Empowering Minds International

Hi, we are raising funds to provide scholarships that will train local Kenyans in high-quality natural building skills. The next level construction professionalism, while constructing a sacred wellness and healing space for an abused women’s shelter, Agatha Amani House. This initiative is more than just creating structures – it’s about empowering vulnerable populations with sustainable, culturally significant skills, and offering a sanctuary for healing. Agatha Amani House (AAH), https://www.agathaamanihouse.org/ will be hosting this incredible Cob Workshop, February 2025 in partnership with CRUZINCOBGLOBAL, https://cruzincobglobal.org/events/kenya-complete-cob-roundhouse-for-agatha-amani-house-farm-naivasha/, and we need your help to make it happen!

By donating, you’ll be supporting:

• Hands-on Natural Building Training: Equipping indigenous Kenyan communities with eco-friendly building techniques like stone foundation, adobe floor, cob, clay and lime plaster, and timber-framed reciprocal green roof.

• Creation of a Healing Space: A safe, sacred wellness center where abused women can find shelter, receive counseling, and begin their journey toward healing.

• Community Empowerment: Providing opportunities for local artisans, builders, and community members to gain valuable skills and knowledge that can be passed on and used to build sustainable homes, schools, and spaces for future generations.

Your contribution will directly fund:

• Scholarships for community members to attend the training program

• Facilitation for the Teacher & Assistant services

Together, we can create a space where women and communities thrive. Your support will change lives and build futures. Thank you for being part of this transformative journey!

Also $1000 donation will gift you with a week at the Agatha Amani House Farm living with the residents and experiencing a unique side of Kenyan hospitality! Thanks for sharing your Abundance in a great way!

Donate now and be part of this healing and empowering mission! ✨

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Neema is a 19 year old Girl, who lives in Kenya. She has a 2 year old lovely daughter. At the Moment she is living in a shelter, called Agatha Amani House in Naivasha (Kenya), a shelter for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. She has stayed in the shelter for over an year and has received her basic life skills training and is ready to get further training. Now she is ready to go for vocational training at a technical college where she will study about food and beverage and can finally start her journey towards an independent life. She already got a fully paid scholarship from the school but now needs money for her daily expenses and her baby for the two years. Please see the budget plan at the bottom of the page.


About Neema

Neema Neema comes from a very poor family in central Kenya. Her mother died when she was young and this circumstance forced her and her brother to be taken to a childrens home when she was only 12 years old. Due to unfortunate circumstances she became a victim of defilement hence the teenage pregnancy and had to drop out of school in Standard 7 (after seven years of School). She was rescued by the staff of Agatha Amani House. In the safe shelter she gave birth to a healthy baby girl. While staying in the shelter she improved her cooking skills and therefore wants to work in the Food and Catering Industry in the future. The School will provide her the opportunity to venture in this career. Because of security reasons we are not showing her face on the pictures.

School

She has been admitted to a Vocational Training Center to study Food and Beverage studies. After graduation, she will not only have her first certificate, but also be able to work in the Catering Industry (get employed or even start her own business). This will allow her to become independent. Note: She already got a scholarship which provides the school fees but not the living expenses.


AgathaAmaniHouse

What We Do
AAH is a grass roots safe home for women who are victims of sexual and domestic violence and abuse. It is the first safe home of its kind in Kenya where women and their children can not only find immediate safety from an abusive situation but can stay for a longer period of time to learn new skills that will enable them to find jobs and become independent.​ ​​Agatha Amani House "AAH" is centered in the Naivasha and Maui Mahiu region of Kenya. 

Our Mission
The Mission of Agatha Amani House (AAH) is to empower victims of sexual and domestic violence and their children heal from their trauma and help them become self-sufficient. AAH strives to enrich and enhance the quality of life for the most vulnerable and marginalized population within Kenyan communities.

Empowering Minds International
AgathaAmaniHouse is the shelter forsurvivors of sexual and domestic violence in Kenya. It is a registered charitable organization in Kenya. The umbrella organization of AAH is EmpoweringMindsInternational (registered charitable organization in the US), based in Leawood (US). EMI is managing the finance and international donations for AAH, which is why the donations will go first to EMI and from there directly to Neema in Kenya.

Budget Plan

In this two years of Schools she is going to have six Semesters (one Semester = three months) and six months of Holiday in between.

Costs per month:

Rent                                  1500
Food                                    5000
Baby Care                        2000
medical insurance         500
                                               9000 KES

24 Months x 9000 KES = 216 000 KES

Miscellaneous over the two years = 10,000 KES

226 000 KES = 2068 $