We have acquired a 5-acre parcel of land near Lake Victoria, situated along Kisumu - Busia highway at Got Osimbo. We are planning to put up hostels for Orphans and Vulnerable Children(OVCs), classrooms, medical clinic, community multipurpose hall, guest wings, Already we have drawings/plans and bills of quantities. Also carrying out farming activities on parts of the land for the supply of basic food commodities needed for the OVCs, the school and for sale in outside markets.
Siaya County with a total population of approximately 800,000 people has a very dynamic socioeconomic outlook. Lack of basic healthcare facilities is a case that has together with the underlying sanitary conditions and the fact that the main north corridor highway intersects through the county made the populace particularly susceptible to the HIV scourge which has in many cases whipped out whole families and in several cases rendered many school going children without a home or dependents!
OVCs remain a burden to extended families as most care givers live hand to mouth. Families who are stretched to care for their own children naturally find it almost impossible to take in an extra child or two. OVCs undergo severe difficulties such as lack of parenting, poor or no housing, no opportunity for education, insecurity, lack of guidance and counselling, moral decay and lack of awareness of the importance of God's mercy and grace. OVCs who miss opportunities for improving themselves.
Teaching, counseling and upbringing of children so they become responsible and productive citizens of Kenya. Providing and facilitating the education of these children in order to equip them with life skills. Providing adequate accomodation. Providing /facilitating health care /medical care. Providing clothing and personal needs. Providing balanced, healthy and adequate nutrition. Providing recreational activities.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
