@NairobiJournal1 fighting a battle that is as much about her mind as it is about her pockets. She is now forced to spend every ounce of energy trying to escape a hole—both financial and mental—that keeps getting deeper.
@NairobiJournal1 perhaps preventing the mental health crisis that followed.
Tragically, the financial ruin became a catalyst for a deeper darkness—psychosis, hallucinations, and severe depression. Now, instead of being the ambitious "dreamer" she once was, she is a shadow of herself,
@NairobiJournal1 Instead of relying on predatory loans that fueled her anxiety, she might have found a safety net through communal wealth-sharing or interest-free micro-financing. Without the suffocating weight of compound interest, her business might have survived the lean months
@NairobiJournal1 Islam strictly forbids the charging or paying of interest (Riba), a principle designed to protect individuals from the very financial trap that often triggers such deep personal despair.
@NairobiJournal1 Had Dorothy Muoma been a Muslim, I am certain her circumstances would be different today. Her current situation is a heartbreaking result of a "dark drift" that began with the crushing weight of debt, leading to unemployment and bankruptcy.
Empowering and equipping youth with skills, curbing irregular migration & promoting resilience across the cross-border region.
Through the @BORESHA_HoA consortium, RACIDA and partners in collaboration with @Mandera_cgvt are equipping young people in the #ManderaTriangle to embrace local opportunities, drive positive change, and build a more resilient future. ✨
Event was organized by @WFPD_CBO.
Kindly send your Iftaar program donation to Integrated Community Development Organization (ICDO) to support 100 needy families in Rhamu and 100 needy families in Neboi Mandera. Please send your donation
ICDO Mandera Basic Skills and Production Centre. Several women hold pieces of white fabric, intricately tying them in preparation for dyeing. The vulnerable Women and Youth have been participating in a tie-and-dye training from 10th October, 2022.
ICDO Mandera Basic Skills and Production Centre. Several women hold pieces of white fabric, intricately tying them in preparation for dyeing. The vulnerable Women and Youth have been participating in a tie-and-dye training from 10th October, 2022.
Integrated Community Development Organization a youth led local organization known ICDO in Mandera East with a total number of 170 female beneficiaries of different status(single mothers, school dropouts, Widows,GBV victims are the technical skills learners at the centre.
On behalf of ICDO members I thank Mandera County Department of social services,special program,youth and gender for their visit to ICDO centre today, a youth led local CBO known as ICDO in Mandera East with a total number of 170 female beneficiaries of different status.