NEW PROJECT - One of our aims is to empower women and girls to fight poverty. Earning an income is cruitial to improve livelihoods, because when a woman earns it benefits to the community. However, we believe that vulnerable men can also benefit from this project. Here is Jane teaching Lilian another community girl how to weave a mat. A skill that is tending to disappear in Kenya. My kenyan partner, Joyce and I have been trying to address women issues in the villages. One of the first issues to address was to come up with a way to help their husbands to become more active and have the sence of ownership too. Because of the drought in some areas, men cannot do any farming and most will have unproductive days. Jane's husband, Paul, for instance is a drunkrad. He used to spend most of his time in the traditional village pub. We asked Jane if she could teach her husband and any other drunkards in the village how to weave mats. Mr Muli, Paul's friend happily joined the team too. Although it is early stage, Paul and Muli are really motivated. We hope this project will empower women as well as men. We will be giving you more news on the support that we have put in place.