Kibera is East Africa’s largest slum, housing around 1,000,000 residents in appalling conditions.  Kenya has a very male dominated society and there are very few training or creative outlets for women.  A TACL Member visited Kenya recently and saw first hand the great work that was being done by the charity Carolina for Kibera.  www.carolinaforkibera.org.    Take a Chair Ladies’s mission is to promote and support female run businesses.    It was only natural for the group to support a program designed to empower young women, especially ones that face such enormous challenges.  It is amazing what happens when these girls are given a voice and a creative outlet.  Here is some of the powerful work done already: http://cfk.unc.edu/2016/04/cheryl-photo-essay/

Carolina for Kibera needs digital cameras (with charger and memory card if possible) to expand their program.  They are being collected at Niwot Market, May 11-18.   A venue with  Longmont Chamber will be confirmed shortly.  For more information please call Lucy Tuck Photography: 303 506 0657 or email lucytuck@mac.com – she is happy to arrange additional  or further afield collections.   If you don’t have a camera, please consider donating here:  https://cfk.unc.edu/action/donate-new/