Help 23 needy families get sustainable livelihoods

UPDATES ON FAMILY MICRO-ENTERPRISES

We are pleased to provide you with an update on the status and progress of the microenterprises you helped us establish for the families of orphans and vulnerable children. When we visited these family in December, they were doing well, and they discussed their successes and challenges during the year, one of which was a long-term drought that had harmed their business in one way or another. However, the good news was that towards the end of the year, they received rain and started to recover from the losses, as evidenced by one of the family with cattle, who received milk from the cow for their daily use and some for sale. And the family we shared with you that had sold a cow that had been affected by the drought and used the money to start a shop business was doing well and was generating income that helps the family for their daily needs.

Update on Petal (reusable towel) Micro-enterprises

In the last months, we continued with the process of making sanitary towels, which we would like to distribute to the remaining schools who had requested for them, as this has become a major challenge for the community girls surrounding us since they cannot afford them. Girls who cannot afford sanitary towels frequently use unhygienic materials such as tissue paper and rags, which lead to diseases infections

UPDATES ON HOME VISITS & CHILDREN WELFARE

We paid home visits to all of our children in December. This was the final visit for the year 2023, and we went with food packages and Christmas gifts for each child.

 The children are generally doing well, and in the beginning of this year, we were able to return all of them to school, and we are pleased to announce that six of them sat for their national exams and passed so well that they were able to join secondary school and junior school.

On the other hand, The Care Leavers (Older Children) are doing well, and we are glad to inform you One of them was appointed as the Chairperson of the Kenya Society of Care Leavers (KESCA). His new responsibilities include being the spokesperson of the society; representing KESCA in public forums and advocating for the rights and needs of Care leavers. He will also be helping KESCA build and maintain positive relationships with government agencies, NGO's, CSO's and other key stakeholders. While another Care Leaver who studied Mechanic Engineering and graduated began a grocery business as a side venture while looking for work. Fortunately, the business is doing well and is meeting his needs.

Thank you so much for helping us get this far and kindly find the attached pictures