Being the breast cancer awareness month, the Twakutukuza Trust formed by breast cancer survivor is hosting the Twa Annual Concert, a music concert that happens every year to raise funds for the Twakutuza Trust and give a platform for music lovers to raise their voices to inspire, heal and exalt the Great Healer, God.
The pledges and proceeds from the concert go to the trust in support of cancer patients. The first concert was held in 2009 and was intended as a Celebration following Doris’ healing from cancer. As the idea for the concert was shared, more and more people asked to be involved and the outcome was a 100 voice choir singing over two weeks at three different venues.
The Twa Concert has now become a greatly anticipated event, held over three days, usually during the last weekend in October.
Doris Mayoli, the vision bearer of the Twakutukuza Trust was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer on September 2, 2005. Doris recounts going through treatment – surgery and harrowing chemotherapy that made even her bones ache. After 11 months of battling the disease, Doris beat cancer in 2006.
After suffering the disease that almost claimed her life, Doris knew that what she wanted to do as she recollected herself was to help other people who were going through cancer. She wanted to create a space where other people going through cancer could find solace, comfort, and most of all, get some financial help towards treatment.
The sister of renowned Kenyan musician, Kanji Mbugua had always been involved in music and so it came easily for her to help through music thus the birth of the Twakutukuza Trust in 2009.
This years concert brings the choir led by Kenyan artistes such as June Gachui, Alice Kimanzi, Noel Nderitu, Manasseh Shalom among others and runs from Friday 26th October to Sunday 28th October.
Cancer is a dark journey that has affected almost all of us, either directly or indirectly. However through the Twakutukuza Trust, you can be part of helping cancer patients get the help they so much desire.