Women in Slum areas to benefit from a 25million grant

From left, Shofco Partnership Director Monah W Karingi, Joyce Anita (beneficiary), CEO and Founder Kennedy Odede, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) Public Affairs and Communications Director Kenya Susan Maingi and CCBA Sustainability Coordination, Public Affairs & Communication Victoria Macharia, during the handing over ceremony of Sh25million from Coca Cola Foundation to Shafco in Kibera, Nairobi [David Njaaga/Standard]

More than 2,500 Women from disadvantaged backgrounds will benefit from a Sh25 million grant from Coca-Cola. The money will go towards helping them make an income by collecting plastic waste and selling it to make a living.

While handing out the grant, the director of public affairs at Coca-Cola, Susan Maingi said this was an opportunity to provide sustainable solutions to some of the major challenges facing slum dwellers in Kenya.