Project Report
| Dec 30, 2019
Harvest season and heavy rains are upon us at Makindu Children's Centre
By Samira | Project Assistant
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Holiday Food Baskets 2019
We are so happy that we were able to provide food baskets for many households in the Makindu area. Thank you!
However, rain has taken over again through the plains of Makindu, Kenya right as the harvest season arrises. Last year during the rain season, houses washed away in the floods and some people are still without a home. A lot of food was washed away including the new and ready to harvest plants. This is a crucial time for us to prepare to have to provide food to Makindu Children's Centre before the rain gets even worse. Along with anticipating to have to branch outside of Makindu for food, we are anticipating that the prices for grain and feed for the animals will not be going down anytime soon.
The prices for grain and feed have skyrocketed. The animals we have at the Makindu Children's Centre need the grain and feed to survive. We are anticipating having to cover costs for the grain and feed, and the loss of harvest we will come upon as the rain season approaches.
As you can see, there is an ongoing need at the Makindu Children's Centre.
Asante for your support.
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Oct 14, 2019
Adequate nutrition is too difficult
By Samira | Project Assistant
Good nutrition is key to good health, but difficult to access for the vulnerable populations. The drought has been rampant in this region for well over a decade and famine has persisted. Crops are difficult to grow without adequate water supply, and children often go hungry. Over half of the MCC kids live too far away from the Center to access the daily meals served there and so rely on supplemental bulk food provided to cook at home for proper nutrition. Sometimes this just isn’t enough for adequate nutrition. We need help being able to provide for the children so they can be strong and healthy enough to get out of the poverty cycle their families are a part of. Asante for all your help.
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Sep 9, 2019
Rise in price of unimix causes extra need for kids
By Samira Lobby | Project Assistant
We are really happy because in the next few years we will have a large amount of students going to high school or vocational school. However, concentrating on studies is nearly impossible to do without the right nutrition which is why we are in need of providing unimix to these hardworking students. Unimix, which is a nutrient dense food has recently gone up in price. To continue giving the kids and their families these meals we will need major donations. We currently serve 46 kids and 66 guardians with HIV who are in extra need of this highly nutrient rich food. The need for them to have this nutrition for their immune system is incredibly important so that their anti-retrovirals can work properly and efficiently. Thank you for being a constant support to the many kids and guardians who are in need of the help so they can attempt to escape the poverish cycle in Kenya.
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