h.o.w?

h.o.w? is a non-profit ministry based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, committed to improving the quality of life for African women and children living in extreme poverty. Many of them are also dealing with health challenges from disease, HIV/AIDS and malnutrition. We help women learn how to support themselves so they can pay for their children’s or grandchildren’s food, clothing and education. We also support several children's institutions in the region.

What's New: We have BIG plans in store for our h.o.w? widows of Kinangop, Kenya, and their workshop space, as we expand our vision and mission.

h.o.w? Ministry conducts mission trips to Kenya in January and June. While our participants work hard to fund their trips, we are always in need of additional donations. Our next trip will take place January 8-23, 2017.

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h.o.w?'s president is Michelle Outman, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Adoptive mother to twin boys from Ethiopia, she knows first hand the enormity of the orphan crisis in Africa. Having spent months working in the African countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Swaziland, she has seen the injustice and desperation women and children face because of inequality and oppression. Michelle has dedicated her life to empowering women and children through faith and service to God and each other, entrepreneurship and education.

Our Kenya coordinator, Keziah Murugi Kariuki, is the bridge and glue that connects the USA and Kenya ministry. She oversees and coordinates the h.o.w? jewelry ministry, our projects with partnering children's homes and visiting mission teams from the USA. Keziah provides our widows physical, emotional and spiritual support.