Impact
Every woman has a story.
Meet the women of Kipsongo. Learn about their lives, their work, their families, and the dreams they are building for the future.
These are the women whose stories we are able to share so far. More than forty women are part of the programme in Kipsongo, and profiles are added as each woman is ready to tell her own.
Kenya Program ManagerDorcas Iris
Seed bead baskets, handbags, jewellery
One of the original five. Today she manages operations in Kipsongo and trains the women who come after her.
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46 · Mother of 11Dinah
Beadwork
One of the founding five, and the keeper of the group's memory.
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89 · Mother of 7Akuleu
Turkana baskets, trivets, brooms
At eighty-nine she weaves Turkana baskets, and pays for her own medical care for the first time.
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53 · Mother of 7Angela
Turkana baskets, trivets, trays
A Turkana basket weaver whose seven children are all in school.
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31 · Mother of 4Ann Erupe
Beadwork & tailoring
She provides for four children through her own beadwork and tailoring.
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34 · Mother of 4Ann Tata
Beads & grocery trade
She sells beads and runs a grocery trade; her daughter is in high school.
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31 · Mother of 5Daisy
Beadwork
A bead artisan supporting five children, and back in good health.
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67 · Mother of 4Elibit
Beadwork
At sixty-seven she sells her own work, at her own price.
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42 · Mother of 3Esther Abei
Beadwork
She built a bead business from her first table banking loan, and repaid it.
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36 · Mother of 5Evelyn
Beadwork
A bead artisan expanding her business a little further each season.
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35 · Mother of 3Fridah
Beadwork & tailoring
She makes beads and tailored goods, and is raising three children on her own trade.
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44 · Mother of 6Hellen Amonea
Seed bead jewellery
A specialist in seed bead jewellery, providing for six children.
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40 · Mother of 8Jacklyn Atiato
Baskets & necklaces
She makes baskets and necklaces; her son is finishing high school.
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39 · Mother of 4Mary Kamais
Baskets & beadwork
A bead artisan whose son is performing well in high school.
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43 · Mother of 5Patricia Lele
Paper beads, Turkana baskets, Christmas angels
She travelled 297 kilometres from Lodwar to Kitale looking for a future.
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40 · Mother of 3Pauline Esokony
Aprons, dog bandanas, table sets
A working tailor in aprons, dog bandanas and table sets, training for more.
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40 · Mother of 3Phostine Simiyu
Beadwork & poultry
She raises poultry alongside her craft work. Her daughter is starting university.
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26 · Mother of 4Pricilla
Beadwork
A bead artisan saving toward a hairdressing business of her own.
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38 · Mother of 4Rael Sinde
Sewing & bottle cap trivets
She sews and crafts trivets; her daughter is the first in the family to reach college.
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52 · Mother of 7Selina Amana
Paper bead jewellery
A paper-bead jeweller who now runs a small shop serving her own community.
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35 · Mother of 4Sharon Lele
Dresses & dog bandanas
She produces dresses and dog bandanas and earns a stable income.
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34 · Mother of 8Susan
Beads & vegetable trade
Eight children, two income streams, and a great deal of determination.
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35 · Mother of 5Night Nanjala
Beadwork
A bead artisan working with the group's mentors toward a home of her own.
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In memoryHellen Nalimo
Founding member
One of the original five. She died on 9 January 2025. Her two children are sponsored by the circle she helped build.
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