For many years, Grace*, a 36-year-old single mother from Eldoret, felt trapped in a life full of challenges she couldn’t seem to escape. Raising two children alone after her husband abandoned the family had left her struggling to make ends meet. Every day was a battle—juggling multiple jobs, attending to her children’s needs, and trying to maintain a sense of dignity in a world that often judged her. Grace recalls feeling exhausted, hopeless, and invisible, as if life had decided to test her at every turn.
Her days began early, often before sunrise, preparing meals for the children and heading out to work as a cleaner in offices around the city. Evenings were spent helping her children with homework and worrying about how to pay school fees, rent, and bills. On weekends, she took on odd jobs, from washing clothes to selling small items at the local market. READ MORE
