Limuru Outreach Programme provides training in many different skills to women and groups in the rural community around Limuru town, including bead making, soap making, shoe making, arts and crafts, fish farming and growing lots of different types of fruit and vegetables.

Working on a voluntary basis Michael, a Compassion CBO trainer, provides training in many different skills to women and groups in the rural community around Limuru town, including bead making, soap making, shoe making, arts and crafts, fish farming and growing lots of different types of fruit and vegetables.

Seeds or seedlings are given to the women who attend training at the Compassion Centre in Limuru to give them a chance to start their own farms.

There is also a small display room within a trading centre where the arts and crafts made by the women can be sold, with the profits going to the women who made them.

Training sessions aren’t just about gaining skills that can help women have incomes; social issues also make up much of the discussion. There is an emphasis on the three zeros regarding HIV: Zero Discrimination, Zero Infections and Zero Deaths. We also work on ensuring that the links between FGM and HIV are known.

Photo: Compassion CBO trainer, Michael, demonstrates flower growing