Educate and Feed 85 At-Risk Kids in Kibera, Kenya

What are you doing this Valentine's Day? Take a minute to vote for St. Vincent's Nursery School & Rescue Center's work to promote LOVE for vulnerable children and families in Kibera, Kenya --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  St. Vincent's mission is...

December 1st is World AIDS Day..... So we thought we would take this opportunity to share with you how St. Vincent's is making an impact on the fight against HIV and AIDS in Kibera, where the HIV prevalence is estimated at 15 percent, more than double the national prevalence of 6.3 percent. Because children living with HIV...

We are excited to announce that our Director, Ms. Lucy Kayiwa, or 'Mama Lucy' as they call her in Kibera, has been selected as the keynote speaker at an upcoming event in San Francisco, California hosted by One World Children's Fund. On November 16th, Lucy will share her experience to the estimated 400 guests in...

We just timed it.....and in about 30 seconds, you can help St. Vincent's win $1,000. All it takes is a few clicks of your mouse and it won't cost you a dime! For the second year in a row, St. Vincent's has been selected as a finalist in the Global Giving Photo Contest. The Global Giving project whose photo receives the most...

St. Vincent's Helps Vulnerable Children Access Critical Care: Lilian's Story  During a recent St. Vincent's board meeting in April, a young girl came to St. Vincent’s with sadness on her face. Although the girl refused to speak, St. Vincent’s learned through her cousin, Peterson, who accompanied her, that...

St. Vincent’s is pleased to share with you this report on its work in 2011. Thanks to your support, the organization has been able to accomplish the following in the past year:   Summary of 2011 Achievements: 78 children enrolled in our Nursery School, including 25 new students 17 children supported by our...

Give the Gift of Giving This Holiday Season and Help St. Vincent Raise $$ Need a creative gift for someone who has everything? Global Giving is making contributions to a select number of its projects for the sale of Global Giving gift cards -- a unique holiday gift!  Every time 500 gift cards are purchased from the...

CALLING ALL OF OUR BOSTON BASED SUPPORTERS! Join us for an exciting evening of drinks, hors d'oeuvres, music and silent auction. 100% of proceeds will go to benefit our Nursery School and Rescue Center in Kibera, Kenya.   Event Information: Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011 Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm Place: Middlesex...

You can help St. Vincent's win $1,000 just by casting your vote for our photo in the Global Giving 2011 Photo Contest! It's easy -- all you have to do is "like" our photo on Facebook and the photo with the most votes wins the $1,000! The contest is open until August 17th. Voting requires two steps: 1) Visit the Global...

  Prolonged drought -- dubbed the worst in 60 years -- coupled with soaring global food prices and deteriorating livestock prices has caused a severe food crisis in East Africa (namely in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia). The crisis is characterized as the worst the world has seen since the Great Chinese...

From May 9th-10th, St. Vincent’s hosted a medical camp at our nursery school site in coordination with Chamberlain College of Nursing (from Chicago, IL). Fifteen medical and nursing students attended to over 600 people who received medical services in the two days, including medical check-ups, VCT (voluntary...

On Monday, January 11, 2011, the St. Vincent’s Nursery School commenced a new school year. Twenty-three newly admitted children reported to school for the first time, together with returning students from the Pre-Primary 1 and 2 classes. There are a total of 87 children enrolled in the Nursery School in 2011. The new...

SVPCDO is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of three organizations (among thousands) to be selected as part of this promotion from Rough Roads (UK). All you have to do is visit the site below, play the game, and at the end select the "Feed and Educate Kibera Kids" option from the drop down menu and a...

It was in June 2009, when the St.Vincent De Paul Community Development Organization (SVPCDO) was hit badly by global financial crisis. The crisis came towards the end of the year, when the organization was operating on its last tranche of savings and was unsure what the new year would yield in terms of funding. During the...

Thanks to the help of one of our dedicated volunteers, SVPCDO is pleased to announce the launch of our new and improved website. Please check it out at: http://vincentdepaul-organization.jimdo.com/. We think you will enjoy this new site -- it is more user friendly and allows visitors to learn about our program...

I visited this school a few days ago in Kenya. The visit was really moving. The kids are from very poor families in Kibera, considered to be Africa's biggest slum. 25% of the kids, ages 2-5, are HIV+. Many are orphans. They get two meals (ugali and cabbage for lunch the day I was there) some medical support, and a...

Lucy Kawiya escorted Zipporah, Vicky, and myself to their rescue home inside Kibera slum. Along the way we passed the offices of Carolina for Kibera (http://goto.gg/kibera-slum-develoment/), another GlobalGiving partner that works in Kibera. Within two more blocks you can find Hot Sun foundation...

------December Graduation---------- In December 2009, the St. Vincent de Paul Nursery School graduated 30 of our students from the program. We are pleased to report that following graduation, the entire graduating class was qualified and enrolled into local primary schools -- a huge success! In 2003, the Government of...

------December Graduation---------- In December 2009, the St. Vincent de Paul Nursery School graduated 30 of our students from the program. Graduation festivities brought together proud parents and caretakers, teachers, and children in a celebration that included singing, dancing, a fashion show, and speeches by the...

Today is the final day of the Global Giving Challenge. Thanks to your generous gifts, our project, Educate and Feed 85 Kibera Kids At Risk, has raised over $11,000 for the nursery school and rescue center. We are thrilled (and amazed) at the level of support we have received. Currently, with 181 total donors, we sit in...