Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Meet Margret
$50 means the world to Margret, who risks her business going under by allowing families to buy in credit so that their children won’t go hungry. Margret, one of our Wezesha Business Skills Program participants, was running a successful grocery store until COVID-19 hit. Name: Margret Age: 35 Location: New Canaan 3 words…
Read MoreMeet Julieth
$50 means the world to Julieth, who is eager to get back to her Teacher Training Program so that she can fulfil her dreams of empowering the next generation. Julieth, who lost both her parents and her grandmother, is struggling to look after her two younger brothers and her sister without an income. …
Read MoreMeet Samuel
$50 means the world to essential worker’s like Samuel, who works tirelessly every day in our medical clinic to ensure his community of 400 families stay healthy. Samuel, a nurse by profession, works at New Canaan clinic and leads a team that supports up to 25,000 patients a year. The clinic is located inside what was once…
Read MoreMeet Chamkal
Meet Chamkal. Chamkal escaped female genital cutting and early marriage when So They Can offered to sponsor her through school. Our Family Strengthening Program ensures that Chamkal and her 9 siblings receive the education, food and support for the future they deserve. Name: Chamkal Age: 13 Location: Tiaty constituency, East Pokot Sub county,…
Read MoreMeet Faith
$50 means the world to Faith, who has been making hundreds of face masks each day to support the local community. Faith struggled to make ends meet and feed her children before becoming a trainee in So They Can’s ‘Sew Women Can’ program. Name: Faith Age: 25 Location: Nakuru, Kenya 3 words her friends…
Read MoreWeekly Update from Our CEO
Hi All, I want to tell you about the So They Can development that made my last week. Our amazing Sew Women Can team are now producing So They Can PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). It gives us a huge amount of relief to be able to provide our team, and moving forward our children, across Kenya…
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