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Jewellery to support women and girls in Kenya

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Jewellery to support women and girls in Kenya

St Albans Club members have sold hundreds of pounds worth of beautiful jewellery made by HIV+ve women in Kenya. Pictured above are Club Member Joyce Stubbs with Club President Judy Faraday parading their wares at the Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland Conference in Brighton www.sigbi.org/brighton2011 , and pictured below are Club Vice-President Helen Byrne with Club Member Dr Diana Kingham with the jewellery stall.

Proceeds from the sale of the jewellery goes to www.ipeacei.org a charity supporting women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Meru Kenya.

 

Club member Dr Diana Kingham met the founder and President of the charity Dr Karambu Ringera in Meru Kenya. Diana invited Karambu to speak to the club about her charity www.sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2011/peace-dr-karambu-ringera-speaks-to-club-members/  and following this the St Albans Soroptimists were moved to support the charity.