The Baraka Women's Centre (Kenya) (Champion: Ginger Peterson). The Baraka Women's Centre is in the Kibera Slum at Nairobi, Kenya. It is a place where literally thousands of families live without the barest essentials of water and food. Women in the area often care for many children who are not their own. The ladies currently work out of the Raila Education Center (a local school) sponsored by First Love International. The Baraka Women's Centre seeks to teach these women marketable skills so that they may be able to raise themselves and the children who depend on them from poverty. These energetic moms are making greeting cards, sewing aprons and tote bags, selling ground maize flour, and learning new skills to better themselves and help sustain their families. Christian Concerns sponsors giving throughout the year to the Centre but also conducts one major annual fundraising event and dinner. We also sponsor mission trips to the Baraka Women's Centre. We work to raise awareness and resources to further projects through First Love International. Please contact Ginger Peterson to get involved or learn more. Also, check out the website at http://www.firstloveinternational.org.
