Support for family Homes in Nginda, Kenya

Kenya has passed the administration of 1.5 million doses of vaccine, of which 1.3 million of first doses and 520 thousand of second doses. However, Covid-19 situation in the country has fortunately not worsened, in spite of World Health Organization negative previsions (in particular it foresaw the deterioration of the spread of the Virus in the country during the cold season, with a special attention on the delta variant).

Fortunately, this is not happened and in the basin of Lake Victoria - where first came the so-called Indian variant – the number of infections is slowly decreasing. Swabs realized are few, but the number of patients admitted to intensive treatment in the country remains below the level of attention. On the other hand, as reported by the national Center for Disease control, tests available are always less.

Kenyan Government and local authorities still impose precautionary measures (like wearing face masks, respecting social distancing and not creating assemblages), which are tighter in the west region of the country, where movement has been blocked in and out, the beginning of the curfew is early at 19 and all the gatherings and sport activities are suspended.

Fortunately, our project is based in the Eastern costal county of Lamu, in the village of Nginda. Among the students supported there is Millicent, young girl that thanks to her school success will attend St. Anne secondary school for girls. There are also Kevin and Cornelius, who have been abandoned by their mother and their father died long before. Because of their young age and the scares diagnostic tools it’s hard to understand the exact level of development reached, even if there seem to be real difficulties and slowness in the growth, not only from a cognitive point of view, but also from an emotional-relational one. There is also Martin, who wants to become a doctor; he has great school results and can continue his studies also thanks to our support.

Moreover, Aleimar always pays attention on solidarity and social inclusion in schools, starting from the youngest. For this reason, in the beginning of July we have organized a fundraising event in collaboration with a kindergarten in Milan and it has been also an opportunity to raise awareness among the younger generations about different cultures and lifestyles.

These are just some of the stories of the children supported by the project and of the activities undertaken by Aleimar. We hope that thanks to your help we will be able to keep on guaranteeing daily meals, medical care and schooling for orphans or abandoned children in the Nginda village!

Kenya is facing this pandemic trying to strengthen medical services and to reduce the spread of the virus. Currently the confirmed cases are about 113.000 with 1918 deaths (data from World Health Organization). Last November the Secretary of Cabinet for Education, professor Magoha, announced that pre-primary, primary and secondary schools would have been reopened in January and this has fortunately happened.

Since January 4th 2021 basic learning institutions are reopening with classes in presence. All school-age children that have the possibility to attend school are experiencing this comeback to the desks. This is a really reassuring news because in Kenya – like in many other countries - school is not just a place in which children and teenager can learn, socialize, build and improve their future. For many Kenyan children school represents a place in which they are protected from all the dangers they could run into in slums and in many villages.

In our last report we described the significant rise in pregnancies registered during the period in which the schools were closed, but not just sexual violence scares us: young boys and girls in the streets can be manipulated or forced to become protagonists of recruitments, raids and other kinds of violence. That’s why school is so important to them!

Our goal is to get the children off the streets or from a life of abandonment and extreme poverty. Through the project “Case Famiglia Nginda” many families keep welcoming with open arms orphan or abandoned children and also young girls and boys that come from the poorest families of Nginda.

Thanks to your support we are able to help these families, preparing them in order to provide adequate care to some of the most vulnerable children of the region, which often come from really delicate situations. With your support we want to give back to these children the right to a dignified life, allowing them to attend school and to hope for a better future!