By Lucy Mathenge | Project Manager
Kachuru situation has continued to worsen unfortunately, it has never rained and the prolonged drought has affected many families in the village. Men in the family have moved with their livestock in search of greener pastures leaving their wives and children behind. These women have been left desperate with very little to do yet they have to feed their children at the end of the day. Thanks to the school feeding program in Kachuru School, since children are assured of a cup of porridge and lunch for the day. In most households, 3 meals a day it’s a new vocabulary in the village. As earlier reported, we encouraged leaders in the village to seek more support from other stakeholders and well-wishers to ensure that the most vulnerable households have at least some food for their families. Village leaders have been working hard and once in a while there are some well-wishers visiting them and distributing food stuff. Yesterday Kenya Red Cross team visited the village and distributed some food stuff to the various vulnerable groups like orphans, widows, widowers, people with disabilities etc. This act of mercy was very noble and we thank Kenya Red Cross for the support to the needy Kachuru community. We will not get tired to call upon well-wishers to consider supporting the community. To our GlobalGiving friends and well-wishers, we also call upon you for your support towards this community which is really suffering due to the prolonged drought. The progress in school is good despite the many challenges and we are happy with the school feeding program. Thank you to our good friends and partners for the continued support towards school feeding program and scholarships to the vulnerable children. We also call upon our new government for intervention towards improving the living standards of this community. They have been left behind for long in terms of development and support. The community needs a lot of empowerment, support and we are ready to work hand in hand with other stakeholders to improve the living standards of the people in Kachuru. We thank all those who have contributed to this community and have played a role to make their lives better. We appreciate any support for this community.
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