Support for family Homes in Nginda, Kenya

Dear Donor,

for months Kenya has been facing tensions caused by the campaign in view of the election that will take place the next month on the 9^th of August. The memory of the violence that has distinguished the elections of 2007 and 2017 is still vivid. During the elections of 2007 the Country arrived almost near to the beginning of a civil war: turmoil begun in the most populated slum of Nairobi, Kibera; in the region of the Rift Valley 1200 people died and 500thousand people were displaced.

In 2017 candidates were Uhuru Kenyatta, the former president, with William Ruto as vice-president against Raila Odinga as main challenger. The victory was assigned to Uhuru and Ruto, but after an appeal presented by Odinga, the Supreme Court of the Kenya cancelled the result of the election for the first time in the history of Africa. After the second elections, Uhuru won once again, but the Country came out dramatically divided.

In this spirit Kenya is now facing another political reversal because for the next elections Raila Odinga (now leader of the opposite party) will have the support of the current president Kenyatta and the match will be against William Ruto. Generally, the electorate of Kenya votes according to different ethnic backgrounds. Even if the Constitution recognizes 111 different ethnic groups, five are the biggest ones. The choice of Kenyatta is moving the power from an ethnic group (the Kikuyu) to another (the Lou).

We hope that the Country will be able to deal with these elections with a peaceful mood. In the meantime, our work with our local representatives doesn’t stop and will keep on working for the children of Nginda village supported by our project in order to provide them with a safe place to live, meals, medical care and schooling. Your support is really important!

Thank you!

Dear Donor,

Like in many African countries, also in Kenya it is hard to receive extremely sure data on the real impact of the diffusion of the COVID-19 pandemics. Since the beginning of the pandemic till March 2022 the World Health Organization has registered 322.946 confirmed cases, with 5.639 deaths. As of February 2022, a total of more than 16 million vaccine doses have been administered, 29,7% of the total population. The vaccination campaign has been indeed really slow.

With the reopening of schools, the Government had issued several provisions and restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the virus. For this reason, our children keep on studying outdoor, in order to facilitate social distancing among them. This choice turned out to be strategic and also an important learning opportunity for the children. It is always really important assuring the continuity of the school activities. School is not only a learning space, but also a place in which children should feel safe, away from the dangers of the streets and of the slums.

With the arrival of the pandemic, the level of violence and the crime rate have increased and it is our responsibility to protect more our children. Thanks to your donations you will help us to assure a safe place in which our children can growth!

Thank you