Day 01
Visit the Women's Empowerment Centre in Ngong
- Meet your tour guide and drive to a developing area in Ngong, west of Nairobi, admiring the eclectic Ngong Road markets where you can buy almost anything.
- Visit the Women's Empowerment Centre, where One Horizon supports an 18-month program that helps struggling mothers undertake training and gain access to microfinance so they can open their own small businesses. Not long ago, these marginalised women had very little hope, few resources, and no support. Many of them are HIV-positive and have suffered discrimination, been ostracized by their own husbands and families, and been forced into homelessness.
- See how the centre helps them get back on their feet by providing rent-free housing and vocational training, as well as lifestyle skills focused on building confidence and rejuvenating body and soul. They become independent small business owners, enabling them to feed their families, support them financially, and keep them together.
- Hear their inspirational stories, which will teach you about family life in Kenya, including the practice of marrying multiple spouses, the dynamics of being a single parent, and the relationship between Kenyan mothers and their children. You will leave this experience of meeting these determined and resourceful women with much admiration and a new perspective on how teaching empowerment skills can uplift people.
