Offering psycho-social support to some of our beneficiaries. The effects of covid-19 on the mental health of individuals and households have been highly neglected and we took this up among other interventions.We participated in Honoring community youth champions in Busia who have excelled in different sectors and have a huge impact in society. The champions will have will go through a fellowship for four months.A dialogue session with the Busia County Commissioner, Mr Joseph Kanyiri to get necessary directions on cross border interventionsSocietal expectations and traditional gender roles play a role in why men are less likely to discuss or seek help for their mental health problems. We go to their houses to find out what issues are disturbing them and ways of alleviating them.There is power in the cross-border community coming together to voice issues and identify practical ways to make international trade work for the benefit of local communitiesWomen can achieve a lot when they are empowered. One of our beneficiaries, Catherine Oduori at her brick baking business residence.Some of the representatives of different cross-border traders in Busia who attended a workshop we organized so that they can share the challenges that have not yet been addressed and solutions to how they can be mitigated Our vocational skills apprentice Omollo at workA better future and a better community is what most entrepreneur envisage. For Zubeda it is about reaching out to other women in her community to share the value she has gotten from African Grassroots and invite them to join her
