By Vivian Wacira | PR & Marketing
WE ARE FULLY FUNDED, THANK YOU!
From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU, for helping us raise and even surpass our goal of $22,997 towards the construction of a Community Cooker for Pirates Self Help Youth Group, Mathare, Kenya. We are sure by now you are aware of our project change from Glad’s House, Mombasa, KE to this current one due to their withdrawal.
The Pirates Youth Group in Mathare, Nairobi was started in 2016 with the noble purpose of assisting reformed criminals aged between 10 and 25 years to re-integrate back into a life that has purpose. The group resides in Mlango Kubwa where they have inherited a social hall and farming land from the local government. They are currently engaged in waste management, livestock farming, poultry farming, water supply and library services – all which generate an income. On the weekends they bring together children and youth aged between 10 and 25 years from 500 families to mentor then and discourage them from getting into crime which is a common occurrence in their community.
The idea of supporting a Cooker in Mlango Kubwa for the Pirates Youth Group arose when the group was being evaluated for a local hero award in waste management. Their work in waste management in this informal settlement, has brought them into the forefront of local groups trying to address the rubbish problems currently facing all of Nairobi. The Pirates Youth Group has obtained permission to use the land, created a waste management system, and developed a basic community centre with determination and self-motivation. The youth are currently collecting rubbish for a small fee from neighboring areas, sorting it for waste that can be recycled, and burning / disposing of the remainder. Unfortunately, open fire burning of the rubbish has reduced the air quality with remaining ashes cluttering the area.
A Cooker will make this solid waste management system ecologically sound while providing the youth with the opportunity to bake foods and boil water for sale in the community, providing much needed income to the youth group. The Cooker will be operated and manned by the members of the Pirates Youth Group.
It has been over a year and we have gone through great lengths in raising these funds, and we are extremely grateful to all our donors for your amazing and continued support. We would not have crossed the finish line without your help.
We know there are a lot of other ways you could have spent this money, but you believed in our cause, so you chose to invest it in our project. Because of this investment, I want you to feel like part of our team. We're in this together. I want our success to be your success. Now that our project is fully funded, we will be sending you regular reports about our work. You'll know what your donation has helped fund and what accomplishments we have achieved.
From the Community Cooker Foundation team, thank you!
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