{"product_id":"rida-joseph-muteshi","title":"Rida Joseph Muteshi","description":"\u003cp\u003eRida Joseph Muteshi was born in the year 1945 in Ikolomani as one of nine children in her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe never attended school; without the foundation of education, her early years were spent performing simple domestic tasks and manual labor to support daily survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe later married and moved to Shirere, where she and her husband worked hard to raise six children. Her husband earned a living selling meat at a butchery, while she worked as a farmer to help support the household.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife became increasingly difficult as two of her children passed away, and her surviving children struggled to find stable employment due to limited schooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing her husband's death, she was left without a steady income and faced days sleeping on an empty stomach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer health declined drastically over time, suffering from hypertension and a stroke that left her bedridden for eleven years, alongside blindness and a broken limb. She now relies entirely on her school-going grandson for daily care in a semi-permanent home in Shirere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA village elder connected her to the Mama Ibado Charity program, where representatives assessed her living conditions and enrolled her into the seniors program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough this initiative, she now receives essential food provisions, including sugar, milk, cooking oil, maize flour, porridge flour, and salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife today carries a restored sense of stability compared to the past when food was scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Now we no longer sleep hungry, and I have less stress about where to get food,\" she notes, reflecting on the relief provided by the support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRida still needs help to access proper medical care for her stroke, hypertension, and broken limb, while her grandson requires assistance with school fees so he can remain in school.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mama Ibado","offers":[{"title":"One Time Contribution","offer_id":56153069093186,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"KES","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Year","offer_id":56153069125954,"sku":null,"price":7000.0,"currency_code":"KES","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0917\/1763\/2322\/files\/ab922c91-8fde-42a9-b97b-80bebc494817.jpg?v=1789124236","url":"https:\/\/kenya.mamaibado.org\/products\/rida-joseph-muteshi","provider":"Mama Ibado Charity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}