by Michelle Anekeya | May 5, 2025 | News
For 14-year-old Yaa Asante*, the school day once came with a silent calculation: was it worth the risk of shame? A student at an Asankare School in Ghana’s Ashanti region, Yaa remembers all too clearly the anxiety that clouded her mornings. “I used to dread coming to...
by Michelle Anekeya | Dec 16, 2024 | Uncategorised
On the sun-drenched streets of Accra’s bustling marketplaces, a familiar sight greets the thousands who navigate its frenetic pace: young women balancing heavy loads atop their heads, weaving through the crowds with quiet resilience. These women, known locally as...
by Michelle Anekeya | Dec 2, 2024 | News
Over 8,000 factory workers in the Athi River, Machakos County will benefit from a water, sanitation and hygiene project by Water and Sanitation for Urban Populations (WSUP), IDH and SOKO Community Trust – Kujuwa Initiative. With support from the VF Corporation...
by Michelle Anekeya | Oct 28, 2024 | News
WSUP Kenya has partnered with Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) to enhance water access and sanitation services in Mukuru Kwa Ruben, a densely populated, low-income neighbourhood. Backed by funding from The One Foundation, the collaboration has...
by Michelle Anekeya | Oct 10, 2024 | News
For Dona Cristina Fernando Mabasso, the construction of a simple bathroom in her home in Airport B, Block 8, house 35, in Beira, has been a life-changing event. A mother of four with three grandchildren under her care, Cristina’s family had long endured the...
