Support 250 Orphans with Education and Sport

Progress report.

It has been wonderful year with many of “Support 250 Orphans Education and Sport” project activities. We have seen tremendous success, challenges turned into strengths and gaps turned into opportunities.

1) In January with your support we took 20 orphans to primary school. We purchased uniforms and education materials. In that same months we organized a exchange programs with our local grass root partner organization for exchange programs and series of friendly matches in Rift Valley Province. This was opportunity for the kids to explored culture and used the event and trip to promote peace and cohesion within the two provinces of Nyanza and Rift valley owing to last year’s post election violence here in Kenya. The challenge was that that month is that once of the orphans passed away as a result of malaria. We contributed burial expenses and laid him to rest in the nearby community land. We were hit with stress and confusion. It was the dark period just starting the year and we loose a child in class five the rest of the children were to go under counseling. We build another toilet and named the building after him(James Opere).That month Our Organization together with other 5 local Partners within the Sports for Social Change hosted by CARE International gathered at Eldoret for the “Play your part promote Peace” event which Dr.Auma Obama invited USA-Kenya Ambassador Michael Reinaberger .It was happiness as children interacted with the Obama’s family and the Ambassodors.There was the training where the players went through of conflict management and sports ranging from tennis, football, fun games clinic. Thanks to the area Member of Parliament who was in attendant and the Mayor of Eldoret and many local elders and fellow orphaned children. When we came home after the event all the children had certificates of participation, T-shirts of the evnts, photos, balls, and barners.the event received a lot of media attention both in TV, radios and news papers for that whole week with focus on “Support 250 Orphans Education and Sports Projects”

2) February: We received more than pencils through the Maria’s “Pencils Projects” with the help Nebraska Youth Council who did a recommendable work within Nebraska collecting pencils and sent them over to us. We received with Thanks. Within the orphanage was cheers and happiness as everything went”Wow”Though we received pencils but we encourage our donors both collectively and individual to support with both writing and test books. That month we had a community visitation to talk about what the Donors are doing to us through globalgiving.We said one dolor contributions changers live within our community. We asked views of our community and needs. But all that they needed in developing SACRENA projects not just as an orphanage home or soccer academy but more than that. When we asked what should be done to our community? In that one set meeting where 560 people gathered they said with one voice that we need a Youth Center where everyone can be integrated if sports academy, orphanage homechildren, teenage mothers, vocational trainings, and different programs. So they asked our project to ask donors to visit our community and see where they invest.

I. NB:”Support 250 Orphans Project” entered a challenge with the Changemakers-Ashoka and we didn’t qualify. Then one lady Called Tyler Ahn was really impressed on how SACRENA is working to help orphans. She promised us her second hand lap top computer. Since we didn’t have any. This February she came to Nairobi and met with me face-face. And donated one lap top to this project. We say thank you Tyler. We need to open a computer vocational training where Orphans can learn how to go techno. But this only one cannot be enough so we encourage donors and friends of this project to donate used computer to us. We shall make a classroom and children will know how to us computers. We need between 5-20 Computers. Then later we shall connect them to internet. II. SACRENA have received a lot of International intrest.this has been successful through You and people like you who supports “support 250 orphans education and sports” In the month of February The University of Oregon-Tim Hicks who is the Director of Oregon’s Master Program in Conflict and Dispute Resolution and the International Studies Department, IE3 –a global internship organization and the Raymund Fund, the Savage Chair are joining forces to “Support 250 Orphans Education and Sports through student internship and exchange program opportunities, international research and support, the potentially much more offer expertise services. In return it will be like a win-win situation of culture and experience will be exercised. I encourage donors and friends of our cause projects for orphans to send their students, friends and families to come over. I mentioned to orphans and children and the Youths at SACRENA that new friends are coming, they were so happy. Friends and volunteers who will help with coaching at the Soccer Academy and also with teaching at the orphanage school center. I am not sure but I guess other programs may come along under Support 250 Orphans Education and Sport through donors and friends like you. III. We asked you on how to help make youths get empowered and initiate income generating activities so that we don’t depend on others, well. One organization came in. When they visited us at the home they said they have known us through global giving. These people are called Korean Volunteers Organization through their President Mr.Haa. They interacted with the kids at the center, players at the academy training grounds, coaches and volunteers. They were not happy to see children play bare foot without shoes and naked so they offered to buy seconds hand clothes as uniforms for soccer and for school. We received with thank you. When we were asked what Youths can do because of transitional period they are growing from children who are orphans to youths. We said we need One Tuk Tuk.This will be used to create income for youths bringing an avenge of 15 USD a day.This idea will help the youths to access shelter, vocational trainings and food in their hostel. We urge persons who are donating to this project like you that we plan to have 15 of Tuk Tuk then we start a Tuk Tuk Taxi company to create job opportunity to youths. So we make a appeal for support to help us buy more Tuk Tuk if not one in the next three months so help to became part of this a one Tuk Tuk costs $5333.So contributions will help us support orphans transition to youths stage with job empowerment. IV. We hosted training on behalf of Global Giving here and 42 participants gathered at YWCA-Kisumu hall. Marc Marxel introduces twitter to all of us. The attraction of that conference was the “Support 250 Orphans Education and Sports project”. You can now follow Orphans and Widows on twitter or SACRENA.or you can join www.sacrena.ning.com as a member and as a friend. After that we hosted friends from Washington Kara and Ryan who visited us through global giving and they visited all our 3 sites talked to beneficiaries and players and the community. Everywhere people would called them”Mzungu”that means our friends who are white welcome! 3) March-We walked from market place to market place bagging for food to help orphans at home. We had nothing. Here in Kenya hunger is already declared national disaster and at the orphanage home here we go without food now for the 3 days until today we cry and seek help from well-wishers from you. We would like friends and donors are part of the growing list of individuals supporting a worthy course orphans will no longer go hungry as your 10 USD help will feed a child daily with 3 meals. You may decide to forgo a meal and donate to this project. We will feed 250 0phans daily at the center We appeal to you. Please help us bring hope by feeding them and making children happy, healthy and accessing clean water. We rely on you kind and generous donations and contributions. Be part of the growing list of donors so do just that! 4) April-we are having the U12 category local grass root tournament. So far we have received 40 teams participating drawn all over Nyanza province this year. (Updates on this activity will come to you later). Through donors we need trouphies, balls, goal nets, shirts and refreshments. This is the first ever event last year we did the U17 in the month of December and it was great. As we said we will in April have the U12, August U15 and December U17.The goal in to tap and nurture raw Africa Soccer talent. Last week after the top Kenyan soccer professional player Teewo Awuonda visited us 3 of our players were called to the Kenyan National Team-Harambee Stars by the head coach Mr. Hey.This month also the top student in Kisumu District in the last years Kenyan National Examination Council (KCSE) Dan Awour came from SACRENA Orphanage Home. We celebrated his success. Your supports have made to him since 2005 and other children here became the tops in all secondary and primary schools.Thanks.We need now to take Dan to University. Already he has been called to Kenyatta University here in Kenya where he wants to study medicine and after 4 years came back anf work at the center. With your support Dan will join and for him to join we need 2000 USD.

Dan says…..”One more time when given opportunity by our global giving donors and friends I know I will go to school and learn medicine and play for the university club. When we close I still came back at our orphanage”.

We did employ part time teachers at the kindergarten which they work. If you donate 30USD a month will help pay allowances for one teacher. We need 150 USD a month to pay these teachers. Please help pass the word should you be able to translate this into any other language please go ahead.

In the month of May we are again been invited to the European Union Cultural Uganda –Kampala.