Mary Watiri Gaikia

NAME:  Mary Watiri Gaikia

REGION:  Central

COURSE: Skills in Adaptable Technology

Since I acquired the skills and adaptable technology course, I have benefited individually, because I’m able to keep myself busy with the skills. At one time, I’m making soap for my family and another time, I’m with the Mothers’ in our church at workshops.

As I have trained a group of about 100 in our church from different parishes, they have also trained others. Some have formed groups and after making soap they also come up with other activities which are also of benefit to them..

Some have become suppliers of the soap to schools and hotels.

There is one member who has after training mothers on soap making, she now has a shop for the chemicals in Baragoi.

I do screen printing for headscarfs of the Mothers’ Union members in our church.