Maji Mazuri

Maji Mazuri Children's Home and Emergency Center

At Maji Mazuri Center's Children’s' Home, disabled children are rehabilitated and given a chance at a productive life. An assessment test is arranged and based on the results, a long-term plan is prepared.  Children are either moved to long term treatment centers or special schools for the physically disabled.

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.
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.

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.