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Alayna Aiken is a wife to Chris and a mom to teenagers Kimberly and Josiah - who all have traveled many times with her to Kenya. She also teaches Fashion Studies as a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes, Delaware. She has M.A. in Theology from Liberty University, and a M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction from ACE. During Christmas break in 2016, Alayna visited with women at a remote village in Kauriong, Kenya. Her heart was broken upon seeing abandoned and broken sewing machines. Alayna’s Career and Technical Education training kicked in and she determined that the women needed skills training to help them out of poverty. She launched Kenya Gather in 2018 to fulfill her vision of establishing education and vocation projects for adults. What We Discuss With Alayna Aiken in this Episode Her inspiration to start the organization, Kenya Gather Sewing schools and transforming lives Livelihood programs and positive changes in the Pokot tribe Building structures and establishing trust in the community Life lessons and character building qualities learned in the process Get involved and support Kenya Gather Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/8tzxytss