Natalie Hahn

Educate a man and you educate an individual, Educate a woman and you educate a nation.

African Proverb

I believe all women should be given the opportunity to be educated so they can support their families and build a better world.

Unfortunately the education that we in developed countries take for granted is but a dream for most women in Africa.

These women can not even afford the basic necessities such as sanitary supplies, something so basic that we do not even give it a second thought in North America.

It often keeps them from attending school. Their urgent need for basic supplies even prompts some of them to prostitute themselves. Can you imagine being that desperate?

And that is not even the biggest challenge they face. From an unimaginably heavy workload to the threat of kidnapping (to be sold into the sex trade), their risk factors are immense. At best, these girls have to fight every day to stay ahead of their challenges.

At worst, they may be sold as child brides (the dowry supports their families for years), forced into prostitution, become pregnant, drop out of school, and lose their hope to create a better future.

M., a 14 year-old girl who is in her first year of secondary school, poignantly describes the plight of her fellow Kenyan girls: “Some children...are forced to go to the streets and beg for money for them to earn their living. Girls become pregnanted, get children, and live a very bad life...They just have nothing to do but just to live a dog’s life.”

The odds aren’t so good for these girls. But we can make a difference.

Through partnering with me in your Real Estate transaction we can save these girls from a hopeless future.

10% of every transaction will go towards building classrooms, running water, toilets, basic hygiene supplies, food and business training so that they can be trained to build sustainable business.

For girls who don’t catch a break very often, you could clear the way for them to create a completely different world for themselves.

Matumaini. Furaha. Maisha. These are the Swahili words for hope, joy, and life. And that is what you are really giving the girls in Kenya.