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Empowering Women and Girls in Rural Africa

Our Team

 

The Founder/Director

Lindy Wafula

 

Board of Advisors

Jan-Erik Nilsson - Chairman

Lin  Wafula- Secretary

Phelisters  Amakobe – Vice Secretary

Janet Amuza – Treasurer

Jorn Slette- Member

Qianhan Lisa-Member

Rachel Mckinley- Member

 

 Our Staff

 

Project Africa (Kakamega)

Violet  Mukangai - Project Leader

Susan  Bandi - Asst. Project LeaderJanet 

Sharon

James Wesonga- Security/Gardening

 

 

Project Africa Lungalunga

Bendettah  Muthina – Project Leader

Anne Kelly  Kingoo- Asst  Project Leader

Rachel Kingoo. Asst Project Leader

Mwalimu Athman  Dzunga  - Trainer

Margaret Mwangangi  - Coodinator (Godo)

Nuni Mumba- Coordinator (Perani)

Rhoda- Matron

Damaris  Munini- Cottage  Industry

Alphonse- Security/Gardening

 

Project Africa Mumias

Mary  Wambulwa- Project Leader

Fred Omolo -Asst. Project Leader

Mary Simiyu- Field  Coordinator

Phanice Mukhwana- Trainer

Fred Okumu- Trainer Catering

Zapharani- Adult  education

Anna Obare -Matron

 

Project Africa Mitaboni

Martin Maangi - Project Leader

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Vision

The Vision of Project Africa is carved from a background of the need to empower women and girls in rural Africa as key agents of change. Women bear almost all reponsibility for meeting basic needs of the family both as breadwinners and caregivers, yet are systematically denied the resources, information and freedom to make decisions and take appropriate action they need to fulfill this responsibility.

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Our Mission

Our Mission is to support social and economic empowerment for women and girls living in rural Africa through education and training, healthcare, and provision of resources needed for enterprise development.We aim to achieve this through our model of learning by doing and earning. 

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 Our Activities

  • Provide basic education and vocational training opportunities to rural girls and women through establishing educational centers nearer to the rural women and girls in need. Our approach of education and mentoring program empowers the trainees to learn by doing and earning. It also encourages privileged development mentors with skills to pass it on to the women  and girls.
  • Initiate, organize and implement human rights programs and workshops that would go to   promote and protect the rights of women and girls in rural areas, and advocate for  gender equality.
  • Help in the alleviation of rural unemployment and poverty by encouraging women to create income generating activities and cottage industries. We provide women with business education, vocational skills and start up loans, equipment and working space to  venture in various social enterprises.
  • Support widows, single mothers and destitute girls with food, clothing, education, health and shelter.
  • Rescue girls threatened with early marriages as a result of family pressure and/or unplanned teenage pregnancies.  We provide counsel and  seek assistance to have the girls continue with their education.
  • Create awareness and sensitization campaigns in rural centers on primary health care, family planning, immunization and vaccination, HIV/AIDS/STD, sanitation, and sex education and urge the community to shun harmful traditional practices that undermine the rights of women.
  • Organize volunteer and work camps programs where local and international individuals and groups can join hands and skills with the local population to foster developmental activities