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About a month ago, I had a chance to accompany my friend who was in Nairobi on mission from DC to one of the project sites she was visiting. It was Girls Saving Club in the "kibera," which is said to be the largest shanty town in sub-Saharan Africa, hosting anywhere between 250,000 to 700,000 people in jammed slum houses. My friend's organization supports an initative that teaches muslim girls who live in this kibera about saving.
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Every Sunday, about 40 of them come to the meeting with 20 to 100 shillings (US$0.5- 1.5) they receive from their parents, and that amount is recorded in thier PASS BOOK. They can withdraw whenever they want, but most of them had never withdrawn, and their savings accumulated to Ksh500 or 1,000. When asked what they would use it for, most girls said, "for the future" and "to help my parents."
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About a month ago, I had a chance to accompany my friend who was in Nairobi on mission from DC to one of the project sites she was visiting. It was Girls Saving Club in the "kibera," which is said to be the largest shanty town in sub-Saharan Africa, hosting anywhere between 250,000 to 700,000 people in jammed slum houses. My friend's organization supports an initative that teaches muslim girls who live in this kibera about saving. .JPG)
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Every Sunday, about 40 of them come to the meeting with 20 to 100 shillings (US$0.5- 1.5) they receive from their parents, and that amount is recorded in thier PASS BOOK. They can withdraw whenever they want, but most of them had never withdrawn, and their savings accumulated to Ksh500 or 1,000. When asked what they would use it for, most girls said, "for the future" and "to help my parents."
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