A young small scale trader, with big dreams
Catherine Wangui, 28 years dropped out of school at form 2 due to lack of school fees …
From Struggle to Strength: Flora’s Journey of Hope
Flora Gacheri, a 40-year-old woman living with a physical disability in Meru County, spent years fighting an uphill battle—raising six dependents on less than $50 a month through a small soap-making business that barely kept her family afloat. With no business skills, every shilling she earned vanished into rent, food, and school fees. Growth seemed impossible.
Then came a turning point. Through the Boresha Maisha ya Mama Mlemavu project, Flora received business training that changed everything. She learned bookkeeping, marketing, and customer care—and put those lessons into action with heart and determination.
Today, Flora’s monthly income has more than tripled. She produces high-quality soaps, supplies schools, and has even expanded into banana-selling and farming. She now pays for her medication, supports her grandchildren’s education, and proudly owns a dairy goat—a symbol of her rising independence.
Flora’s story is not just about profit—it’s about dignity, hope, and the power of opportunity. With your support, more women like Flora can turn their lives around.
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Empowerment of Women with Disability – Case of Kanana Disability Group
In rural Meru County, 203 people—88% of them women living with disabilities—found themselves pushed even further into poverty by the COVID-19 pandemic. Discriminated against, overlooked, and struggling to survive, they refused to give up.
Through the Boresha Maisha ya Mama Mlemavu project, something remarkable happened.
The Kanana Disability Group received detergent-making supplies—not as a handout, but as a seed of opportunity. What followed was powerful: they produced, packaged, and sold their own products, earning their first collective income. With their profits, they reinvested, paid it forward, and launched a sustainable group business.
From a single self-help group of 33 members, the impact now reaches over 200 women and men with disabilities—empowering them with loans, savings, and dignity.
They are no longer just surviving. They are building better lives, stronger businesses, and united communities.