Take a look at the progress house mama Bibi Frank has made since joining fws.

progress report (october 2008)

Bibi Frank has been relocated from slums of Unga Ltd. She loves her rainwater and takes a bucket of it home for her and her grandchildren almost every day.

With no formal education, Bibi Frank has struggled with some of the concepts in class but obstinately refuses to give - this can-do attitude has seen her through to some impressive results. Sometimes it takes a while for her to get it but when she does the other mamas cheer and applaud her efforts. It's fabulous to see such team support.

Bibi is illiterate but just this week has started trying to copy the words from the board into her book without prompting from anyone else - she has decided it's time to try.

Thanks to her allowance, Bibi Frank no longer has to beg on the streets for an income and has the financial security to be able to buy fruit and vegetables which were once seen as am unaffordable luxury.

progress report (july 2009)

Bibi Frank has for some time been troubled with coughs and colds but the good news is, this year, they’ve lessoned considerably. Now, why might that be?

We might be blowing our own trumpet, but we suspect the fact we found Bibi a much warmer house to live in while she awaits the big move into Kesho, could be the answer. Or perhaps Bibi Frank has picked up some well-being tips in the health classes she attends at Kesho each day.

She’s certainly managed to make sure her grandchildren are getting their dose of health education – she was very proactive in ensuring the three of them attended the two Kesho Community Education Days that covered HIV/AIDS and gender issues.

Speaking of the grandchildren, Frank is loving the education classes being run at Kesho Leo; he’s especially keen on English and maths. Haji prefers to play (go figure!) and is loving all his new-found buddies in the Kesho village.

Bibi hasn’t been shy to take a few lessons herself – she has (ostensibly) been learning to sew – or as she describes it, 'sitting at the machines and pretending to sew!' Now that's a cheeky grandmother!