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Kansas2Kenya’s Successes in 2011
- In a refugee camp for displaced people, Kansas and Kenyan college students built 3 houses through Habitat for Humanity; In Maai Mahiu, K2K Community Team built 2 additional habitat houses through All Saints Church.
- Provided medications and medical staff for a medical clinic held in Maai Mahiu with over 3,000 prescriptions dispensed free of charge.
- Provided three HydrAid biosand water filtration devices and the instruction on their use with rain water collection systems.
- Built latrines at All Saints Church.
- Demonstrated the use of a slow drip irrigation system and taught the installation of the system at demonstration garden funded by K2K.
- Conducted seminars for women on such topics as women’s rights, infant/maternal health, nutrition, HIV and mental health.
- Conducted seminars on microfinance and how such a program would benefit the community.
- Provided additional latrines at Ngeya School making a total of 44 toilets provided in the past 12 months to serve over 1,600 students.
- Enhanced educational opportunity of children at a primary school through building desks, leadership training, and a special awards program
- Developed the “moon cup” project to ensure the education of young women and enable them to advance to secondary school.
- Provided school lunch to orphans through All Saints Church who otherwise would not have received a lunch during school.
- Provided fees for children to attend secondary school.
These changes were only possible through the gifts of time and money from the people connected to Kansas2Kenya. A heartfelt thank you to all of our contributors.
Featured article:
Kenya changed my life
By The Reverend Robert A. Terrill
When I was first asked to join the Diocesan community development team to Kenya last summer, I thought, “Wow, what a wonderful thing to do. I’ve always wanted to go to Africa.” When I got there and started ministering to the people in the small village of Maai Mahiu, my original idea of a great trip turned into a powerfully renewing experience in Jesus Christ, powered by the Holy Spirit, through the lives of the wonderful people of Kenya. Continue reading
