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Empowering women and Children to sustain heath & development

About Wezesha

• African diaspora-led development
• rganisation based in Ireland
• Established in 2010 (Egide Dhala & Salome

Mbugua are co-founders).

• Empowerment of women & children affected

by war, conflict and poverty

Key Objectives:

• Eradication of Gender-based Violence
• Alleviation of poverty
• Migration and Development

Country-programme:

• DR Congo
• Kenya

Guiding Principles

• Africans empowering their brothers and sisters in

Africa

• Africans as advocates for peace, security, equality

& prosperity in Africa

• The African Diaspora being the most effective link

for development work between those within and

• utside of the African Continent.
• The African Diaspora being equal partners with

Northern and Western

• Benefactors committed to the advancement of

Africa.

Actions

Woman and Economic empowerment (Boosting small businesses through micro- finance Project (Kenya)

Actions

Capacity building and development (Manjengo Slum in Nairobi)

Actions

Women’s Health (Fistula clinic – Kinshasa/DR Congo)

Actions

Women mobilisation for health & development Convention on GBV and women advancement in DR Congo (Dec. 2015)

Summit in Kenya on women’s health and economic empowerment (Sept. 2016)

Actions

Support to children (Kenya)

Actions

Support to children in Orphanage (DR Congo)

Actions

Diaspora mobilisation Workshop on Diaspora engagement for development (Dublin)

Members of the Diaspora as Champions of Transformation

Actions

Healing the Wounds of war

Actions

Gathering resources for support Fundraising ball (Dublin)

Our Moto

MOBILISATION