Abstract
The voices and the stories of African women, whether on the continent or in the Diaspora, are filled with tears and triumph as a result of worldwide systems of oppression. As an African American, the writer, with her three children, had the sacred privilege of spending four and a half months living in Limuru, Kenya, East Africa. In the heart of Gikuyu land with the Agikuyu people, several groups of women allowed me to hear their stories and experience the challenges of everyday life in (British) Neo-colonial Africa. I was particularly interested in the struggles and the challenges of women, primary parents (usually referred to as “single-parents”). Because of the high percentage of these families in the United States, I was curious to know what contributions research and an African exposure would make toward my work with women and families.