Message from ICFD

We are sending this message of goodwill to this project which seeks to empower impoverished Kenyan women from Kibera. For too long this segment of the vibrant working population has been unduly marginalized. Their economic and social circumstances must be changed and their voices heard.

We at ICfD are willing to support any and every worthy cause to make a difference in Kibera.

Johnson Opigo

on behalf of ICfD Team

Webpage.....

Another link to read more about Kibera.

More photos

Photos of the project

History of Kibera

Kibera's history stems back to Nairobi's colonial days, when many native Kenyans were forced out of the residential areas of the city – at that point a minor railroad depot – by the Imperial British East Africa Company in the late 1800s. This action paved the way for longstanding conflicts over land rights.
Kibera itself was formed when Nubian mercenaries from Sudan, who were conscripted into the King's African Rifles during World War I, were allowed to squat in a wooded hillside area outside Nairobi after the war. The former soldiers built homes in what they called kibra, meaning "forest" or "jungle." They were never given title to the land. Thus, Kibera was born. 

You can rea more about Kibera at:  
http://www.peopleofkibera.com/kibera/history#

Fundfaising for the Women Self Help Groups

The overall goal of the project is economic indendence for the women. Funds avalibility is very weak to support this project, so that each self help group can work towards creating and selling traditional jewellery and hanicrafts from Kenya. This is a greate oppurtunity to build capacity development amongs women leadership thus to plays a prominent role in the stability of this project and forsee unemployment.
Any funds that are avalible to support this group will be appeciated to continued this project.