IN THE AFRICAN CULTURE, A STRONG WOMAN IN THE HOUSE EQUATES TO A STRONG FAMILY. WHEN YOU EMPOWER THE WOMAN, YOU EMPOWER THE FAMILY.

- Laura Kirangi, R.A.h. founder

Maisha Tele, Swahili for “full life,” is a program focused on empowering women.

By partnering with individual entrepreneurs to help them expand their existing businesses, as well as provide new work opportunities to broaden their skill-sets, we have seen many women financially sustain their families on a consistent basis. 

In 2011, we began our first empowerment group with six women. Each of our artisans attended classes and received one on one training from local professionals. After completing their classes, they began creating high end, hand-made jewelry, with materials sourced from local markets to sell locally and internationally through R.A.H.

Over the years, we have had several workshop locations within Nairobi. We currently partner with individual artisans that create and operate out of their own spaces and local markets. We look forward to reopening our Maishi Tele workshop in 2020 to house new and existing artisans.