The Salvation Army Shield

The Salvation Army  Kenya West Territory

 

WORTH

 

The WORTH Project

WORTH is a women’s empowerment program that combines business, banking and literacy and train women to become social activists, social entrepreneurs, and effective leaders who bring about change in their communities.

 

WORTH Program in Kenya West Territory was started in January 2012 with a different methodology in the three pilot areas: Kapsabet Division, Kitale Division and Sabatia District with a mission of helping women build a strong community, and allow women to earn a dignified living engage in self-help initiatives and participate in democratic life.  . In October 2013 to October 2014 we created 10 groups in Busia and Malaba in Kolanya Division. In June 2015 to June 2018 we continued with WORTH in four pilot areas Kapsabet, Kitale, Sabatia and Kolanya Division. 

 

In March 2019 to date WORTH Project starting in Cheptais District, Kolanya Division and Tongaren Division. Initially goal was to improve over 7,500 Kenyan women’s standard of living through literacy-based savings.    Since the start of the project in January 2012 to date, we have a total of 1,312 groups with a total of 28,963 Registered Women. 

Mission:

To help women build strong community that allow people to earn a dignified living engage in self-help initiatives and participate in democratic life.

Goal:

To improve Kenyan women’s standard of living through literacy-based savings in the pilot areas of Kitale Division, Sabatia, Kapsabet Districts, Cheptais District, Tongaren Division and Kolanya Division.

 

Objectives:

In order to help women empower themselves, build self-confidence and take charge of their own development, the WORTH Kenya West program has the following strategic objectives:

 

  • Increase locally-owned economic services by supporting women to create their own village banks.
  • Increase women’s income and spending on family well being by encouraging women to undertake and expand their own micro enterprises.
  • Increase literacy rates by enabling women to teach themselves and each other basic literacy and numeracy.
  • Increase women’s decision-making roles in their families and communities.
  • Encourage women to undertake family and community activities to reduce the prevalence and spread of HIV/AIDS.

 

Expectations

  1. To have women who are literate and can do things for their own.
  2. To up lift the standard of living for the women in our communities.
  3. To have many women who are saving money for the future use.
  4. To ensure that women are engaged in businesses to up lift their income in both the families and local church.