Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Self Help Groups -- Eastleigh



Aaron in conversation with Laura Muema
during the recording of our latest audio podcast

This week the Iftin Women's Empowerment Program is conducting three days of monitoring and evaluation on the state of the Women's Self Help Group project in Eastleigh. Our program officer and some of the community facilitators just completed a week of training with the Kenyan National Self Help Program in Kakamega in Kenya's Western province, near Uganda. We are interested in finding ways to strengthen the existing eight groups and to identify ways of building sustainable livelihoods for the members.

On Monday, we met with Laura and during our meeting Aaron interviewed her about the concept and role of the self help group approach with the women's empowerment program. It was interesting to hear Laura's perspective on the importance of this approach and on how we can be praying for it and the over all program.

Today, we are meeting with our team leader, Colin Godwin, as we think through the direction of urban muslim outreach in Nairobi. Please pray for us as we discern the best use of our resources in following God's leading. We would also appreciate your prayers as we take a long journey tomorrow to Kangema, in Kenya's Central highlands, to meet with the Guardians of Hope leadership there.


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