Upendo Bandawacho Group:
A group of nine women who see each other every fortnight. As a group, they now have five goats. They are very enthusiastic about ‘tablebanking’. The mutual exchange of experiences helps them. A huge togetherness has developed in the group.
Upendo Nassarian Group:
This is a very close-knit group of 20 masai women. Real business women. As a group, they have their own bank account into which they deposit an amount every month. When providing help/loans among themselves, they have agreed as a priority that a member who needs help for her children always has priority in getting a loan. They also have as a joint business activity making necklaces for sale, a small-scale petrol business and a pea project.
Foundation Saidia Kwale made it possible to rebuild a barn to make it a workspace annex shop. We also donated a sewing machine.
Upendo Maringoni Group:
A group of 10 women who see each other every fortnight. From the contribution, they bought two goats. They had already ‘saved’ three goats together. With the five goats they now have, they have even more than their husbands, putting them in a more equal position vis-à-vis them.
Amani Bondeni Group:
This group consists of eight women, four of whom were present during our visit. Their husbands had little faith in the concept at first, but are now convinced of the benefits. There were initially 12 members, but four pulled out when it became clear that our contribution was really for the group and not the individual members. They have five goats as a group and would like to buy a few more.
Modern Family Group:
One of the few groups whose members include men. In fact, all 13 members are ‘Community Healthcare Volunteers’.
