Feed 1,800 orphaned children in rural Kenya.

Thank you so much for your interest in and support of the nutritional programs at Makindu Children’s Centre. Information below outlines how the nutritional program fed the orphaned and AIDS affected children this past quarter.

General stats

• 1800+ children received services from MCC in the past quarter.
• MCC covers the villages of Makindu, Kiboko, Kamboo, Twaandu and Nguumo. Nguumo has four subsites: Kaunguni, Ndovoini, Muuni and Syumile.
• Makindu has 472 children with 197 guardians.
• Muni has 177 children with 75 guardians.
• Kaunguni has 175 children with 75 guardians.
• Ndovoini has 98 children with 61 guardians.
• Syumile has 137 children with 60 guardians.
• Kamboo has 164 children with 73 guardians.
• Twaandu has 275 children with 137 guardians.
• Kiboko has 303 guardians with 143 guardians.

Food & Nutrition News

• Centre feeding is key to the health and well-being of the MCC children. At least 110 children received a meal daily at the Centre.
• Another 180 children are provided with meals on the weekends.
• 1,450 children received a meal at MCC’s celebration for International Children’s Day. These children were also dewormed and given mineral supplements.
• The borehole continues to irrigate the shamba (farm) and the corn, beans, kale and other vegetables are thriving. High value crops such as tomatoes have been planted and with the dry region, mature ready for market in a short time. The guardians donate much of their time tending the shamba while the kids are in school. MCC provides those guardians who donate their time and labor with a small plot within the shamba to tend as their own.
• MCC currently has 3 dairy cows that have been producing milk to boost the children’s nutritional intake. The rest of the milk is sold to the community.
• The poultry farm is being renovated and will soon be producing eggs and chicks to help sustain the nutrition program. Eggs provide essential protein to the diet, so desperately lacking in the malnourished children.
• The entire program has 19 self-help groups, some of which relate to nutrition. Goat Keeping, Bee Keeping, and Poultry Rearing are popular.

ASANTE SANA!

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