To provide services that promotes the total health and wellbeing of impoverished women, fistula survivors and young sexual assault survivors.
To strengthen, empower, and integrate women and girls with skills and self-confidence so as to build resilience and wellbeing for all.
Mary Ann’s journey to Eldoret, Kenya in 2015 was a transformative one. Partnering with the Fistula Foundation and Gynocare Fistula Center, she taught obstetric fistula survivors the art of quilting, empowering them towards economic independence. Despite initial challenges, Mary Ann’s efforts bore fruit as the women’s unique quilts gained popularity, leading to the formation of Kenya Quilts For Empowerment (KQFE) in 2018. Through the sale of these quilts and other products, KQFE expanded its mission to provide housing and education for girls affected by gender-based violence. The success of the program was made possible by the support of dedicated individuals and donors. Together, they have transformed quilting into a tool for change, weaving hope and opportunity into the lives of women and girls in Kenya.
2015: Mary Ann arrives in Eldoret, Kenya, to teach quilting to obstetric fistula survivors.
2017: QFE registers as a nonprofit in the US.
2018: KQFE CBO is formed and registered in Kenya to provide a safe home and economic empowerment for young assaulted girls and fistula women.
2019: KQFE expands its mission to provide housing and education for girls who have experienced gender-based violence.
Find out how KQFE keeps on transforming lifes of many women accross the country.
Their journey towards empowerment has been marked by perseverance and dedication. Prior to joining Kenya QFE, none of these women had ever wielded a hand sewing needle, except perhaps for basic mending.
Welcome on a trip with us and meet the wonderful girls of Kenya Quilts For Empowerment, where every smile demonstrates the power of hope, resilience, and the transforming influence of love and support.
