ECONOMIC/ SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

 My name is Mercy Akhonya. I am aged 16 and currently in class Eight. My mother is a member of Usife Moyo Women Group in Emusala area in Kakamega Central district. Since 2006 when this Group was formed, this Group has formulated a formidable framework upon which down-casted women, left by their husbands through death, can find hope and a pathway of continuity. Through this Group, my mother, who is their treasurer has been able to be part of an enabling operation for self employment, carrying out table banking, merry go round and businesses such as ‘omena’ selling. It has resulted in many of these women rising from their poverty levels and becoming better managers of their own situations socially, economically and physically.

Location: EMUSALA, KAKAMEGA CENTRAL, KENYA