mamaafreeka

Mama Afreeka Repatriation Initiative

Introduction                                

The Initiative is based on the personal livication of two women from Kenya and from Germany who work together for the betterment of Mama Afreeka. One collects founds and among other activities, sells the products of the Woman-group, which originates from Zingaro Percussion from the slum Mathare North in Nairobi, on more overturn rich markets. The idea arose during a two years volunteer stay in collaboration with Zingaro and under the initiation of the forerunner woman-group within. By now the Kenyan Sister Damaris aka Mama Afraka has been repatriated to the land and has already started working with the surrounding community. It is clear that life (survival) in the slum can never be preferred to a life on the countryside, especially not for a family.

Motto

Out of the slum – onto the land!

Vision

A world in which every mother owns her own piece of land and every child therefore experiences more freedom.

Mission

To repatriate single mothers from the mega-city Nairobi and enable them to a live in the rural area.

Aims

1) To give as many mothers as possible the chance to shift from the urban slum to their own lands, in order that the grievances instituted in the colonial past may be abolished.

2) To make it possible for the children to experience a more peaceful and healthier childhood and thereby to create a grounded grown-up human in future society.

3) Through (New-)Start help and school sponsorships, help the family gain Independence.

4) To build cultural and social bridges through volunteer stays, which are significant in evaluation of the project and the requisition of the family’s needs.

5) To foster self-reliance, growth and progress in the Kenyan society through individual support for mothers.

6) To strengthen and empower the woman to her rightful order in creation as giveress of life, mother of civilisation.

Strategies

1) To ensure the supply with basic services (food, water, shelter, energy, clothes, education, health).

2) To set ensured income alternatives through e.g. Art workshops, market sales provision, small scale enterprise inception, etc.

3) To strengthen social and other capacity through e.g. workshops, or aid in start-up of groups/initiatives and group organisation.

4) To establish a self reliant community cooperative environment with local industry and self help. Conclusion Many competent women and their children are still on the waiting list and have to persevere in inhuman situations. So far it was only possible to evacuate one women, Mama Afraka and her five children. To many squeeze themselves since decades in the slums of the capital as they are landless and jobless. To change this situation it needs the commitment of individuals, because government and economy will presently not take care of the problems of the marginalized single mothers. Join in Through donations or other activities and personal volunteer work in Kenya one can, well-directed and without administration expense, because the initiative is based on the principles of voluntarism and common public interest, help women and children in Africa and contribute thereby to the betterment of the world and its own karma. Who wants to repatriate to Kenya is sincerely welcome.

On interest and for informations link up at:

Maria Illing aka Sista Righteous Schwarzwaldstrasse 51, 79211 Denzlingen, GERMANY +4976668554 / +491757781438 mia.marley(at)web.de

Damaris Gathoni Mbulwa aka Mama Afraka Kinangop North, Gathiriga Village, KENYA +254734486069 / +254725048775

Donations highly welcome at; Empress Menen e.V. Kto: 4656644 Blz: 83065408 IBAN:DE53 8306 5408 0004 6566 44 BIC(SWIFT-Code): GENODEF1SLR

Very important, reason for transfer: MAMA AFREEKA

email:empress.menen.e.V(at)googlemail.com