“Peninah is a 19-year-old business woman from Kenya. She sells bananas at a local market and is married to a motorbike mechanic who also farms to earn a living,” our medical partner, Lwala Community Alliance, tells us.
“Peninah is a class 8 dropout due to lack of birth certificate and could not achieve her dream of becoming a teacher. She is also an active member of a women’s netball club, and she likes eating local vegetables and singing in a church choir to build her spiritually.”
Peninah is currently having a difficult pregnancy. Lwala says, “Peninah feels nauseous and has headaches in the morning. She usually vomits after every meal and this does not allow her to get enough energy to carry out her daily chores. The fear she has is that if this persists, it could lead to lack of enough nutrients for her baby.”
Peninah would like to receive prenatal care to make sure her baby is healthy, and wants to deliver her baby in a health facility. For just $290, we can help her give birth and obtain the advanced care that she needs. “I hope that my baby is born alive and healthy in the hands of skilled people as this will prevent my baby from getting any disease caused by germs,” she says. Let’s help her out!