A lot has been happening since we started this journey…
Download our information package to have a read about our detailed progress and milestones in this timeline
WE GREW
Our team continues to expand locally, nationally, and globally to include
- board of directors
- fundraising facilitators
- administration and communication assistants
- marketing, finance, and retail leaders
- business advisors
- education and housing mentors (Kenya
- architect, lawyer, and contractors (Kenya)
WE CELEBRATED
Umoja has partnered with some influential and charitable organisations:
- proudly sponsored by Rotary Club of Bundaberg Sunrise (QLD)
- proudly associated with Rotary Club of Diani Beach (Kenya)
- proudly a project of Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS): Project Number 51/2011-2012
WE RAISED FUNDS
In 5.5 years, Umoja and friends of Umoja have fundraised through official events and personal efforts including
- Trivia Nights
- Annual charity golf days
- Annual gala dinners
- Annual World’s Biggest Dinner Party
- Wine and Cheese Nights
- Original nights of music
- Movie nights and drop-in centres
- Garage sales
- Sporting match donations
- Sponsorship for personal goals, such as Mt Kilimanjaro climbs
- Collection boxes
- Merchandise sales
- Raffles and auctions
- Donations and automatic transfer commitments
- Umoja writing competitions
- Guest speaking
- Third party fundraising
WE MET OUR GOALS
Together we have reached our milestones
WE PAY IT FORWARD
Founder and volunteers from Umoja gave back to locals in Kenya by
- visiting other orphanages to help out wherever needed
- assisting in permaculture training for farmhands from other orphanages
- teaching and guiding orphanage staff on new learning strategies
- educating children in literacy, numeracy, and the arts
- engaging locals managers and contractors who will in turn employ other locals
- purchasing building materials from local retailers to help support their families
- employment of local Kenyans to build help build our perimeter fence employment of Mammas to cook for our training courses we hold on our land
- Casual employment of local Kenyans at planting time and harvesting time
- 2 Umoja team members sponsoring 2 Kenyan locals through sewing school to become a qualified tailer and through university to become a social worker for Umoja
WE KEPT OUR PROMISE
Umoja has continued to uphold our vision by
- giving hope to orphaned and vulnerable children in Kenya
- raising money to begin building an orphanage that would give more children a second chance at life
- opening our orphanage on July 30th 2016
- making positive changes in the lives of local Kenyans by starting a cycle of employment
- remaining not-for-profit
For our progress download our Download our information package detailing our progress from having nothing to where we are now.
