In December 2020 I was commissioned by Garden of Hope Foundation to document a young women program in Ruai, Nairobi county.
Young women empowerment started as a program that was meant to benefit young girls who had completed their high school, those who had dropped out of school, and young mothers with no where to go. Faith Njeri decided to form a training where these young women can learn entrepreneurial, mentorship and basic computer skills.
Day one, the young women were taken through mentorship and entrepreneurship sessions, as seen below.
Linet taking the young women through a mentorship session.
Faith Njeri having a conversations with the young women.
Peer to peer group discussion…
Day two of shooting, they were taken through bead making…
A posed portait of Faith Njeri.
This is what Faith Njeri had to say about the program.
”…I would want to continue with the project and reach as many girls as possible in marginalised areas since this is my dream and seeing my dream come to reality will always be my biggest achievement. I would want to be the hope for those young mothers who think that being in the kitchen is all what is remaining for them…”