After working hand-in-hand with Living Positive Kenya over the last few months we have finally reached our fundraising goal needed to construct a new classroom, four toilets, and to bring piped water to the Daycare Center! Thank you to all of the generous people who donated. Construction is expected to begin within the next few weeks and we will continue to post frequent updates on the progress.
Our LEI team has spent the better part of 2013 getting to know a group of boys living in the slum of Mathare, Ngong. Most of the boys have either run away from home or have been orphaned. Many of them have problems with drug addiction, namely glue, a drug that makes them sleep and feel less hungry during the day. We have been working with a man, a former street-child, Joseph Njoroge, to help these boys recover from their street life and return to their educations. We decided to help Joseph establish an education center and a daily feeding program.
Ahadi Education Center (Ahadi means "promise" in Kiswahili) provides informal lessons on life skills, health education and basic studies. Following the lessons the boys receive a late lunch, one that keeps them satiated until they fall asleep. This daily meal deters them from using glue in the evening. Our intention is that the center will serve as a halfway step between the streets and a formal education. Ultimately, our goal is to prepare the boys to attend school and reintegrate themselves into their community as productive members of society.
Ahadi Education Center (Ahadi means "promise" in Kiswahili) provides informal lessons on life skills, health education and basic studies. Following the lessons the boys receive a late lunch, one that keeps them satiated until they fall asleep. This daily meal deters them from using glue in the evening. Our intention is that the center will serve as a halfway step between the streets and a formal education. Ultimately, our goal is to prepare the boys to attend school and reintegrate themselves into their community as productive members of society.
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We spent the first week of class constructing tables and a blackboard for the classroom. We used this opportunity to teach the boys about carpentry; the tools and skills needed to build something with their own hands. In the following weeks we have had volunteer teachers providing lessons in guitar, geography, critical thinking, and other subjects.
We will continue to post updates and photos on the Ahadi Education Center project page, we hope you will follow our progress and support our effort to help these boys!
We will continue to post updates and photos on the Ahadi Education Center project page, we hope you will follow our progress and support our effort to help these boys!
