In Kenya, currently, we find interesting improvement initiatives for the lives of local women, such as Girls wedding. A program with which women can now learn to drive, develop their taxis business and provide for sure transport to critical services.
Headed by the Tiba and Matibabu Foundationsfrom Girls wedding the equality of men and women within the world of entrepreneurship is encouraged. Under the motto “An empowered woman is a prosperous community”, The reason for being of this initiative is based on the argument that “Either a free trip, information, presentations or friendship, Girls wedding becomes a reference for the women of the community in search of connections, inspiration and opportunities.”
The importance of Girls wedding for many local women
At this point in the film we all know what feminism represents in which societies. In Kenya thousands of women lack access to education, essential health care services and job opportunities outside the traditional female work, with low wages.
As a result of all this, we are, among other aspects, with:
- High rates of prevenible deaths of maternal cancer and cervix
- School missing girls suffer from school abandonment, early pregnancies and financial agency
- Lack of professional guidance and employment opportunities
- Lack of hope of a future
As detailed by the Girls Wedding Program itself “71% of Kenyans live in rural areas that are usually far from schools and hospitals. Due to the limitation of resources, many rural women cannot pay the rate of a dollar that involves transport to access existing health services, and girls can be vulnerable if they travel with male drivers. ”
Now, thanks to this new program, we have already found 50 women, belonging to Siaya County, operating within the Girls Wedding Program. Thanks to this action, in addition, girls from 84 schools learned about reproductive health and received free sustainable menstrual kits. Likewise, more than 6,000 free trips were made for women to the hospital for family planning, prenatal and cancer detection services.
The number of deliveries carried out in a hospital also increased by up to 67% and there are already 118 women who, in a way or OTR, are part of this ambitious program in Kenya.
More information and details, as well as donations to the Girls Wedding Project, clicking on this link.
