Hope Foundation for African Women Annual Report 2020

How grateful we are that we get to talk to you through our work compiled into this annual report for
2020. There is no better word to describe this year than resilience. The outbreak of Covid-19 sent the
world-Kenya not exempted into a panic mode. Public health concerns dominated talks everywhere with
governments and stakeholders grappling with the spread of the Covid-19 virus.How grateful we are that we get to talk to you through our work compiled into this annual report for
2020. There is no better word to describe this year than resilience. The outbreak of Covid-19 sent the
world-Kenya not exempted into a panic mode. Public health concerns dominated talks everywhere with
governments and stakeholders grappling with the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

Public health concerns dominated talks everywhere with
governments and stakeholders grappling with the spread of the Covid-19 virus

HopeFAW

While the disease is still
here with us, we are slowly learning to embrace the new normal of operating and implementing project
activities that align with our strategic objectives.
This year, we focused our efforts on our anti-FGM advocacy, especially through the media. This was
important as we experienced such a sharp increase in GBV, FGM, and teen pregnancies. Our efforts also
centered on women living with disabilities and elderly women who happen to be most vulnerable during
the pandemic. 

 Due to resource hardship, we also had to put more effort into mobilizing more resources
to support the various projects within HFAW. Although our efforts were negatively affected by the
economic burden of Covid-19 on people, including our main and targeted donors, the resources we
successfully obtained we used in supporting financial literacy, business management, and leadership
skills for women living with disabilities, loaned a woman group money to support their businesses,
facilitated life skills, end-teenage pregnancy and training of community health promoters, media
outreach, provided relief-support to elderly and women living with disabilities who are survivors of
FGM, and marking key internal days crucial for the empowerment and progress of girls and women. We
are also having a hard time getting loans to be repaid due to the pandemic which hurt women’s
businesses. HFAW continues to make monthly follow up and giving technical support when needed.