THE TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY

Office of Gender and Women Enterprise Fund being led by DR. ISSAR MONGARE has  gone an extra mile to catch a glimpse on  inspiration stories of Women living with disabilities and their life experience is very encouraging to the society .This is something to read .

JANE NGURE
  Administrator Assistant working with children with disability gives a motivational story about  her  life experience.
Being raised by a teenage mother , Jane is a first born in a family of Seven children from  Baricho a remote village where people had no knowledge of Disability and how to handle it .
 She got Contracted with Polio at the age of six years at a rate which the mother was not aware of poliomyelitis immunization. At this situation, food malnourishment was a challenge and also interacting with other Children who were very hostile .
light of success started walking on her side after relocating to Mombasa and being administered to a polio clinic and provided with mobility aids and therapy that enabled her life .
She later joined academic level levels and experienced  challenges of participating in many curriculum activities and also  accessing some points which were not disability friendly .
After the College level, she got employed at the coast Region and offered with previledge chance to serve children with special needs at a  department of identifying and introducing  them to the rehab centers where they basic education together with  mentorship programs .

“ I would wish to serve in many platforms that are available just to bring up the potential in people living with disability and encourage them to be ambassadors of Change” She Encourages.



SARAH MUENI ADHIAMBO  
The Chair person of people living with disability In Changamwe is a super woman living with visual impairment.
Sarah used to  work at machakos General hospital  as clinical officer back in the days where on time  she got sick which resulted in losing her sight.
Speaking about her journey,Sarah used to have severe headaches in her lifetime which later resulted to severed strock and she was admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital for medical assistance.It is at this time that she  discovered her sight had gone.
Being at home,  she got very weak and could not handle herself an issue that resulted to dependancy until a time when  she was taken to a rehabilitation center for People with visually impaired and she learnt using braille and living skills on how to cook ,washing and ironing clothes .

A big challenge she went through was Losing her job  and also being  isolated by friends who they used to work together an issue that led her  to depression but luckily her family has been more supportive to her. 
Sarah has pursed a Course in Disability awareness raising and advocacy where she gained skills in educating other people on visually impaired issues.
She is also a huge mentor in the Society and has created many groups for people living with disability where she leads in encouraging them advocate for their rights together with fighting stigma in the Society.
“ I thank God for this Far and I still ask for God’s mercy to keep on going strong to represent my people living with Disability . Anytime you see a person with Disability in the Society please support them and give them opportunities. ”




DEBORAH NZISA 
 Youth Chair lady of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Kenya,
( SHAKI) is another champion of women living with disability that gives an inspiration story .
Being born with Spina bifida ,
(an open spine ), Deborah was taken for leg surgery and also physiotherapy in order to make her walk.

She joined school at an older age and things were not good on her side due to  other children avoiding her  because she used to smell urine a situation that had challenge in controlling .

Schooling in an Environment that did not favour her, Deborah was transferred to a school of people living with disability where she got a chance to interact with fellow students and atleast have a room of enjoyment .She met people who had similar conditions and got educated on how to use Bowel management that freed her from wetting the bed and the bad smell that she had  lived with for many years. This was a Very nice Experience in her life . 

Deborah has  pursed networking and is also a talented musician who is  skilled in Crocheting and also mentors fellow women living with disability in the crotchet basics and also Mentors many acting as their Chair.

“Am so happy with where I am right now am mentoring other Youths living with spinal Bifida to  be leaders of shaki I urge parents not to hide children living with spinal Bifida but bring them so that we can make them grow knowing there’s a future for them ”






MERCY MWANDEJE
Head mistress of portize special school from Mombasa Changamwe Sub county is a physical challenged mother who uses a motorized wheelchair which eases her movement .
 Through her story we get encouragement on how she made it in life.

Coming from kaloleni Kilifi county where she  was  raised in a family of nine Children, Mercy narrates  that  she was born in a very Normal situation without any difficulties but one  year later, she fell I’ll and was  taken to a local dispensary where the doctor injected her with a syringe that turned her life situation  and brought difficulties in walking due to  weak body issues .

Her situation raised alarm  in the family  and  she was taken to seek  further medical assistance but  situation worsened  giving her a difficulty in sitting and movement 

Transformation came inn after being Introduced to portritze rehabilitation center  where she underwent operation and a plaster that eased her movement .

A year Later , Mercy  was  enrolled to the same rehabilitation center for education study and qualified for  the next Academic level. 

Being admitted to study at  Coast girls high school, she experienced  a very big challenge in attending the classes on a daily basis due to transport issues but this was solved by being transferred to Matuga boarding  high school  where she ended her secondary level.

Her bright future came true after qualifying an interview as a  teacher then later  joined Shanzu Teachers training college to sharpen her skills Teaching proffesion.

 She describes shanzu as a  disability unfriendly at that time due to random movements in different lecture halls which were not easy to access but her struggle bore fruits made her get recognized then placed to be a teacher in portritze rehabilitation center where until today she has transformed many children living with disability as far as education is concerned.

In giving hope to women with special needs she says 

“Am thankful to be  married in a happy family  as woman with special needs may other women in my state have a such encouragement in life and never give up ”



© Akilinyingi.
Mombasa.

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