Sustainable Food Project for Children in Kenya

Good day to our friends at the American Foundation for Children with AIDS.  I hope you are doing amazingly well. You are always in our prayers for all you do in our Continent for the families and kids affected/infected by HIV/Aids. We are currently facing flooding like we've never experienced before.  The effect of the flood is great and worsening as is continues to rain.  Properties are being destroyed, we are losing lives and the kids can not go to school.  We thank God that we have not been affected badly by the rains at this point, please continue praying for us and all of Kenya.

On the other hand, our great partnership with the American Foundation for Children with AIDS in this part of Kenya has positively impacted many lives that would have otherwise got lost.  We are proud to continue doing what we do best for the benefit of the families and children we are saving. Our sustainable food project through the garden is five years old and as sustainable as it is, we are proud to create decent jobs for the women and produce sustainable organic food for the kids and the community for consumption.

The impact of this project is amazing and it's the acceleration that pushes us to do what we do, as the kids are looking healthier and brighter, the greens in our gardens are organically grown and are being loved by the community for consumption and the women working in our garden are doing their decent work well knowing they will return home with a good livable wage to keep them afloat with their families thus positively impacting to the economy.

We could not have reached this far without AFCA starting with us from the first year of this project to date.  We are so grateful for help as we do this great work.

Everyone here at the American Foundation for Children with AIDS, and our partners in Africa, thank you for your continued support of this important project.  If you would like to learn even more about this project and others, please contact Tanya Weaver at tweaver@AFCAids.org. 

We have another update to share with you.  As you all know, we are working with children and families affected/infected with HIV/AIDs and they need a lot of protein and nutritious food for their body to respond well with medicine.  Earlier this year, we started a chicken project with laying chicks, aiming at producing protein for our kids both at the orphanage and school. The project has been a success with great impact noticeable in the health of our kids, which brings joy and sense of keeping working on this project.  With the words from the teacher, "Before introducing eggs to the meals timetable for the kids, they could not participate well in class, some were weak and some were collapsing at the class, not knowing what was wrong. The general performance was not good for some kids because they were hungry. Now there is a complete difference.  I am amazed for what eggs and beans have done to the general health of the kids as we no longer have cases of collapsing.  The kids can now concentrate in class and their performance has risen significantly."   According to our tracking records, it shows that their body weight to height is healthy and there are little cases of absenteeism recorded related to health issues.  Their faces are bright as you can see in the photos and we are super excited about this project. 

Adding to the organic food we produce at our garden project, we are proud that we are the only garden producing the organic food in our sub-county and we've seen great returns and great impact. Thank you so much for standing and walking this journey with us from the beginning, we have a reason to smile and to rejoice in our work, as we head towards making these projects sustainable, we want to let you know we could not have been where we are without your support. Thank you in a million ways. 

The team here at the American Foundation for Children with AIDS thanks you for supporting this project and the work we do for the children in Africa.  As you start to make decisions regarding your giving this year, please keep us in mind so we can continue our good work through 2024 and beyond.  If you would like to learn even more about what we do or how you can meet some of the children you have helped, please contact Tanya Weaver at tweaver@AFCAids.org.