Overview

My name is Jenes and I am a 33-year-old single mother of four and a fistula survivor. In 2011 I had a very difficult labor and it left me with a fistula. I was in pain, and I felt ashamed. My husband left me and our children. In 2013, I had two surgeries to repair my fistula. I am now dry and healed and eager to earn an income to support myself and my children.

My goal is to have a farm and grow crops to feed my family, and to sell the excess at market for income to pay my children’s school fees. I learned farming and business skills from an organization called Beyond Fistula.

I need funds ($200) to lease a plot of land and buy sugar, rice, corn, beans, and chickens. I already have a cow for milk.

Meeting this need will help me because I have all the farming and business training to make a living, I only need the land and supplies to get started. Once I am earning an income, I will be able to feed my children and pay their school fees.

Validated

Validated by Debra from Beyond Fistula (What does this mean?)

Jenes is a strong woman and an obstetric fistula survivor. She lived with her obstetric fistula for 2 yrs before finally being repaired. Her husband left her, and she is a single mother trying to feed and support her children. She is already earning some money selling milk from her cow. She attending our business and farm skills training and plans to lease land to grow crops. Beyond Fistula will be supporting her and following up with her.

About Debra

I am the co-founder and Executive Director of Beyond Fistula. I founded the nonprofit in 2012 after seeing how much these young Kenyan women needed help rebuilding their lives after recovering from a childbirth injury known as obstetric fistula. I am endlessly motivated by their hope and tenacity… Read more