Project Report
| Aug 1, 2018
Keeping Kids Healthy
By Samira Lobby | project leader
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Recent graduate from MCP
We have saved hundreds of kids from malnutrition with this project. So many kids come into our program with diseases that are very hard to cure and manage, however; not every child has one. What many of them have in common is malnutrition. With the harsh climate and high amounts of parasitic and bacterial infections in the Kenyan region, having good nutrition is one of the keys to survival. Besides keeping them full and fed, nutrition helps their weakened bodies fight the strenuous weather, their uncomfortable living situations and illnesses that are all around them. This is more than just feeding a child, it’s keeping them healthy, energetic, alive, confident and able to function. Thank you for all your support as we hope to continue to cure more kids from malnutrition.
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May 21, 2018
Our new cow!
By Samira Lobby | Project Leader
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We will miss you Lucky.
We have had some wonderful success in helping provide the children with nutrition thanks to our donors.
Recently, our dairy cow died unexpectedly of organ failure. This beloved cow had been providing much needed protein rich milk for all 500 of our kids, especially the 100+ kids that come to the Centre daily for meals and the 140 kids with HIV who desperately need the protein to maintain their health. We had a campaign to raise funds for a new dairy cow and thankfully we were able to get a new one pretty quickly! The milk is used for so much more than just drinking. Many meals use milk to enhance flavor and use as a thickener.
Thank you to all who have helped support these kids. Without nutrition, many of them wouldn't be able to fight against their battle with AIDS.
Next we hope to install new cook stoves for the centre.
We hope you keep supporting the kids.
Thank you.
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Mar 1, 2018
Produce Production
By Samira Lobby | Project Leader
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A special meal!
Starvation is very common throughout the entire country of Kenya due to the incredibly harsh climate. Thanks to your donations, we have been able to provide the children and their guardians at the Makindu Children’s Centre with hearty meals. We serve them one meal a day made up of ugali, (maze) rice and sukuma wiki (a kale like vegetable that grows rapidly around the area). Along with providing meals we are able to help them maintain their farm land. At the centre we grow tomatoes, chilis and sukuma- a kale like vegetable. Beans and eggs are their main sources of protein. We hope to continue to serve the children and their guardians but also to help them grow their own produce. During celebrations and traditional holidays, we help children and their families enjoy a special meal like the one you will see in the photo. During the events the children are not shy and take lots of food because they are not used to seeing and having so much food.
Thank you for your continued support.
Asante
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