My donation from the sale of the paintings in the series goes directly to the women of Log-Logo and other native pastoral communities of northern Kenya and includes the following projects as part of the BOMA Fund's "Women and Children Village Program":
• Micro-enterprise grants for training, capital investments and transportation
• Solar flashlights address security and deforestation issues
• Beads for the famine relief beading project
• Scholarships for girls to attend secondary school
• Supplies for a nursery school program for children, particularly girls
• Literacy program for basic English skills to facilitate business exchange
Boma Fund is establishing new grants and a business skills training program for the women in Korr town, the pilot program that will be extended to other villages once it is established. Two hundred fifty dollars will provide five women with a $150 grant to start a business, and includes a business skills training program. It will be required that a business development plan be submitted and there will be 2 years of mentoring by a locally successful business person. Two individuals in Korr town have been selected to be Business Mentors and they will attend a one week training program in Nairobi then work as volunteers. The budget will allow for them to submit and approve up to 10 businesses per quarter, which means that the donation from the sale of one painting will start 20 new businesses, providing income for 100 women!