Living Positive Kenya

Mary “Mum” Wanderi - Founder of Living Positive Kenya

Living Positive Kenya (LPK) is a brilliant organization in Ngong Hills, just outside of Nairobi, Kenya. LPK was founded by Mary “Mum” Wanderi to support underprivileged women and their families live healthy and “positively” with HIV AIDS. The program provides counselling, health education, economic empowerment, community assimilation and integration. Check out www.livingpositivekenya.org

The organization has 12 full time staff, including a Program Director, Administrators, Accountants, Social Workers, and Teachers. LPK has been working with PL3Y since 2012 to incorporate dance as part of their health and wellness program, however it was difficult to have a position solely based on health and wellness when most of the organization’s funding was dedicated to administrative roles.

After visiting the community in 2016, and seeing first hand the physical, mental, social and spiritual benefits that dance brought to the women and children of the LPK community, PL3Y Founder Melanie Levenberg started an initiative that would allow the organization to have a full-time position dedicated to the mental and physical health and well being of the women in the program and the people in the organization.

The Health and Happiness Coach position was created based on one woman in the program, Tabby Muthoni’s, natural skills and talents of bringing movement, positivity, friendship and support to the women and children of LPK.

Tabby Muthoni - LPK Health and Happiness Coach

The Health and Happiness Coach position is funded by PL3Y International Inc through fundraisers led by DANCEPL3Y Instructors across the globe, and the sales of bags and bracelets, which are made by the women of the LPK program. 100% of monies raised through these events and the sale of the items goes directly to funding the Health and Happiness Coach position, and providing them with the equipment and tools to lead dance and wellness classes.

WHAT DOES A HEALTH AND HAPPINESS COACH DO?

  • Dances, moves and sings with the women and children of N’Gong Hills and LPK

  • Visits the school and supports children’s wellness, joy and happiness

  • Talks to the women in the programs, checking in on their self-care and providing moral support

  • Works in the chicken coop project, a self-sustaining initiatives by LPK

  • Provides office support work as needed for the Living Positive Kenya organization

  • Engages in other initiatives and projects that apply her talents in the community and organization.

The role is purposefully general and the funding is flexible so that Tabby, Mum and the community can best use the funds to address their needs.

DANCING WITH TABBY: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY DANCE

In 2019, we collaborated with Tabby to choreograph and create a Virtual Dance Mob designed to celebrate women and bring them together through movement and community!

Together we celebrated the power of women around the world who are committed to living healthy, thriving lives and who are using movement and wellness to build community.

 
 

HELP LIVING POSITIVE KENYA BY DONATING TODAY

100% of donations received through this link are sent directly to Living Positive Kenya (no admin or transaction fees).