Help Kenyan Children Survive and Thrive
2012 Mission Summary
During our mission, we served six community schools and two faith communities in the Mombasa area. The students ranged from pre-school to eigth grade.
In addition to our health and hygene education and promotion focus, we added three new strategies. One included a community health fair attended by approximately 225 to 250 parents and children. The second strategy included hygene t-shirts with health messages silk-screened on them. The third included teaching through the telling of wonderful health and hygene stories for all ages.
Stay tuned for updates on the success of our 2012 Mission.
Ninth Health and Hygiene Education Mission
Mombasa, Kenya-May 24-June 20, 2012
Focus: Promoting Health, Hygiene, and Nutrition- Personal, school, and home hygiene
- Prevention and treatment of diarrhea among infants and young children: Healthy Babies Seminars
- Clean water/sanitation
- Prevention of water borne diseases
- Malaria Prevention/Mosquito nets
- Training Students as “Student Health Educators”
- Solar stove construction/ solar cooking
- Initiating a “Sack Garden Project”
- Sponsor “Saturday Information and Market Place Day”
- Repair of two deep water well pumps
Our partner, Amador Upcountry Rotary Club, Pine Grove; Prusch Park Foundation, San Jose; Gaffney Gorman and Associates, Sacramento, CA. Sally Smith, Delvalle, S.C., Mylie C. Dawkins, Mt. Olive, N. C., Celestine M.Hendricks, Pamplin, Va., those who assisted with our fundraisers, generous supporters and the board of directors, support this mission.
We plan to communicate with you regarding our progress. Please send your email address to craigmarjorie11@yahoo.com
Plan to join us for our Tenth Anniversary Mission, June 2013!
Acknowledgement for contributors to our Special Emergency Food Appeal
We thank all the generous supporters of our Special Emergency Food Appeal; the volunteers, Claypool Market, Pioneer, Teresa’s Restaurant, Jackson, Amador County Recreation Department, and all the patrons who purchased our delicious sweet potato pies.
Our drive ended April 30. However, if you were unable to contribute during that time, we welcome donations. (Keep the information about donation amounts).
Although we did not reach our goal, we will still be able to contribute a significant amount to purchase food for three schools through December.