Olga cares for a whole village!

Penina has worked as a Community Health Worker (CHW) for almost 20 years. Starting with UNICEF in 1992, she saw firsthand how bringing health care and treatment to people in rural communities helps decrease the death rate of treatable illnesses. She  knows that the hard work she has done pays off for her community, as she watches many recover from diseases like malaria, tapeworm, and cholera.

She was born and raised just 4km away from the MED25 Clinic. When asked about her schooling, she replies “I was one of the lucky ones.” As a female in her community, it is rare to graduate from high school (in this district only 11% of women attend high school even for a single year). With the support of her family, she was able to graduate with a high school diploma, a luxury that many women in her village have not had. After completing high school, she started a family and continued to pursue education by completing her CHW certificate.

Thanks to your donation, Penina has the stipend she needs for the next month to support her husband and seven children. While you are supporting Penina, you are also supporting her village in Kenya, as she serves over 180 households. Through your donation alone, you are bringing a CHW to more than 1,100 individuals. Thank you so much for supporting Penina and Chamakowa Village!

In this picture, Penina is pausing for a photo after a hot and sunny day of working within her village.