Project Report
| Feb 15, 2017
End year Report
By Lucy Ndungu | Project Coordinator
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women accessories
Thank you for the support you have continued giving us throughout the
year 2016 on empowerment project of the teenage mothers project 3844 through the global giving .We sincerely appreciate all your kind support .We want to share with you a personalized project update and to inform you that due to your kind support we were able to engage more women in sustainable business through beading ,weaving and dressmaking .The women were able to generate an income of $7000 last year (half year) and that was ploughed back to the project to purchase more materials and the rest was paid to the young mothers doing the business .One women said that she was able to buy a school uniform for her children to go to school.
Other items being made by these women are hand woven items (Kikoy,Kikoy towels & shirts ,African bag s,table mats bead works ) .These are sold to our local markets.
We are looking for an international market for some of the items.
Feel free to contact us directly on these items or other ideas on info@hopeforteenagemothers.org
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Women jewellery
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Handbag made from recycle paper
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small leather handbag
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Nov 8, 2016
Education for girls is unbeatable
By Lucy Ndungu | Project Coordinator
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Beating all Odds to go to school
The Maasai community land is characterized by very hot weather condition.It is difficult to do farming in this region while it is classified as an arid area.The community keeps cattle as a way of livelihood.Women walk for over 10Kilometers in search for pasture and water . The girls are thirsty for education.They walk for long distance since the schools are very far from the homesteds.I met this girl Kalekye (name changed) who told me that she has been walking for 7 Kilometers everyday to school and back home .She skips lunch because lunch is not offered in school.Sometime she will go home and find the only meal in the house is a glass of milk .This is a typical story of many other children and girls from this community.The weather has not been any kind to this community and so they have to move from one place to another looking for pasture and water.In some cases the children are malnorished due to lack of a balanced diet.This girl Kalekye and many more have said they will beat all odds and finish schooling.
Your support to such girls has always made it possible for them to continue schooling.Let us continue to support them in all ways so that they can finish their education despite the challenge.
Your questions ,comments and input are always welcome.Engage us on info@hopeforteenagemothers.org
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Aug 8, 2016
Hope for Vulnerable Community
By Lucy Ndungu | Project Leader
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Group of school girls from maasai community
The mentorship training for the arid land vulnerable girls have been an eye opener to the community of the Maasai people.Since our last report we have seen progressive change to the community.The feedback we have got from the parents of the girls we are mentoring is that they want their girls to continue with school and go up to university level.
The cultural of this community is deeply rooted and girls are married off immediately after circumcision.This creates a very big risk to education for girls because it means an end to education.The Masaai girls are torn between keeping their cultural practices and miss out on education or skip some of the traditions and be educated.We are working with the parents , teachers community leaders and the children in the mentorship.We have role models from this community that will help in the gradual transition of the mind set of the community.
We call to action to our donors and kind supporters to fundraise for this course .Partner with us to educate the girls who the Future of the world.Tell your friends about us .Come volunteer with us too during your free time and help make a difference.If we want to directly get involved you can get in touch with us through (info@hopeforteenagemothers.org).
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