UMOJA IS MORE THAN A CHILDREN’S HOME – WE ASSIST OUR COMMUNITY AROUND US IN MANY WAYS
Surrounding Umoja Orphanage Kenya is an impoverished community.
Since beginning Umoja Orphanage Kenya we have tried to include our community as much as we can, to be involved in the project in many ways whether it is being hired as casual labourers, part time employees, permanent employees, or being employed by contractors working on the project. We have a lot to learn from each other.
We also have provided:
- Water for the community from our well
- Free first aid clinics
- Dispersal of free reading glasses at health clinics
- Dispersal of free sunglasses at health clinics
- Continued ongoing medical assistance to severe wound cases within the community
- Free personal hygiene clinics for menstruating girls
- Free personal hygiene washable menstruation kits for girls to keep them in school
- Free personal hygiene clinics for girls in schools in our community
- Free personal hygiene washable menstruation kits for girls at these schools to keep them in school
- Free giving of vegetables from our farm to impoverished villagers in need
- Two free permaculture training courses in both written and practical skills
- One free follow up permaculture training course for villagers
- Training in fencing for interested members of the community
- Training in basic building techniques for interested members of the the community
- Training in animal husbandry for interested members of the community
- Full time employment to 12 people
- Casual employment of over 150+ people at various times
- Assistance to the community by being hired by building contractors
- Urgent medical transport to hospital
- Assistance to community by giving donated items
- Assistance feeding up to 2200 hungry children of a Sunday who have walked up to 20km for food carrying their young brothers or sisters on their backs
- Casual employment to women to cook for our Kenyan casual labourers when we have days of work to complete
- A ripple effect for the local community village town which has the benefits of volunteers purchasing from them, us purchasing from them, and supplies being purchased from them for construction and otherwise
- Hope for the community
