Maji Mazuri
Maji Mazuri Children's Home and Emergency Center
The Maji Mazuri Center's Children's Home cares for 40 abandoned children, many of whom are physically or mentally handicapped. They receive 24-hour care, rehabilitation, medical services and specialized education. There is a long waiting list of children needing these services in the community.
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Maji Mazuri
Center works with young people and children in and around Nairobi.
These young people benefit from life skills training and other programs
we have. This is an opportunity to develop initiative, leadership and
vision for the future. They develop valuable skills, as well as
self-respect, co-operation, a deeper insight into themselves and the
world in which they are growing. These young people are transforming
their own lives and turning to help others in their community. The
programs that are run include courses on: Youth and HIV/AIDS, Youth and
Careers, Youth and Reproductive Health Issues.
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Mavuno Micro Enterprise Project
The
Mavuno Micro Enterprise Project was created to give individuals who had
the desire to break free of the bonds of poverty, but lacked the means
to do so. It is a cooperative of entrepreneurs, who through a self
replenishing fund are able to take small loans and start a business.
The group holds meetings and shares their business experiences. Each
member of the group is able to provide each other with support and act
as a sounding board for ideas on how to improve their businesses. As
the individuals find success, they pay back their loans and are able to
take loans from the fund in higher amounts. In this way, the fund is
continuously replenished by its own successes.
Maji Mazuri Headstart Project
The
Headstart Project serves dual purposes of providing children with a
beginning education and a self environment in which to stay while their
parents are working. It primarily serves those individuals involved
with the Micro Enterprise project, who would otherwise be forced to
leave their children at home unattended.
Kiserian Farm Project
Maji Mazuri has acquired 25 acres of farm land. Farming activities have
been slow to start, due to a lack of water, but we have drilled a
borehole at a cost of $45,000. The farming project is an ambitious one
which will include: training in agricultural skills; a demonstration
farm; youth camping; a resource center and commercial farming.
Kiserian School
The
Kiserian School is located near the Kiserian Farm Project. The school
serves many of the Masai children in the area, including young girls
who to this point had not had the opportunities to better themselves.
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