Women's Empowerment
Empowered Women Transform Lives
Path From Poverty has empowered women in rural Kenya for 23 years. Women who are Path From Poverty group members gain social support, skills, and confidence. They find their voice, discover their talents, and establish micro-enterprises that help break the cycle of poverty. These empowered women finally earn the respect of their husbands, emerge as role models for their children, and become leaders in their communities.
Leadership, financial management, and entrepreneurial skills provide lifelong benefits to Path From Poverty members. These women are equipped to break the cycle of poverty, improve their families’ living conditions, and provide their children with opportunities for a better life.
Jacinta
Jacinta has faced many challenges in life. She cares for her mother-in-law, who is disabled, and her children and grandchild. “Getting water to facilitate their needs has not been an easy task. I walk for long distances to get water which is not clean and enough for my family.”
This tank is a welcome relief. Once it rains, Jacinta will no longer have to walk seven hours for water. She says, “I will now get enough time to attend to my family, go for casual jobs, and improve my goat keeping project.” Once each woman in her group has a tank, they will save for second tanks and solar panels.
Support Jacinta on her journey out of poverty.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth is 49 years old. She is the mother of 7 children and she has one grandchild. She is married but her husband does not work. She joined the PFP Tei Wa Malili group in 2017. She earns the money to pay her target by doing several different jobs. She crushes rocks and sells the gravel which is used for construction projects and roads. She also tends a few chickens and goats. She will also fetch water for others. Elizabeth is always busy and very hard working.
Support Elizabeth on her path from poverty!
Margaret
Meet Margaret from the Malili cluster. She is 48yrs old, married with 3 children, and her husband is not employed but does casual work.
Margaret joined Path From Poverty in 2015. She has several income generating projects: buying vegetables and fruits from market and reselling locally with profit, keeping chickens, and growing vegetables in her nursery. When it rains, she sells the seedlings and does small scale farming.
After receiving the solar panel she was so grateful, for she will save a lot of money. For instance, she does not have to buy as much kerosene, charging their phones is free, no more buying radio batteries and most importantly her children will use the light in doing homework. She will get some money for charging phones for her neighbors, but she will not charge phones for group members and those who are not able to pay in the neighborhood. She will make sure to pay her group targets well to enable other members to get solar panels.
Margret said, ”I thank God for what PFP US and PFP Kenya are doing in helping us have solar to our homes. It has brought much love to my home. God bless you all, love you.
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