Monthly Archives: July 2010

Report Back: The Maisha Collective’s First Meeting

July 21, 2010 · by · in Generating Income with Hope: the Maisha Collective · 2 Comments

On July 7, 2010, the members of the Maisha Collective came together for our first official meeting. From now on every week members will be getting together to discuss all of the details of getting Maisha up and running. One of the biggest issues to come up at the meeting was childcare. Out of the […]

Maisha Collective at the Nairobi Massai Market

July 20, 2010 · by · in Generating Income with Hope: the Maisha Collective · 2 Comments

I am happy to announce that the Maisha Collective will now be selling their scarves at Nairobi’s Massai Market every Tuesday. The market is at Westgate Shopping Mall on their rooftop parking lot in Westlands. On Tuesday, tourists and other customers from all over Nairobi (and the world) came and saw our beautiful, handmade scarves, […]

The Maisha Collective: What We Hope For

July 13, 2010 · by · in Generating Income with Hope: the Maisha Collective · Leave a comment

I want to tell everyone a little bit about the Maisha Collective. Here at Heshima Kenya, some girls wanted an opportunity to have a concrete source of income, so they have come together to form a small business collective. Through the Maisha Collective, members make beautiful handmade tie & dye scarves that they are hoping […]

Bridging the Gap: A Rights Training with Ethiopian Women

July 1, 2010 · by · in Life as an Urban Refugee, Our Impact in the Community · 3 Comments

Living in Westlands, Nairobi, my neighborhood is filled with expats and fancy malls. However, on June 24, 2010 I boarded my first matatu (a 14 passenger van that is the common form of public transportation around here) and met Anne, the SGBV Training Coordinator, to go to Kariobangi, a large slum about an hour away […]

The Power of Music

July 1, 2010 · by · in Life as an Urban Refugee · 1 Comment

Music plays such a big role in my everyday life. Growing up in a Muslim family, my mother never fails to remind me about how haram (forbidden) it is. I often get laughed at for wearing big ear phones over my hijab or going to concerts, but it helps me get through certain things occurring […]

Heshima Kenya has a blog!

July 1, 2010 · by · in Welcome · Leave a comment

I want to welcome you to the official blog of Heshima Kenya. This blog is about the day in the life of the young women we empower, the staff that supports them, and the programs that make Heshima Kenya successful. We are excited to share our interns’ insights and perspectives, as well as the different activities our girls […]