MAMA SARAH OBAMA

DR. AMB. MAMA SARAHOBAMA'S PROFILE

Dr. Amb. Mama Sarah Onyango Obama born in 1920 is a Kenyan educator and philanthropist. She is the third wife of the paternal grandfather of U.S. President Barack Obama. She is known for short as Sarah Obama. She lives in Nyang'oma Kogelo village, 30 miles west of western Kenya is the main town, Kisumu, on the edge of Lake Victoria.

For as long as she can remember, Mama Sarah Obama has been taking care of povertystricken children by providing them with food, shelter, and other necessities of life. With the outbreak of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, she saw her work take on a new face – orphaned children living with their grandparents. This novel paradigm created a completely new reality for grandparents, most of whom had no formal education or resources to raise their grandchildren. As a result, most of these orphans did not go to school. As this tragic situation got worse, Mama Sarah decided to do something about it.

She has also been at the forefront of championing the plight of the orphans, the girl child, and widows in Africa through her charity work in education, sports, health, table banking, environment, agribusiness, and nutrition. She has won various international awards including the UN Women education Award in November 2014 in New York, USA. She also got the Doctor of letters Degree Award for her work in aid of the poor.

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