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WoPepea
A Kiswahili term meaning to fly. The project trains women to make jewelry and empowers them with leadership skills. Our main objective is to enable the women to be empowered holistically, to give them the self esteem and independence to ‘fly’ . Being leaders, we hope they will be able to lead their families and neighborhood with confidence, knowledge, and skills as models, making a change and impacting lives.
WoPepea is thus an environmental friendly jewelry brand that provides handmade unique jewelry made of reused paper. Our jewelry is made by women from underserved communities in Kenya who through WoPepea gain economic independence, increased skills as well as awareness within environmental sustainability .
We are currently trying to find new markets, local and international, to sell WoPepea products.
The Women
Rose Kalewa
She is a 45 year old lady, and resides in Kisumu Ndogo - Kibera with her five children.
Her greatest aspiration is to start a general shop business with the income she gets from the WoPepea jewelry – that is the necklaces, earrings and the bangles and from well wishers and maybe from a grant she hopes to get in the future .
Rose feels WoPepea has helped her acquire skills, income and kept her abreast in health issues and sanitation.
Rhoda Wekali
Rhoda is 59 years old and resides in a village called Makina in Kibera slums. She is married with six children.
Her greatest aspiration is to start a business of selling shoes and household goods in the future.
Apart from the monthly income she gets from making WoPepea beads, she also washes clothes for people to sustain her family.
She feels WoPepea has been a great help to her because it provides her with a monthly income and keeps her informed of how to live a healthy life.
Zainabu Abdulai
Zainabu Abdulai is a 50 year old lady and resides in a village called Kambi Maru in Kibera.
She is a widow with four children, after her husband died during the post election violence.
She hopes to start a fish selling business .
Wopepea (making of paper beads) has helped her to afford food and be able to pay school fees for her children.
Jesca Amkonyi
Jesca Amkonyi is a 42 year old lady, and resides in a village in Kibera slums called Katwekera. She is single with three children.
Currently she has a grocery business which supplement the income she gets from the WoPepea which has enabled her afford food, school fees for her children and pay rent for her house in Kibera.
Jackline Nthenya
Jackline Nthenya is 36 year old lady who resides in a village Kisumu Ndogo. She has five children.
She aspires to start a shoe business located at a place called line saba.
The making of the recycled paper jewelry has assured her of monthly income, which has enabled her to take care of her family and also kept her abreast with current issues concerning health and leadership.
Leah Ochana
Leah Ochana is the youngest in the WoPepea group. She is a 27 years old lady, who resides in Kambi Muru and is married with four children.
She is sharing the leading position of the group with Ruth. She currently runs a second hand clothe business and aspires to expand her business in the future .
WoPepea has enhanced her life by improving her living standards through the monthly income she earns.
Selinah Namolo
Selinah Namolo is a hard working lady aged 42 years old and resides Lindi Village in Kibera slums. She is married with four children.
Selinah sells fresh vegetables, which she buys from the money she gets from making the WoPepea necklaces and earrings. The profits she makes allow her to afford food and school fees for her children.
She aspires to start a hotel business with a grant she hopes to get from AHCP and repay with her monthly profits.
Ruth A. Okoth
Ruth A. Okoth is 47 years old and Resides in Dandora. She is the leader in the group.
She is married with three children, and currently volunteers her services in AHCP. She also makes recycled paper beads to get an additional monthly income. Her aspiration is to start a jewelry shop which she hopes will change her living standards.
WoPepea has helped her acquire skills, improve her network and given her a monthly income.
Our Partners
Strategy
AHCP searches for various markets abroad for the women’s jewelry and also tries to sell them locally..
Out of the process from the sale, the women get 60%, while 20% go to the material & postage and 20% go to AHCP for the sustainability of its operations.
The Future
AHCP is looking for various partners (individuals, outlets like shops / stores, student associations, etc.) to market for them the WoPepea’s jewelry, for the realization of their goals.
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