Many pregnant women in Kenya are abandoned by their partners and are left to fend for themselves. As high unemployment and poverty characterise the country, many of them work as prostitutes to earn a living for themselves and their children.
Society, as well as many Kenyan churches, condemn prostitutes and label them as “sinners”. They assume, among other things, that prostitutes choose their profession voluntarily.
That this is not the case can be seen in the way these women refer to themselves – they do not call themselves prostitutes but Comercial Sex Worker (CSW).
Our Motto
Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
Psalm 82,3-4
Many sex workers have never had an education or worked in their lives, but have slipped into poverty prostitution straight out of school. For these women to become employable, two preconditions must be met.
Our pastoral care course not only serves to overcome trauma, but it is also meant to make the women feel again: I am a human being wanted by God, loved and endowed with an unutterable dignity.
Alongside the ethics course, we offer the women live skills training. Here, the women are given very practical advice to help them cope better with their lives.
