ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

      Economic empowerment is one venture that is lifting the lives of women in Kibera. Today most women in Kibera have been empowered economically and hence this has helped many families to get money for basic amenities and need.
      The Read project by African health and community programme is one such empowerment venture. women make beautiful Reads which are then sold mostly in Europe, America and Asia and this generates alot of money which are then piped down to this women. This has pulled down the levels of poverty, joblessness and over dependent on donor foods and well wishers. This project which uses recycled papers also mean that the environment is kept clean.

Location: OLYMPIC, KIBERA, KENYA