At the heart of TLAfrica is a mission to be a beacon of support and opportunity for East Africans to be resilient, empowered and self-sustainable. Our Women's Empowerment Program, started by Salome Ntamushabora, is the foundation in which we direct this effort for women and their families. Last August, Nelson Kilonzo, TLAfrica's program director, embarked [...]
Can you imagine it? The entire world is in fear of this unknown virus that is killing millions. The cities are in lock-down. You've already been struggling to provide food and basic needs for you family. Steady work is hard to find. And when you get home, your disabled child needs your assistance. We're [...]
Scovia participates in TLAfrica's Women Empowerment Program. Scovia lives in the rural parts of Bungoma, Kenya. She received a cow from TLAfrica to help support her family through farming and agriculture. The cow provides milk for her family and to sell, while also providing much needed manure for her crops. Like many in the region, [...]
Rose Uwineza is one of the beneficiaries of the Women Empowerment Program (WEP) of TLAfrica. She lives in Goma, Keshero, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with her husband, Jacques Ahoba Ndeze, and their eleven children. She is a member of a local Baptist Church, Sayuni, and she has seen God providing for her family [...]