As the number of girls increased in her rescue centre, so did her financial responsibility.
Otieno said she, consequently, had to devise new survival methods.
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“I set aside a parcel of land for farming. The widows and the teenage mums would farm commercial crops, which we’d sell and use the proceeds to feed and clothe ourselves,” she said.
Other girls diversified into sandal, shoe and handbag-making business. They use material from water hyacinth harvested from Lake Victoria to make the products. The money raised under this initiative is used to finance the girls’ education.