20 June 2023

Donate and change the lives of Shantel and Nancy

The Valter Baldaccini Foundation is committed to providing support and opportunities to women in difficult situations. One such woman is Shantel, whose story is both moving and inspiring.

“My name is Shantel, I am 20 years old and have an 18 month old daughter Nancy. I am from Siaya County, near the Ugandan border, where I used to live with my two brothers and five sisters. I attended primary school, and even though I really liked studying my family had few financial resources to allow me to continue, but I managed with great sacrifices to attend a course to become a hairdresser".

Shantel's life took an unexpected and tragic turn during a night out with friends, in which she was offered a drink. She was raped and became pregnant. The man involved shirked responsibility, and Shantel's family rejected her. Finding herself alone and struggling, Shantel took the courageous step of moving to Nairobi where she currently resides with her daughter Nancy in one of the toughest slums in the city, Mathare.

Shantel and Nancy live in conditions of extreme poverty, but thanks to the social-work inclusion project for the mothers of Mathare, launched by the Valter Baldaccini Foundation, Shantel has had a concrete possibility of redemption. Every week she receives a package with rice, oil, tea and basic necessities. She attends a local craft workshop together with other mothers and, thanks to the support of a counselor, she is learning to trust herself and take care of her little one . Furthermore, Shantel has a big dream: to start a business as a hairdresser and guarantee a better future for her daughter Nancy.

But there are so many other women like Shantel who need support and opportunities.

Please donate today and changes their lives.

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT



LATEST NEWS OF THE FOUNDATION SEE ALL NEWS
22 September 2023

Our Scientific Committee gets a makeover

Five years after the formation of the Valter Baldaccini Foundation’ Scientific Committee, we are ple...

READ THE NEWS
12 September 2023

The Foundation together with the new hires of UMBRAGROUP

On 9 September, the Valter Baldaccini Foundation took part in a special event: the meeting dedicated...

READ THE NEWS
08 September 2023

Sister Philomène tells us about the chicken coop project in...

In the latest issue of the periodical "From the roots", edited by the Valter Baldaccini Foundation,...

READ THE NEWS
04 September 2023

The third edition of the football tournament "A goal for Val...

The third edition of the "A goal for Valter" football tournament took place on the afternoons of Sep...

READ THE NEWS
30 August 2023

A special birthday: Gian Marco celebrates his 50th birthday...

"Valter Baldaccini said that solidarity does not exist without concrete work and compassion, so for...

READ THE NEWS
23 August 2023

The project dedicated to the training of women in Ukraine ha...

In the latest issue of "From the roots", the Valter Baldaccini Foundation periodical, we told you ab...

READ THE NEWS
02 August 2023

Female empowerment: how to help women gain autonomy and inde...

In an ever-changing world, female empowerment emerges as an important catalyst for progress and deve...

READ THE NEWS
27 July 2023

Aid doubles: important news about the "Family and work" proj...

Can a person who is facing a difficult moment put himself at the service of someone who is also frag...

READ THE NEWS
21 July 2023

Stories of success and hope: the impact of the project dedic...

The second year of the social-work integration project for the mothers of Mathare has ended. It serv...

READ THE NEWS

SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER

Get all the updates on current projects and initiatives

DISCOVER THE WAYS TO DONATE

SUBSCRIBE
TO THE NEWSLETTER

Stay up to date on current projects and initiatives

Don't show this window again