Tabasamu – together towards independence
The Swahili word “tabasamu” means as much as “smile”. And Tabasamu is the name that a group of widows on the east coast of Kenya have given themselves. «The biggest challenge for a widow is that we suddenly have to feed the whole family on our own» says Christine Mwangome (see video below). And this […]
My path out of poverty
Sometimes all it takes is an outstretched hand and an open ear for a life to unfold. The story of a young man who seized his chance. “As a teenager, I had to find a way for my family to survive,” said Collins Selifano (22). For several years, he worked in construction under the harshest […]