{"id":4585,"date":"2015-03-12T08:04:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T05:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajan.africa\/help-women-with-hiv-in-kenya-live-life-to-the-full\/"},"modified":"2015-03-12T08:04:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T05:04:59","slug":"help-women-with-hiv-in-kenya-live-life-to-the-full","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/pt\/help-women-with-hiv-in-kenya-live-life-to-the-full\/","title":{"rendered":"Help women with HIV in Kenya live Life to the full"},"content":{"rendered":"

AJAN appeal \u2013 Part 3<\/span><\/h4>\n

Imagine you can\u2019t pay the rent, let alone your children\u2019s school fees. You don\u2019t even have money to buy food. You\u2019d love to work but there is simply no opportunity to do so.<\/p>\n

Then you find that golden opportunity: a vocational training course; a sort of cooperative, where you can produce and sell things together; a small loan to set you on your way, to actually start your own business.<\/p>\n

Your life is transformed\u2026 from barely surviving, you start to live your life, to look after yourself and your children and to plan for the future with hope. Patricia, Peris and Beatrice know what it feels like \u2013 they\u2019ve been there. And they have added disadvantages: all three women are HIV-positive and struggling to bring up their children singlehandedly in very poor settlements on the outskirts of Nairobi in Kenya.<\/p>\n

The women found the chance they needed in projects supported by the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN), thanks to UNESCO-Kenya funding, namely Uzima in Kangemi and Mirror of Hope in Kibera.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started working in beads two years ago and I\u2019ve gained many skills in bead art creation. When the beads are sold, I pay the rent for my place and save in a self-help group, where I can also apply for loans, which helps me to pay school fees for my two children,\u201d says Peris Muthoni. Peris is a member of Uzima, a programme for people with HIV run by the Jesuit parish of St Joseph the Worker in Kangemi.<\/p>\n

Beatrice Kemuto has a similar story to tell: \u201cI praise God for bringing me to Uzima because I\u2019ve learned how to make bars of soap, which I thought were made in factories. We divide the bars amongst ourselves to sell. One day I would like to open my own factory at my rural home and show others how to make bars of soap.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not all: \u201cI\u2019ve also been helped to start a business: I go around, visiting people in their workplaces and houses, selling clothes. The business is doing well and I am looking for a place where to keep my stock. The profit has helped me to save, to buy food, to pay the rent and school fees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having her own little business is Peris\u2019 dream too: \u201cIf Uzima could help me buy bead materials for my own business, I\u2019d really appreciate it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over in Kianda, part of Kibera slum, 50-year-old Patricia Waeni was hard pressed to survive before joining Mirror of Hope, a community-based organization. A widow with five children and eight grandchildren, Patricia was diagnosed with HIV in 2002 and has since been doing her best to live positively.<\/p>\n

With Mirror of Hope, Patricia learnt new skills such as soap and bead making and basket weaving. She says: \u201cFor a long time I\u2019ve admired baskets made from polythene paper but I never imagined I\u2019d be able not only to make the baskets but to sell them as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The proceeds from her work have enabled Patricia to change her lifestyle for the better. She can now afford three meals a day and balanced meals at that. She\u2019s also paying her house rent promptly \u2013 previously a big challenge.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, Patricia has been able to help send her grandchildren to school. She\u2019s even managed to save some money and dreams of opening her own grocery store.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur clients are really interested in income-generating activities because they are strong, living positively and determined to be self-reliant,\u201d says Elizabeth, the Uzima social worker.<\/p>\n

All the women need is a bit more help to keep them going, especially to buy raw materials for their products, and perhaps even to set up their own small business. In all, Uzima and Mirror of Hope support 50 women in their income-generating activities \u2013 you can join their efforts by buying some of the tools and materials needed to make:<\/p>\n

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15 polythene baskets<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Crotchet hook<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Papers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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60 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lining<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Zips<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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25 bead necklaces<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Tigertail beading wire<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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9 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hooks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Clay beads<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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53 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Giriama beads<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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27 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Other beads<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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22 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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20 bead purses<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Purse pockets<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Purse beads<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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36 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Fish line & thread<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10 euro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Simply decide how much you\u2019d like to contribute and let us know when making your donation that you\u2019re helping to produce the beautiful handicrafts made with love in Kangemi and Kibera.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

To donate online, please click here<\/a><\/p>\n

To donate via cheque, please send it to African Jesuit AIDS Network, P.O. Box 571, Sarit 00606 Nairobi, Kenya<\/p>\n

To donate via bank transfer in euros, please use the following details<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Account name:<\/td>\nAFRICAN JESUIT AIDS NETWORK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Account number:<\/td>\n659 189 0039<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bank:<\/td>\nCommercial Bank of Africa Ltd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Address:<\/td>\nMara & Ragati Roads, Upperhill
P.O. Box 30437 G.P.O
00100 Nairobi, KENYA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bank Code:<\/td>\n07000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swift Code:<\/td>\nCBAFKENX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

To donate via bank transfer in US dollars, please use the following details<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Account name:<\/td>\nAFRICAN JESUIT AIDS NETWORK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Account number:<\/td>\n659 189 0023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bank:<\/td>\nCommercial Bank of Africa Ltd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Address:<\/td>\nMara & Ragati Roads, Upperhill
P.O. Box 30437 G.P.O
00100 Nairobi, KENYA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bank Code:<\/td>\n07000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swift Code:<\/td>\nCBAFKENX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In some countries, it is possible to make a tax-free donation by donating through our Jesuit partners. To find out more, please fill in and send us this form<\/a>\u00a0and we will be in touch with you with more details.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your support!<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n

To read this appeal in French, please go here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AJAN appeal \u2013 Part 3 Imagine you can\u2019t pay the rent, let alone your children\u2019s school fees. You don\u2019t even have money to buy food. You\u2019d love to work but there is simply no opportunity to do so. Then you find that golden opportunity: a vocational training course; a sort<\/p>\n

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