The Dignity Project
Empowering women and individuals with disabilities through training, care, and community
Why We Exist
Across Kenya and Tanzania, many women, and people with disabilities, face isolation, rejection, and limited opportunities after pregnancy, loss, trauma, or generational poverty. The Dignity Project steps into these stories with a different narrative - one that restores purpose, provides access to healing, and reaffirms that every life has value.
What We Do
→ Training & Mentorship
We run year-round training centers that equip women and individuals with disabilities with practical skills, spiritual formation, and business mentorship. In Tanzania, two centers host two cohorts per year, training ~15 participants per group. In Kibera Slum, our young mamas program walks with 20–25 women over a two-year journey, followed by a third year of spiritual discipleship and therapeutic care. In Western Kenya, our disability empowerment program serves 10–15 participants through adapted training and ongoing support.
→ Support for Young Mothers
One of our central focuses is walking with young women navigating early pregnancy and motherhood. These women often carry layers of rejection, loss, and responsibility - and they rise with the right support. Our multi-year program includes skill-building, trauma care, and discipleship - ensuring that no woman walks alone as she rebuilds.
→ Holistic Support
Our programs go beyond skill-building. We offer trauma-informed care, counseling, and spiritual discipleship. Participants are supported with essentials like meals, transportation, healthcare, childcare, and emotional care - making sure nothing stands in the way of growth.
→ Business Startups
We help graduates launch small businesses by offering seed capital, coaching, and peer support. This enables them to create sustainable income while building dignity and stability within their communities.
Impact at a Glance (2024)
4 active training programs across Kenya and Tanzania.
70+ women, and individuals with disabilities, engaged in multi-year empowerment journeys.
Multiple small businesses launched with local coaching and oversight.
Ongoing discipleship, therapy, and community-building offered at each site.
How We Work
Walk Alongside – We don’t just train; we journey through real life together.
Equip the Whole Person – Spirit, mind, and body healing is integrated into all we do.
Focus on Longevity – Programs stretch across months or years to allow lasting transformation.
Center Dignity – Every decision affirms the worth of the person in front of us.
Join the Story
$225/month sponsors a training program.
$250 helps launch a graduate's business with startup support.
$55/month sponsors one participant’s journey - including basic needs, materials, training, counseling, and discipleship.
Whether you fund one business or walk alongside a young mama for three years, you are changing the future with love.
Together, we are restoring dignity - one skill, one story, one woman at a time.
Lily Among Thorns | Kibera Slum
Empowering Young Mamas in Kibera Slum to Rewrite Their Stories
Life in Kibera for Girls and Young Women
Kibera Slum is one of the largest and most densely populated urban slums in Africa. For young girls growing up here, the risks are devastating:
• Early Pregnancy: Many drop out of school and are left to navigate motherhood alone.
• Exploitation and Abuse: Some resort to prostitution just to provide food, exposing them to more trauma.
• High Risk of HIV/AIDS: Unsafe circumstances leave these young women vulnerable to life-threatening infections.
• Addiction and Despair: Many turn to drugs to numb the emotional and physical pain of their reality.
Without intervention, these young mamas are trapped in cycles of survival that make escaping poverty almost impossible.
The Lily Among Thorns Training Program
Lily Among Thorns is a two-year discipleship and training program that equips young mamas, many between the ages of 16 and 22, with life-changing skills and emotional healing. These young women receive:
• Parenting and Life Skills: Helping them nurture and raise their children well.
• Vocational Training:
Cooking and baking foods to sell.
Hair styling, braiding, and coloring.
Manicures and pedicures.
Sewing and jewelry making.
Computer and technology skills.
Office and administrative training.
• Counseling and Inner Healing Work: A safe space to release pain and discover their identity in Christ.
• Discipleship and Mentorship: Weekly meetings with Spiritual Moms, Mentors and Leaders who have walked similar paths, offering compassion and guidance.
These aren’t just skills—they are lifelines, giving these young mamas a way to provide for their children, break free from shame, and rewrite their story.
The Risks Without This Program
Without intervention, these vulnerable young mamas face a bleak future:
• Forced into prostitution to provide for their children.
• Increased risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.
• Addiction and hopelessness in the face of overwhelming pain.
Lily Among Thorns gives these girls a way out—a path toward healing, stability, and lasting hope.
Lily Among Thorns Sponsorship Opportunity
2-Year Commitment: $50/month
Your sponsorship helps provide:
• Basic needs while the mamas are in the program.
• Training materials and business development resources.
• Counseling, therapy, and inner healing sessions.
• A business start-up fund to launch sustainable income streams.
Be Part of Their Story
When you sponsor a young mama, you’re not just giving financial support—you’re investing in restoration, dignity, and hope. Your partnership helps these courageous women rise from the ashes and bloom like lilies among thorns.
Sponsor a Mama Today or give a one-time gift.
Be part of transforming a life and rewriting a story.
Waliokumbukwa Sewing Group | Tanzania
Waliokumbukwa Sewing Group - Arusha, Tanzania: In Arusha, Tanzania, the Waliokumbukwa Sewing Group, meaning "God remembered" in Swahili, is a testament to the remembrance and empowerment of women. This program goes beyond teaching sewing skills; it's a comprehensive discipleship and business training initiative. By equipping women with skills and supporting them in starting businesses, we empower them to earn incomes and provide for their families. In a culture that sometimes overlooks young unwed mothers, this program stands as a reminder that God is for them, making a way, and loves them unconditionally.
Widows' Table Banking and Business Initiatives - Western Kenya: Our empowerment initiatives extend to Western Kenya, where groups of widows come together in solidarity. Through table banking, business ventures, and mentorship, these widows support and encourage each other, fostering financial independence and emotional resilience.
Co-Ed Empowerment Group - Western Kenya: In Western Kenya, our co-ed empowerment group includes women with disabilities. This inclusive initiative provides training, mentorship, and support, ensuring that every individual, regardless of gender or ability, has the opportunity to learn valuable skills and contribute to their family's well-being.
At our Women's Empowerment Programs, we believe in creating transformative opportunities, breaking cultural barriers, and fostering a community where every woman can rise to her full potential. Join us as we inspire change, provide hope, and empower women to recognize their intrinsic worth in the eyes of God. Together, we can make a lasting impact on the lives of these incredible women.