The Livelihood Project

Objective of Activity: To meet the new group in Afienya for the Livelihood Project. To explain our project and carry out need assessments.

Venue: Church, Afienya.

PROCEDURE

08:15 AM – 10:00 AM: DEPARTURE

Emma & Vivian left AFAWI at 8:15AM, they met Jennifer at 9.45AM to carry on the journey to Afienya. 

10:45 AM: ARRIVAL

The AFAWI team arrived at Afienya at 10:45AM. 

10:50 AM – 11:30 AM: INTRODUCTIONS & EXPLANATION

10:50AM, one of the women opened the session with a prayer. Jennifer then did introductions and went onto explain to the women the Livelihood Project.

11:30AM – 01:00PM: NEEDS ASSESSMENTS

The AFAWI team completed needs assessments with all the women in attendance. 

01:05 PM: DEPARTURE

The AFAWI team departed Afienya to head back to the AFAWI office.

Summary 

The team arrived in Afienya at 10.45AM. At 10:50AM one of the women from the group said a prayer and then Jennifer started the session. 

Jennifer began by doing introductions of the team and then started the explanation of the Livelihood project as this was a new group starting with us in Afienya. Jennifer explained the different trainings: financial literacy, family planning, malaria & HIV and interest rates. She then went onto explain the groups and how it will work. 

The women had a few questions such as: how do the groups work? How much money? How does paying it back work? Jennifer answered all these questions and asked if the women understood, they confirmed. She emphasized that this project is for their own benefit, and we want to help them thrive. 

At 11:30AM the explanation and questions were all finished. All women were asked to register their names; write down their groups and fill in a needs assessment. The AFAWI team helped them do this. All 33 needs assessments were completed.

The team were finished at 01:00PM and departed Afienya at 01:05PM to head back to the AFAWI office.

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