Faith
Transforming Women Through Faithful Action
Faith Facts
- Dorcas Creation Kenya empowers women in low-income areas with biblical discipleship and practical skills.
- Founder Jane Thuo was inspired by her own struggles and prayers as a young woman in Kenya.
- The ministry offers training in everyday trades, providing dignity and hope for families in need.
Jane Thuo founded Dorcas Creation Kenya to bring hope and transformation to women facing hardship in Kenyan informal settlements. Her desire is to combine biblical discipleship with practical empowerment, helping women move from mere survival to dignity.
Her journey began with personal trials, including being forced out of school as a teenager due to lost documents when her family moved. Despite embarrassment while herding livestock, Jane drew strength from her faith, often praying in the fields and making a heartfelt promise to God to serve His people if He provided a way out.
“One day you will take me out of this situation,” she prayed, “And I will follow not after the flock, but after your people.”
Through God’s provision and a family friend’s help, Jane was able to resume her education and eventually attended university. Her career in campus ministry exposed her to the daily struggles of women striving to provide for their families.
Jane saw firsthand that prayer is essential but could not replace the need for practical support. She asked herself how to help women gain financial independence and acted on the conviction that women need consistent skills to sustain their households.
While Dorcas Creation began with beadwork, Jane expanded the ministry to train women in vital trades like tailoring, catering, hairdressing, soap making, and more. Short courses were created to accommodate the challenging realities these women face as primary providers for their families.
“We designed short courses because women are the breadwinners,” Jane shares. “They come twice a week, three hours a day, for ten weeks.”
The challenges women face include unemployment, limited education, gender-based violence, and food insecurity, as well as the difficulties mothers of children with disabilities encounter. In these communities, disability often leads to family abandonment and deepening financial and emotional hardship.
Through Dorcas Creation, women are offered therapy, counseling, skills training, and fellowship. Mothers receive support while their children access needed therapies, finding encouragement and hope through community.
“Somebody showed me mercy. I want to show mercy to others,” Jane remarks, reflecting the ministry’s Christ-centered mission.
Despite growing outreach, Dorcas Creation continues to navigate obstacles such as limited transportation for women to access resources. Yet their commitment remains firm, walking alongside women as they build new lives rooted in faith and freedom.