Baraka Women's Center

The Baraka Women's Centre (Kenya). 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 annual mission trips to the Baraka Women's Centre. We work to raise awareness and resources to further projects in Kenya, and we provide financial support for ELCA missionary Julia Leiyoole and her work in Kenya. Please contact Ginger Peterson to get involved or learn more. Also, check out the websites at http://www.firstloveinternational.organd http://www.barakawomenscenter.com/.

If you wish to doante to the Baraka Women's Center, there is a donate button on their web site or you can click here.