I just got this email from Agnes in Webuye, Kenya. What a heartwrenching and heartwarming story, all at the same time. Here is Irene's story, and it is your support that has changed her life. THANK YOU!! Please spread the word for people to do their Christmas shopping at www.enziimports.com If you could host a party for your friends and sell jewelry, we have a "party in a box" and you could "party for a cause!"

Here is Irene's story:

Irene a 29 year old lady and mother of 2 had been making a living in Webuye by offering herself for sex to long distance truck drivers on the Uganda-Kenya highway. She knew no other way to provide for her family. She needed 100 Kenya shillings (US$1.25) a day for her family. She would only make 20 Kenya Shillings per service (US$ 0.20). This meant she needed to sleep with 5 men to get enough money for a day. “Do they always give you the money?” We asked her one time. “Sometimes”, she says, “Sometimes they promise but after sleeping with you they just go!” Irene does not have to live this way anymore. Enzi Imports raised funds for a cereal project. Irene began buying dry corn and re-selling. She can make 200 Kenya Shillings a day (almost US$ 3). She no longer has to risk her life to provide for her family. Other women with similar stories are involved in making clothes and selling in a local market.