Empowering Women

East African Impact is making it a priority to reach out to women of this culture who are marginalized, abused, and often left without any resource or advocate. In a Maasai cast system the pecking order is men, cows, kids (boys), and last women. Often men can abandon women and the family for no cause and leave her with no money, job skill, or any ability to support herself. Our goal is to create opportunity for women to learn a skill that can be used to generate some cash flow for the family.

EAI has assisted these women with training on how to grow a vegetable garden to provide nutritional food for the family. Some of these women have been able to sell their crop for cash and buy goats which is a source of milk and "riches" in this culture. Soon we will have classroom training to enrich their cooking skills, crop planning and financial management. One of the most positve results is that the women have created a micro bank to lend one another money for start up ventures. A contribution of $100 will allow a woman to purchase seed, water, and gardening tools to enhance her crop production. A mere $100 would also buy a sewing machine for a woman so she could start her own tailoring business. Please consider making a generous contribution of $100 or more to assist a woman be able to provide for her family and to begin realizing her personal value as a woman created in God's image. Your gift will change a life and can bless an entire family.