<div>Join the #GiveHope Campaign: Empower Women and Children in Kenya
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<div>My name is Elena Einstein. In March 2023, I attended the Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference (WLEC) in Bangkok, Thailand, where I met an inspiring leader, Leah Nyalobo. Leah shared her incredible work empowering women and girls in Kenya who have survived gender-based violence. Her mission moved me deeply, and I asked her, “How can I help?”
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<div>By July 2023, we launched a GoFundMe to support Leah’s nonprofit efforts. Together, we’ve achieved so much in just two phases:
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<div>Phase 1: Empowering Women and Girls
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<div>•Rescued four young girls from forced child marriages and enrolled them in school for one year.
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<div>•Purchased three sewing machines and launched the Elena Einstein Vocational Centre, providing vital life skills training for survivors of gender-based violence.
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<div>•Supported 9 women and their 12 children, giving them a safe space and tools for a fresh start.
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<div>Phase 2: Providing Nourishment and Stability
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<div>•Created a feeding program offering two meals daily to 9 women and their 12 children.
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<div>•Hired a caregiver to care for the children while their mothers attended training sessions.
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<div>•Raised $8,000 to ensure these families had the resources they needed to heal and grow.
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<div><strong>Now, we’re launching Phase 3: The #GiveHope Campaign.</strong>
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<div><strong>Phase 3 Goals: Transforming Lives Again</strong>
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<div>We’re raising $10,400 to support a second cohort of 10 women and their children. This funding will provide:
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<div>•Two meals daily for a year: $546/month (82 cents a day per person).
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<div>•Caregiver and fuel costs: $182/month to care for children and cook meals.
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<div>•Training materials: $137/month for sewing and other vocational supplies.
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<div>Sponsor a Child for School – $2,300 Goal
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<div>We’re also sponsoring Lucy, Margaret, Edina, and Elizabeth for a second year of school.
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<div>•$450 per child for tuition and boarding.
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<div>•$500 for mentoring and monitoring visits to ensure their success.
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<div>Support Women Entrepreneurs – $900 Goal
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<div>We aim to launch a tailoring business led by Paulina, one of our graduates. This pilot project will employ two additional graduates and help women gain financial independence.
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<div>•$150 for a multipurpose sewing machine.
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<div>•$300 for three months of business space.
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<div>•$450 for permits, utilities, and materials.
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<div><strong>The Impact So Far</strong>
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<div>•Four rescued girls are thriving in school.
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<div>•Our first vocational training cohort of 9 women is graduating in November, ready to begin new lives.
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<div>•The Elena Einstein Vocational Centre is a beacon of hope, named by the women it serves.
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<div><em>As Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”</em>
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<div>With your support, we can continue empowering women and children to break cycles of violence and poverty. Every donation brings us closer to creating lasting change in this community.
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<div>Learn More and Join Us:
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<div> Website: <a href="https://www.lec-community.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.lec-community.org</a>
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<div>Watch our journey: <a href="https://youtu.be/6izwdJGJNrY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://youtu.be/6izwdJGJNrY" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/6izwdJGJNrY</a></a>
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<div>Facebook: LEC Community Org
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<div>LinkedIn: Leah Nyalobo
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<div>Together, let’s #GiveHope.
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