BIASHARA

MAMA

Giving a hand up
Not a hand out

For 15 years, Mama Biashara has existed to help the most vulnerable and most marginalised of people.

Whether through unimaginable poverty or because of relentless violent abuse for sexual, tribal or cultural reasons, women in Kenya are turning to Mama Biashara as their last, best hope.

WITH YOUR HELP

BIASHARA

MAMA

Mama Biashara works with the poorest and most marginalised people in Kenya.

We give grants to set up small, sustainable businesses that bring financial independence and security.

We use the Mama B method to help those fleeing FGM, forced marriage, sex slavery and child rape.

WITH YOUR HELP
WOMEN
& GIRLS
EDUCATION
BUSINESS
INDEPENDENCE

The bad news is that Mama B wants your money

We set them up in group businesses that, for the first time in their lives,  bring them full independence through having their own income.

Where, as is frequently,  necessary, we relocate the family groups to a safe place of their choosing.

In many areas we help with water harvesting, in others, with nutritional support.

But the heart of Mama B is in the business set ups. And they have not failed us yet

The good news, is that we will do more with it than you could ever imagine was possible.

Yes, we want, we NEED your money. We do appreciate we are in a long line. BUT – 100% of your donation goes to saving these women in Kenya. No one is paid anything in Mama Biashara.

And just consider this … the next time you get a double latte in Starbucks, that money is enough to pay for the transport of a woman and her children to get them out of danger. The average cost of a round of drinks will rescue a woman and set her up in a viable business. Even in Wetherspoons.

Let’s not think about how many lives a pair of Air Jordans could save.

Microfinance

Since 2008 Mama Biashara has been setting the poorest and most marginalised of women up in small, sustainable businesses across Kenya. This means a woman who has been forced into commercial sex work can leave the streets and make a new, independent life with her children, a woman who is being beaten...

Community Education

Alongside poverty, one of the biggest killers in Kenya is ignorance. We help with information on health (everything from the dangers of cooking without ventilation to our campaign on cholera prevention), nutrition, legal and constitutional rights and our Red Zone dolls...