Posts Tagged ‘women’s empowerment’
Breaking down the barriers to girls’ education: Janet’s Story
Although illegal in Kenya, child marriage is a cultural norm in Baringo, where girls are often seen as the property of their fathers and brothers to be sold for financial gain, often for 3 or 4 goats.
Read More400 people treated at our Medical Camp at Akuisi Primary School, Kenya
Pauline, is the Public Health Nurse In-Charge of the sub-county where some of our Nakuru partner schools are located. She knows all too well the challenges that community members face to access healthcare. For many families, the distance, inaccessibility due to the cost of transport and poor road infrastructure during the rainy season, the lack…
Read MoreWomen’s Empowerment: The power of women’s groups
I bought a small mill machine with my KSH 50,000 loan (approx. AUD $515) from the group. With the purchase I am now getting about KSH 3-5,000 (approx AUD $31-51) profit every month. That money supports my farming activities and pays school fees for my child in primary school and child in high school. As…
Read MoreQuality maternal care in remote Kenya
‘Three of my children were born at the Maternity Unit at the Nakoko Dispensary. The child I am carrying now will also be born here because it is genuinely secure and comfortable with quality service. I appreciate that I am treated with decency and respect by the staff, and that medication is available.’ Chemket is…
Read MoreEmpowering women’s groups through business skills training
When women are economically empowered, typically they re-invest in their families future and children’s education. Despite this, many women remain stuck in the informal economy and struggle to break free from intergenerational poverty cycles, without viable opportunities to increase their income, save money and transition away from subsistence living. 88% of Kenya’s 15 million informal…
Read MoreUbuntu Update for March
March is turning out to be a big and exciting month for So They Can! Our 2023 1HumanRace is well underway, with over $28,000 raised so far — a big shout out to everyone enduring the challenge. We’ve also launched our ‘So They Can Sydney Party’ event, taking place on Friday 26th May. And of course, above all our teams in Kenya and Tanzania have continued…
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