Opel is my name, I am a Gospel artist, a song writer, business lady and girl child advocate. Because of my past working experiences as Community Health Worker under RH-OBA KENYA, I developed interest in giving back to the community and my major focus based on Girlchild because they are mostly affected in our communities.

My work experiences and passion led me to work with an orphanage based  in Kisumu (Kanyamedha children's home). We had productive sexual education for the Girl child and because of the grand support  i received I was able to supply them with sanitary towels and even feeding program.

From left: Mtumishi Simba, Opel and John in kisumu program, Year 2015

Since I relocated to Nairobi from Kisumu, Still with my passion for the girl child; I picked an interest, in one of the most affected slums in Nairobi which is Mukuru kwa Njenga slum. Mukuru slums as any other slum in the world has been faced by different challenges including crime, drug abuse, underage prostitution and other challenges. A whole families live, or at least survive, in tiny one-roomed corrugated iron shacks, measuring approximately 3 m x 3 m. Very few homes have electricity and up to twenty families share a communal water tap and toilet latrine.

Most girls living in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums indulge in sexual activities as a means of finding quick money to buy the sanitary towels and upkeep, because of this, most of them end up getting pregnant and contracting sexual transmitted diseases thus dropping out of school.

Lack of sanitary towels has resulted to some Girls in slums to miss out their class lessons to avoid shame and getting stigmatized. From the survey conducted, it's clear that most Girls get infections because they use old clothes as sanitary towels, which they have to wash and re-use. Its quite embarrassing because the clothes used as sanitary towels may end up falling on the ground.

 VIDEO CREDIT: TUKO Kenya

With your help (donation) i will be able to supply 3 boxes (per girl) of sanitary towels every month and 2 inner wear quarterly in a year, am targeting 100 girls and 20 mothers. Most of these girls comes from a single parent homes and will also empower their mothers with business starting capital. The best way to help a needy person is to empower them rather than giving them bread everyday. by this will help them to be self dependent.

I have learnt that there's no better exercise for the heart than reaching out and lifting people up especially when we help and give cheerfully. Remember, you have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you back. I kindly request your donation to help me rescue these young girls from danger they are facing in slums.

Thanks in advance and may God bless you.