The Back to Africa (BTA) Project is focused on providing a fair wage to vulnerable widows, orphans, and refugees (our partners) in communities throughout Africa.

Currently we have partnerships in Uganda and Kenya to produce the BTA products available in this store and our home shows. In the near future we hope to expand our efforts to include Zambia and increase our partnerships in Kenya.

See the difference the BTA Project is making in the lives of our partners.

Sarah Mwangi (pictured with Elvis)

Sarah is the mother of four children.  She has Faith who is 7, Mercy who is 5, and 1 year old twin boys named Elvis and Elias.  Sarah is married to Peter who has only been able to find a temporary job.  She is thankful for the work she has with Back to Africa because she is able to provide school fees, food and shelter for her children.  She has also been able to teach her sister-in-law how to make jewelry and they have shared the income.  She loves the creativity of the jewelry and the fact that she gets to stay home with her children.  Please pray that God will continue to bless her family and that she will be able to help others by what she is blessed with.

 

Mary Mugure

Mary is a widow and mother of four.  Her children range in age from 2 to 20 years.  Mary used to travel for more than 5km to harvest food for her family.  She has been able to purchase an acre of land and has planted a garden.  She even has some chickens and a goat now.  She no longer has to borrow from her neighbors and is thrilled that she is able to share with them.  She says she is so thankful for the work she has with Back to Africa.  It has been difficult for her to be both mother and father to her children, but she now thanks God because He has taken them from a very desperate place to a good place.  Please pray that this jewelry project will continue and sustain so that she can continue to provide for her family and not depend on others.

Ann Mwangi

Ann and her husband, Mwangi, are the parents of 6 children ranging in age from 4 months to 21 years.  Ann gives God credit for the great job she has with Back to Africa.  She did not have employment before this opportunity came to her.  Now she is able to provide food, clothing and school fees for her children.  Please pray that the jewelry will continue to sell and the market will expand in such a way that she will be able to remain employed and other ladies and familes in need will find employment with this organization.

Ann Nijeri  "Mama Rebecca"

Mama Rebecca has 5 children who range in age from 9 to 22 years.  She is married to John and they were displaced from their village in Kepsabet during the election violence that took place in 2008.  She used to sell clothing in Kepsabet and was very happy to find a place with Back to Africa.  Now she can provide food, clothing and school fees for her children.  Please pray that she will continue to meet the school fees and will provide a good life for her family.  Pray also for the salvation of her husband and children.

Hannah Mwehaki

Hannah and her husband, Samuel are the parents of 9 children ranging in age from 25-50 years.  She and her husband are older and were unable to keep working in gardens to provide for their needs.  Now with the jewelry work she is able to provide for their needs and enjoys the beauty of creating new pieces.  She is very thankful for this provision in her life!  Please pray for good health for both she and Samuel and Praise God that all of her children are saved!

Mary Wanjiru  "Mama Jose"

Mama Jose is the mother of eight children.  Her children are all grown (ages 30-50 years).  She is married to Benjamin and they have struggled to make ends meet until she found a place with Back to Africa jewelry.  The work she has with the jewelry helps to provide food, unexpected needs and money to travel to visit her children.  Please pray for her children to find employment and for the four children who are not yet saved to discover the saving grace of Jesus.

Mary Wanjiru  "Mama Mwangi"

Mama Mwangi has 10 children; 5 boys and 5 girls.  Her oldest is 35 years old and her youngest is 10 years old.  Her husband, John is employed as a pastor, however he makes very little money, so the income she makes from selling jewelry helps to provide for food, school fees, and clothing for her children.  Theree of her children are saved and she is passionately praying that the remaining 7 will soon come to know the saving grace of Jesus soon.  She also is praying that her husband can find a job to supplement his current income.

Miriam Watiri

Miriam is the mother of six children ranging in age from 9-25 years.  Her husband is out of work so the income she is able to bring in from the jewelry she makes is helping her family a great deal.  She has been able to purchase a cow and to pay school fees for her oldest daughters to attend trade schools.  One is learning tailoring and the other is learning hairdressing.  She has also been able to provide for the remaining children's school fees.  This has been a huge relief for her.  Please pray that God will provide her husband with a steady job.  Pray also that her children will be able to provide for themselves.

Monica Wanjiru

Monica is the mother of five children ranging in age from 7 to 22 years.  She has been a widow since 2003.  Previous to finding a place with Back to Africa, she would wash clothes house to house for people in her community for very little money.  She is now able to provide for her children and enjoys being able to do much of the work from her home while she cares for her children.  Please pray for security and protection for her children, as well as provision of school fees so her children can complete their schooling.

Nasibu  "Mama Nasibu"

Mama Nasibu is the mother of three children ranging from 3 months to 4 years old.  Her husband, Kimani, is unemployed.  It has been hard for them both to find employment and until she found a place with Back to Africa, she was only able to do odd jobs and work in the gardens of other people.  She has hope for her family now and can buy food, clothing, medication and other items of need.  Please pray that her husband will find permanent employment and that God will protect her and give her peace.

Purity  "Mama Ngugi"

Mama Ngugi has 2 boys who are in their 20s and a husband named David.  She enjoys working in her garden and harvesting and sharing the crops she plants.  She loves creating new jewelry and is happy when someone else finds beauty in the pieces she creates.  Please pray that her sons will find employment, that God will guide David as the head of the family, and that her family will be saved with the blood of Jesus.

Salome Wangui

Salome and her husband have 12 children.  Her youngest child is 5 and her oldest is 35.  She and her family came to Kenya two years ago when the village she was living in under went political violence.  They lived for a period of time in an Internationally Displaced Persons Camp (IDP Camp).  They were forced to leave everything behind and it has been a struggle to rebuild since her husband has been unable to find steady work.  Salome is thrilled to have the work she has with Back to Africa because it has helped her family through a very hard time in their lives.  The salary she has made has helped to provide food, shelter, clothing, and school fees for her children.  Please pray that God will provide her husband with a steady job and that they will be able to purchase a home and not have to rent any longer.

Paul

Paul oversees the creativity and the quality of the jewelry.  He is a very talented artist and adds so much to the variety of the necklaces.  Paul lives with his sister Ann Njeri and her family.  They live in town where life is hard, but they are able to pay for electricity and send her two youngest children to school through the money they make with the Back to Africa jewelry project.  Ann is saving money to buy a small piece of land so she can build a permanent shelter.  Paul and Ann are praying for the work to continue because it is enjoyable and it is providing for their needs.