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Karibu Zawadisha

Zawadisha makes taking loans very easy and the items they receive help the women save money and generate income. They can rent out their chairs or sufarias and collect shillings from neighbors who use their solar lights to charge mobiles. They have more time to tend to their farms now that they have rain water tanks and don’t walk for hours fetching water.

Women tell us Zawadisha has given them dignity they didn't have before. Their husbands praise them for changing their lives. Women have earned more love and respect because their husbands know that without them, they wouldn’t have access to the items that make their lives better.

Zawadisha also has changed our community for the better through our Peer Educators who train on capacity building. They boast about owning small businesses and they know how to save and budget for their families. They have learned how to make soap and weave baskets. The community appreciates Zawadisha for our Environmental Conservation Training and the tree seedlings they receive during rainy season.

Thank you very much for supporting Zawadisha. We wouldn't be able to do all this without your help.

Monica, Maggie, and Lawreen

LET'S LIGHT UP THEIR LIVES

  • $30: One loan for a solar lamp

    The entire family will breathe easy knowing that no one has to inhale toxic fumes from kerosene lamps. At night children can do their homework and phones get charged, helping people stay better connected. And the financial savings from switching from kerosene to solar means more food on the table and funds toward school fees.

  • $60: One loan for a clean cookstove

    Food is cooked more efficiently and safely when you ditch the three stones and fire for a clean cookstove. Mom and her daughters will spend less time spent searching for fuel and they won't have to breathe in the heavy smoke from fires. These efficient stoves save time and money for families. 

  • $120: One loan for a water tank

    Girls no longer have to spend six hours a day fetching water from the well. And with a water source at their house, Mom can grow food in her small kitchen garden to feed her family. Bonus: Whatever is left she can sell at local market. The entire family benefits from better hygiene, access to drinking water, and less food scarcity.

Donate $100 or more and we'll send you a basket woven by one of our members!

  • A loan for a water tank saves women hours of walking to the well every day and allows them to store water for their gardens during the dry season.

  • “I am a living testimony because my life has changed since I joined Zawadisha. I am never the same!! Thank you so much.” ~ Lawreen

  • Donate $100 or more and we'll send you one of these beautiful handmade sisal baskets, made by the women of Zawadisha.

  • Did you know that nearly six in ten Americans say they'd rather receive a donation to charity on their behalf instead of a gift for themselves? Source: Fidelity Charitable

  • "Through Zawadisha, the live of women in rural areas have really been changed. The community really appreciates what Zawadisha is doing to change the lives of their families." ~ Maggie

  • Gardens like this feed families and allow women to sell their vegetables at the market. This is made possible by the water tanks they receive from Zawadisha that they pay for over time. Without Zawadisha, they could not afford the tanks that are essential for their family's health and well-being.

The Fine Print

Zawadisha is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible. You will receive a receipt via email upon donating. If you leave your phone number, Monica will call you personally to thank you (be on the lookout for that +254 area code). If you donate $100 or more, please include a valid address in your donation and we will ship you one beautiful basket from our collection.