By Daniel Marungu | Project Leader
First report to Global Giving by Tiba Africa Foundation
On 10th February 2014, we received the first payment of donations raised through Global Giving. Thank you very much for your open hearts and great generosity. Tiba Africa Foundation is a non-profit making organization, whose aim is to motivate and inspire people from all walks of life, to find from within themselves, lasting solutions to their own challenges in life. It’s on this principle that Tiba is engaging with single mums in the slums and sub-slums of Nairobi, to find out for themselves, how best they can ease the burden of needing safe childcare so that they can increase their potential to earn money to pay for their food for the day. Most of these single mothers come from very disadvantaged backgrounds. They struggle between the need to work and the need for their baby to be properly cared for. In most cases babies are exposed to undesirable conditions. Some are carried on their mother’s backs in unfavorable weather conditions as mothers visit their work station for casual labor. Some are left with neighbors, friends or relatives who only on rare cases provide the needed attention to these babies. Some single mothers risk leaving their children at home unattended - even going to the extreme of leaving them locked up in houses. It’s for these reasons that we have formed a self-help group - Joy Baby Care, which provides safe care services; babysitting, playing, feeding, changing of napkins/clothes, cleaning etc to their children while their mums “hustle and bustle” in the city in search of money to feed themselves and their babies. All along with the help Tiba Africa Foundation , this project has been struggling to sustain itself until Andria Falk, the patron of Tiba visited and introduced us to Global Giving .We are happy to announce that through your donations, this project has won a permanent spot on Global Giving website after raising £4620 from its target of £ 9155. We are truly grateful for your support. We are using this amount to begin to implement our budget - with the greatest needs first: improving the internal setting of the facility to make it safe and cozy, equipping it with most-needed equipment like baby cots, mattresses, blankets, chairs, a table, water filters and toys. We will be seeking to increase the pay of the worker so she also can receive a reliable income. It is of utmost importance to thank our many donors. We are optimistic that the goal amount will certainly be reached! So far 75 people have kindly donated £4620 with £4535 to be raised. We are excited about the new look of JOY BABYCARE! Thank you!
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