WOMEN EMPOWERED TOGETHER
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Feb 2019
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Thank you card
Thank you so much for your donation, you will receive a thank you card from us at your home. Please include your address on the message box while doing the donation.
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Oct 2017
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Hand made table mat
Thank you so much for supporting our project. With your donation you will receive an amazing handmade table mat. We craft each one them with love and the best wool we can get in Kenya. Your table mat will come with a unique serial number and a thank you note from us. With your 50 dollar donation you will be covering the cost of the mat ($20) and the shipping and handling ($30)
Estimated delivery date
Dec 2017
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Hand made door mat
Hello there, you are awesome! We thank you for your donation and we will send you an exclusive hand made door mat. As all of our products it will be produced with a lot of love and the best wool we can get in Kenya. Your door mat will come with a unique serial number and a thank you note from us. With your 80 dollar donation you will be covering the cost of the mat ($50) and the shipping and handling ($30)
Estimated delivery date
Dec 2017
Donate 100$ or more
Deluxe mat pack
Thank you so much for your support! We appreciate your donation very much! We will send you a deluxe pack including a hand made door mat and a table mat in matching colours. We will craft your mats with love and the best wool we can find in Kenya, both will come with a unique serial number and thank you note from us. Shipping is included on the price.
Estimated delivery date
Dec 2017
The Story
My name is Jacqueline Ruthi, I am a social worker from Kenya and I created a self help group called “Uwezo Girls and Women Self Help Group”. I work with 3 women Caroline Ireri, Alice Angeline Muthia and Mwende Kavungi, who also live in my town. Together we help single women affected by HIV/AIDS and other terminal illnesses, we collaborate in creating products to sell, teach different skills and provide counselling for them to adhere to their treatment regimen and deal with the stress of the discrimination that comes with it.
We are located in the Taita Taveta County, and there are currently 15 women who come to our workshops. Together we have worked in a number of projects including weaving, making mats, detergents and other items, which we sell by advertising them on social media, through referrals and on market days in our town.
The local church has allowed us to work at their facility one day a week, but in order for us to gain the independence that we need to provide for our families we need to do more. Our goal with this project is to be able to afford the rent of our own space for a month, a place where we will teach different skills and give counselling a group of at least 30 other women. We will be producing mats for you to get as a reward and for us to also sell locally to start an income source that will be the start to become financially independent.
Because we are passionate about empowering women fighting with HIV and AIDS, we wish to organise at least two visits a month from an HIV and AIDS expert who will educate us on ways of living and eating healthy. We will also work to reach at least 20 sex workers who are single mothers as well, invite them to become part of the counselling sessions and train them on how to weave and make mats.
With the goal of $2,250 dollars we will be paying for one month of rent, the salary for us running the project along with the weaving materials and two visits from an HIV expert. Please help us make this project a reality!
Potential Challenges
When we started out, we wanted to help single mothers and disabled kids, but in the process, I realised that these women were not just struggling with financial difficulties, they also had other problems and even worse, illnesses, so I decided to focus on single mothers infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Our major challenges are
1. most of the single mothers have to cater for their children needs on their own as the fathers have refused to be part of their lives.
2. Sex trade is so high in the county and most of these sex workers are single mothers
3. School dropouts due to early pregnancies is on the rise, thus the young girls become mothers at a very young age.
4. Most of the HIV and Aids victims are discriminated against which leads to them losing hope and refusing to adhere to the doctors to take their medications diligently.
Donate without reward
Donate 1$ or more
Thank you!
Hello there, thank you for believing in our work and supporting us! We send you lots of love and good vibes.
Estimated delivery date
Feb 2019
Donate 5$ or more
Digital Thank you
Hi there! Your support means the world to us! Get a huge digital hug from us! We will post a picture on our social media thanking you for helping us get this project of the ground
Estimated delivery date
Oct 2017
Donate 7$ or more
Exclusive digital pictures of our work
A big thank you from us! Once we are Live we will send you an exclusive set of digital pictures of our work.
Estimated delivery date
Oct 2017
Donate 10$ or more
Thank you card
Thank you so much for your donation, you will receive a thank you card from us at your home. Please include your address on the message box while doing the donation.
Estimated delivery date
Oct 2017
Donate 50$ or more
Hand made table mat
Thank you so much for supporting our project. With your donation you will receive an amazing handmade table mat. We craft each one them with love and the best wool we can get in Kenya. Your table mat will come with a unique serial number and a thank you note from us. With your 50 dollar donation you will be covering the cost of the mat ($20) and the shipping and handling ($30)
Estimated delivery date
Dec 2017
Donate 80$ or more
Hand made door mat
Hello there, you are awesome! We thank you for your donation and we will send you an exclusive hand made door mat. As all of our products it will be produced with a lot of love and the best wool we can get in Kenya. Your door mat will come with a unique serial number and a thank you note from us. With your 80 dollar donation you will be covering the cost of the mat ($50) and the shipping and handling ($30)
Estimated delivery date
Dec 2017
Donate 100$ or more
Deluxe mat pack
Thank you so much for your support! We appreciate your donation very much! We will send you a deluxe pack including a hand made door mat and a table mat in matching colours. We will craft your mats with love and the best wool we can find in Kenya, both will come with a unique serial number and thank you note from us. Shipping is included on the price.
Estimated delivery date
Dec 2017
Project timeline
Project's cost structure
Title | Category | Cost Est. |
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Salaries for a month for 4 women | Wages | $1.600 |
Rent of workspace | Other | $180 |
Weaving materials | Materials | $80 |
10 special crochet | Equipment | $30 |
20 normal crochet | Materials | $10 |
2 visits of HIV expert for counselling | Other | $140 |
Handling Fees | Other | $210 |
Team members
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Social Worker
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Project Manager