Gender Equality Kenya Project #21657

Nakuru Safehouse for Kenya Women and Children

by Springs of Hope Foundation

Nakuru Safehouse for Kenya Women and Children

Project Report | Aug 9, 2023
Another joyous celebration.

By Martha Kariuki | Project head teacher.

Jumbo Everyone,

Springs of Hope Foundations Kijiji Mission Project held our semi-annual graduation celebrations for the year 2022/2023 yesterday. The ceremony, attended by parents, and other invitees began at 10 am with a prayer by the Pastor who was the day's master of ceremony, followed by a session of praising God with songs led by one of the girls, then a Pastor from Maasai Mara briefly shared the word of God and a blessing.

Maasai, Kalenjin, and sign dances were performed by the girls. They also did a fashion show to showcase their learning for the year they were with us. They performed with a lot of elegance and splendor. Their parents were impressed by the maturity in their daughters, since first joining the program 12 months ago, and were very appreciative of everyone involved in this program.

The speeches were given by our guests and two of our parents. Daraja our project partners were our main speakers, most of the speeches were directed to our Director Jennifer Hughes in her absentia and the donors who always have the girls in their hearts by providing the opportunity for our students to have this amazing opportunity totally free of charge.

The issuance of certificates was done by Dr. Edward who was one of our graduate,'s guardians.

Finally, the cake-cutting was conducted by Pastor Susan Ngugi.

It was a joyous day for everyone who came for the ceremony which ended with a word of prayer by one of the parents.

Wishing all our graduates a happy new chapter in their life. Remember to trust in God.

Warmest blessings,

Martha Wachiria

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Apr 19, 2023
Our most recent food distribution to Baringo Count

By Jennifer Hughes | Founder/CEO

Some of our elderly recipients waiting patiently

Jambo, Greetings,

Last Weekend Springs of Hope Foundation traveled to the border district of Mogotio, Baringo County to distribute food hampers to the elderly and vulnerable within two communities. Joining us for the distribution were Ivy, one of our volunteers who comes to our center every Tuesday afternoon to teach our students a course in business and financial management, and Elizabeth, a recent graduate of our 12-month tailoring course who is being mentored to become an assistant to our administration manager and our teacher Martha. Our first stop was at a center known as Barina, which is an internally displaced person center. We found the group anxiously waiting for us. We distributed food hampers and washable sanitary pads to the women and teen girls. One elderly lady said there are families that have slept hungry for days and are very grateful that they will have something on their table that evening and for weeks to come. We then drove another 10 km to the second village known as Sawaiti, where we distributed the remaining food hampers to the anxiously waiting crowd. They came out in numbers and although we had prepared 90 hampers for this village, some still missed out. They were very grateful for our visit and thanked and prayed for the hands contributing to the food and sanitary pads. The fact that whatever food is available in the market has doubled in price, combined with the lack of fieldwork over the past 4 years due to drought has made it difficult for many of our food hamper recipients to be able to purchase food.

Families were tending to their plots as we drove past small family farms on our way to Baringo County, which, after 4 years of drought and failed crops is a very good sign. With the rains at hand, they have started planting beans and maize. Unfortunately, the maize won’t be ready to harvest until September, which will still cause an interim shortage of two of Kenya’s most vital food sources, maize (corn) and beans. We’re praying that the rain will continue.

I wish you could experience the great joy your kindness brings to our elderly and very needy food hamper recipients in person. These are the forgotten villages that larger aid organizations are not able to reach.

Asante Sana,

Thank you,

Warmest blessings,

Jennifer, Antoinette, Martha, and our team of great volunteers at

www.springsofhopefoundation.org

PS. If you’ve ever thought about volunteering in Kenya, spending time visiting our breathtaking game parks, and participating in some of our projects, if you would like more information please email me at jenniferhughes@springsofhopefoundation.org.

Some of our team of volunteers

Volunteer Ivy distributing food hampers

Women & girls receiving washable sanitary kits.

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Jan 27, 2023
Another joyous graduation celebration last month

By Antoinette Hoareau | Project Administration Manager

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