The cancer menace has continued to take quite an upward spike of late and one of the areas that do not get enough attention is childhood cancer. Maybe because affected children are not in a…
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Safaricom Joins Valuable 500 Disability Inclusion Movement
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffApproximately 1.3 Billion people are living with disabilities around the world. These are people whose contribution to society is huge and cannot be overlooked. If anything, countries lose 7% of their GDP due to disability…
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It is one thing to empower people with capital investment to start businesses, and it is quite another to train them on how to run businesses. This training is very crucial as entrepreneurs get to…
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Two Health Centres In Samburu Receive Maternal Health Boost From M-PESA Foundation
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffRural, and especially marginalized areas in the country are known to face the wrath of health challenges, quite so maternal health. Healthcare centers are few and far between, and in the worst hit areas there…
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Women Empowerment At Its Best – Meet Kiwaka Women’s Group From Waithaka
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffEsther Munyiri is a 76 year old mother of six living what I’d call her best life in the outskirts of Nairobi. Aside from putting up her own residential home with the proceeds of her…
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The Baringo County Neonatal Healthcare Program By Safaricom Foundation
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffDespite the best efforts from different sectors, statistics for maternal and infant mortality are still too high. As per the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey and UNICEF, we’re losing at least 375 in every 100,000…
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Meet The Women’s Group In Umoja Taking Steps In Manufacturing
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffManufacturing has long been known to be one sector with huge potential. The sector not only promotes the sale and use of local products, but also creates employment, financially empowers those involved in it and…