WHO WE ARE
INSIDE THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE
Despite monumental gaps in gender equality in the past two decades, women and girls are still disproportionately affected by extreme poverty.
MENSTRUATION
Why does menstrual health matter? Did you know that girls miss out on 25% of teaching time because they are embarrassed to go to school when menstruating? Embarrassment, cultural and gender taboos, and ignorance on women’s and girls’ health matters are still hidden away from discussion and deliberation. Maintaining health and hygiene during menstruation is essential for a girl’s health, well-being, mobility, and dignity.
The parents of Rinska, a young 26-year-old teacher from Holland who died whilst in Kenya from Malaria, recently sponsored the second set of re-useable sanitary pads for girls at school. Sada, our first girl university degree holder has been instrumental in the awareness campaign promoting hygiene and talking about reproductive health to the girls in the local communities.
Sada has talked to the mothers about gynecological issues and symptoms and where to go for treatment, about early childhood pregnancy, and how the mothers can protect their children from the misery that they have endured. Sada issues a menstrual cycle calendar and a bead bracelet so that young girls can count and be aware of their cycle. We are keeping young, adolescent girls in education with this initiative. If you would like to sponsor re-useable sanitary pads please click here.
SEWING MACHINES
To empower women in Mshiu Village, we are introducing tailoring training. We require at least 5 sewing machines. The women are excited and willing to acquire the skills. This will help them to be self-employed and earn a living for their families. We also intend to give them grants to buy the machines after training.
If you would like to support this initiative by donating a machine, please click here. DONATE a sewing machine.
Anybody willing to offer training to the women are welcome. Click here to VOLUNTEER
BEES AND TREES
GIVE BEES A CHANCE!
Bees need your help!
We need the help of bees.
We need bees to pay fees!
Fees in a bottle!
Bees for development.
Alleviate poverty through bee-keeping!
TREES AND THE FUTURE
We aren’t just planting trees; we are changing lives.
Plant yourself out of poverty with environmentally sound practices.
For each girl that you sponsor we will celebrate by planting an indigenous tree, with your name on it, in recognition of your generosity. Visit us. Come and see the impact you are making.
