a Business Incubation Centre in response to increasing levels of unemployment and in line with the Catholic Social Teachings. This initiative met some challenges namely financial constraints, lack of physical space, and unavailability of qualified staff, lack of infrastructure such as electricity, roads and telephone connection.
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