LIMAU
CANCER CONNECTION
Providing prosthetics to women who have suffered from breast cancer
50 000
OVER 50,000 FAMILIES HAVE BENEFITTED FROM OUR RESOURCES
500
WOMEN TRAINED TO KNIT BREAST PROSTHESES
200 000
KNITTED BREAST PROSTHESES
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A Chance to
Make a Difference
Kenyan Women Knit Their Way Back to Dignity After Losing Breasts to Cancer
KARIOBANGI, Kenya—On a rainy afternoon in the Kariobangi slums near the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, Caroline Achieng’ tries to keep...
How should we talk about Pink October and the fight against breast cancer?
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: a chance to stack the odds in women's favour by encouraging testing and raising money for...
As a Visionary Leader, I hope to be a voice for Black families impacted by cancer and to dedicate my
Nancy Githoitho is the founder of Limau Cancer Connection, an organization that helps breast cancer patients with free knitted prostheses...
To Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer in the Black Community
Limau Cancer Connection Inc is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. Limau Cancer Connection is a 501 c (3) nonprofit organization registered in San Francisco, CA, USA, with a chapter in Nairobi, Kenya.
Our primary mission is to lower the breast cancer mortality rate Africans and Black American Women with a special focus on Kenya and San Francisco.
Nancy started Limau Cancer Connection after her mother succumbed to the disease. She is the recipient of several awards and nominations.
Limau Cancer Connection (LCC) Inc provides support, services, and resources to Africans and Black-Americans Breast cancer survivors and helps to educate marginalized communities to eradicate cancer in Africa.
HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
BREAST CANCER
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World Cancer Day Health Fair
Closing the care gap in our communities. Breast Cancer Awareness. Join us at the Third Baptist Church.
Limau Knitting Groups
Recognizing the stigma associated with mastectomy and acknowledging the high costs of prosthetic breasts, Limau has trained over 500...
Limau Knitted Prostheses
Limau Knitted prostheses are an affordable and comfortable alternative to traditional breast prostheses for women who have undergone...
