Pamela Mutoro, an ECDE teacher urges society not to judge women harshly

Society has been urged to stop judging women harshly but rather give them an opportunity to prove that they can move mountains.

Speaking during the Usemi  Wa Kina Mama show on West Fm Pamela Mutoro an ECDE teacher in Bungoma DEB said women most of the time are harshly judged by the society and not given the opportunity to prove that they are better beings than what is thought.

Pamela Mutoro says having been raised in a humble background from Okanya village in Mateka , Bumula Constituency in Bungoma  County says her village was well known for not producing any elite but rather known for  all manner of vices.

She says her father died at an early age leaving them with their mother who struggled to take them through their education with society judging her to failure because of her witty characters that many thought she wouldn’t go far.

She says she attended Wekelekha Primary then later joined Mateka secondary and because she was not that calm girl completed her secondary education in another school.

She trained an Early Childhood course in Bungoma Dicece that got her employed in a private school.

Due to her naughty and political stand in various scenarios society used to judge her harshly, some saying and wondering how she teaches their kids because they could not see any seriousness in her yet she was among the best teachers.

She later started her own school but Covid-19 did not give her space and later resolved to business before being employed to Bungoma DEB  ECDE  section and has become a darling of many parents who believe in her services to their children.

Pamela says women to some extent have had challenges in achieving their dreams because of lack of education, culture and traditions, finances constraints and sometimes ignorance but urges them to stand high and prove that they are unbeatable.

She says as a woman her empowerment was greatly boosted by her firm stand in politics and supporting leaders who saw potential in her and also enabled  her to secure loans and attend capacity building workshops that have greatly changed her life positively.

As a woman, Pamela says when at home talks to her fellow women to wake up and rise by participating in various developmental projects ranging from business agriculture to office jobs and acquiring tenders.

She says she has always been there for women whose husbands molest or try to pin them down helping them know their rights and walk with their heads high in the society.

Pamela also urges women to join chamas, group Sacco’s and merry-go-rounds that will help them achieve much in their lives saying that through networking they will get to know their strengths and weaknesses and also guide each other on the right track.

She also discourages women who are always controversial and harbored hatred that there is life after death and should work smart concentrating on what can change their lives positively rather than indulging in insults, politics that cannot add a cent to their table.

She is quick to admit that people mistook her for a terrorist and bully but through the empowerment workshops she has attended sharpened her, opened her eyes and slowly brought back her reputation as a mother and teacher she says takes her time sit with a girl child, help them realize their potential, builds their confidence by assigning them in different groups that fits while she also enables them understand the kind of environment they are being brought up in.

She says nowadays women have voices citing examples of our women leaders who have greatly played roles in women empowerment

She also says the rate of single mothers is continuing to go high because many feel overwhelmed and abandon their marriages because the men either drink too much or leave all the responsibilities

She also says as an empowered woman who values education she has been part and parcel of a team that sponsors education of three children to acquire education.

She also says being part of the Bungoma Mulembe women charter, she provides security where  she makes  sure the safety and welfare of women are well catered for saying that women from five Sub Counties have benefited from the charter and are more targeted to achieve empowerment goals.

She points fingers to women who are lazy and do not want to participate in developmental issues but rather want to be cry babies to stop the hullabaloo and find better things to participate in.

She advises women to unite, walk together the journey of empowerment, know and support each other  for a better generation.