ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

In my area, most woman were not economically empowered and most of them sat idol in their homes as house wives. As a result there was no peace in their homes because their husbands thought these women were a burden to them. This rose to be a major issue in the location such that the chief had to call for series of meetings in order to discuss the issue.
Me as a woman and being literate, I understand the cause of the problem and I therefore spent most of my time to help the women in my village. After around four months of trying to meditate on this matter, an idea struck my mind and I formed an organization of women in the location and and in it omen engaged in making fireless cookers which was sold in the nearby towns and markets.
This idea made alot of women to start earning something for themselves and thus became economically empowered. Through the organization some accessed loans and started business that supported them. They no longer became a burden to their husbands but of great help and support.

Location: LUKONYI, BUSIA, KENYA