Unfortunately, not all of us have the guts to follow where our inner voice is leading us. Unfortunately she had been walking up and down looking for cheap art supplies to make use of the Sh5,000. “After that, I got to participate in an even bigger event in Mathare slums, where I discovered the big disparity for children with disability. But Maria with the energy and chutzpah normally associated with youth, decided to start an organisation to help children with disability in Kibera slum. At 21, Maria Omare’s life changed forever, “My first encounter with disabled children was in university, when I volunteered as a nutritionist in a special olympics event.

Source: Standard Digital May 29, 2016 08:03 UTC