The Nyanya Project was conceived by Mary Martin Niepold, Lecturer in Journalism at Wake Forest University, after she visited Kenya in the summer of 2007. The Nyanya Project empowers grandmothers to keep their families together in the face of AIDS devastation. We help grandmothers form working cooperatives that generate the income necessary to provide healthcare, education and a loving home for their grandchildren. After being trained to care for HIV-infected family members and reinvest income, the grandmothers become role models for other women in their communities. This sustainable model allows the grandmothers to become independent and ensures continued care for their families. The Nyanya Project organizes grandmothers into cooperatives that ensure their long-term economic sustainability by:
Please visit http://nyanyaproject.org/ to learn more. People interested in volunteering with The Nyanya Project should contact Professor Niepold at or 336-758-4491.
