Achievements of Baraka Women's Center

Since October 2012, the Center has made extraordinary progress assisting women throughout Nairobi. Among the many achievements:

• 30,000 face masks produced for COV-19 prevention;

• 5 members employed by the Center in administration and teaching;

• 121 women completed two series of Entrepreneur and Transformational Leadership (E&L) Training; 61 of them (an amazing 50%) now have successful businesses

• 13 Women’s Table Banking Groups with 304 members organized to access to seed capital for their businesses;

• 10 women trained as Adult Education teachers;

• 36 members completed the Functional Literacy Program;

• 40 registered and 26 completed a Computer Training Course and were certified;

• Over 120 women and men engaged in awareness and planning workshops to address widespread sexual and domestic violence in the community;

• 80+ women trained in weekly workshops to reduce stress and depression;

• 24 members trained in HIV/AIDS awareness workshops;

• Community screenings for HIV/AIDS and TB provided by MSF and the Ministry of Health;

• BWC members displayed and sold products at four exhibitions sponsored by NGAAF;

• BWC graduates 45 trainees from a 5-month Hair and Beauty Skills Training in partnership with NITA;