Tamsin (Nov 2010) and Saffron (Jan 2011)
New Playground and Vege Garden
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, April 13, 2009
Current Needs
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- $200 for paint and labour - to repaint all the inside rooms (several coats)
- Handmade toys (dolls, felt and cloth animals, wooden toys) for the children's play room
- Help with establishing NGO status for SOH
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How to Donate
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As this is a comparatively small project, the fundraising work is entirely voluntary, so every dollar you contribute will go directly through to Emily and the children, and nothing towards administration (hence the no-cost blogg style website!).
Financial accounts are kept both in Australia and Kenya & can be provided on request. Please consider making a contribution, either as a one-off amount or on a regular basis. You can email us for the Australian or Kenyan bank account details - jasadam@hotmail.com -
As this is a comparatively small project, the fundraising work is entirely voluntary, so every dollar you contribute will go directly through to Emily and the children, and nothing towards administration (hence the no-cost blogg style website!).
Financial accounts are kept both in Australia and Kenya & can be provided on request. Please consider making a contribution, either as a one-off amount or on a regular basis. You can email us for the Australian or Kenyan bank account details - jasadam@hotmail.com -
The greatest help is ongoing donations which can be set up as a direct debit - even if it is only $10 per month (the cost of 3 coffees!) such a regular donation can make a huge difference.
NOTE: There is no assistance for Emily through Government sources, so her program exists on the charity of others, plus the few hundred shillings collected from the carers each month. It is an endless struggle for Emily to cover basic costs, and often there is very little left at the end of the month for wages.
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NOTE: There is no assistance for Emily through Government sources, so her program exists on the charity of others, plus the few hundred shillings collected from the carers each month. It is an endless struggle for Emily to cover basic costs, and often there is very little left at the end of the month for wages.
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Current Projects
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NEW VERANDAH - July 2010 - paid for from proceeds of a Birthday Celebration - donated by a SOH supporter in the Yukon, Canada
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FOOD PROGRAM - Canadian $20,000 to cover a 5 year food program (2 meals a day) commencing Term 2, 2010 - donated by Mike Egan, a retired business man from Toronto, Canada (see photo on left of Francis, the new cook for the food program) ...
PLAYGROUND - Aust $2000 to provide a sand pit with a shade cover and swings, slide and climbing frame, plus a rain water tank and new kitchen benches - donated by the McAuley family in Australia in 2009
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Past Achievements / Contributions
Toys and Dolls donated in January 2009 by our West Australian donors - Jo and Paddy
Climbing frame donated by a visiting German carpenter in 2005
As well as what is represented in the above photos, many other donations of materials and equipment have helped the development of S.O.H. over the last few years.
Thank you to all donors for your contributions, large and small.
For the interest of donors:
For the interest of donors:
For the new venue, in 2008, some of your donated money was spent to buy the following:
- Kikoys and other African cloths (for play cloths and dress ups)
- Dolls and Wooden toys
- Balls of wool (for the teachers to knit toy animals)
- Some large carpets for creative play and rest-time
Sponsored Children
Winnie Mmboga
D.O.B 19/11/05
Tribal Group: Luhya
Winnie started attending SOH in 2009 when she was 4 yrs old. Her mother had recently passed away from an HIV related cause. Her father was out of work and also had remarried a young wife who had a new baby. Emily discussed her concern for Winnie who was quite small for her age, undernourished and very needy. The district nurse reported on a home visit where she found very bad hygienic conditions and an emotionally disturbed father (possibly due to lack of finances). Now that Winnie is attending the Mbagathi Steiner School her father is very happy for his daughters new chance with education and boarding care, and Winnie, according to Ndinda, the house mother, has settled in from the first day as if she had lived there all her life!
Eugene Evusa
D.O.B. 10/8/04
Tribal Group: Luhya
Eugene started attending SOH in 2006 when he was 2 yrs old.He was brought by his uncle who used to take care of him while the parents were admitted in the hospital.Eugene now stays with the parents who were tested and proved to be H.I.V. positive.His father struggles to earn money as a carpenter, while the mother remains at home. Eugene is a loving , happy and welcoming boy.He is also physically fit.
Sponsorship arranged by 'African Leaf' (http://www.africanleaf.org.au/) in April 2009 for education and boarding at the Mbagathi Steiner School, Masai Lodge Rd, Nairobi ( http://www.rudolfsteiner.co.ke/)
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Brightlight Akinyi
D.O.B. December 2004
Tribal Group: Luo
Brightlight lives in Kawangware with her aunt Elizabeth Akinyi and her uncle Enoch Odovo. Both parents are deceased. Her aunt has casual work sewing clothes and her uncle is a casual carpenter. They have two children of their own, and they live in a two room house made of iron sheet walls and roof and a concrete floor. The toilet is outside and shared by other families. Brightlight has been attending SOH during 2009. Sponsorship has now been arranged by African Leaf in January 2010 for education and boarding at the Mbagathi Steiner School.
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