Feed the Village Project steps in to build back a lost community by implementing programs that strengthen and assist women, men and youth and the communities to gain self-sufficiency through education, life skills and small business opportunities to enhance their capacities to live healthier, happier lives. The mission of Mama na Watoto is “To encourage, empower and create healthy family relationships. Providing education and training that increases the self-sufficiency of the family at all levels of growth and development.”

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Programs:

Cooking Fuel Program
80% of the population in Gachie and Karura use firewood, charcoal and Kerosene (petroleum) as their means of fuel for cooking. FVP will introduce a new way to make cooking fuel from Plant Waste materials. A staff trainer will train groups of individuals at a time to make the fuel. Once trained individuals will have access to free or minimal cost materials to make their own cooking fuel to help their families save money on the more expensive charcoal, kerosene and firewood fuel choices.

Mama na Watoto Educational Scholarship Fund
4 scholarship funds each of $500 to be awarded each year to deserving Primary and High School students. Students attending Gachie Primary and High Schools will be eligible for the scholarships, and will have to demonstrate a financial need. Scholarships will renewable if individual’s sponsors are available after the initial scholarship award to continue to sponsor a student.

Shipping Program
Costs associated with operating a distribution center and processing thousands of donated items. Mama na Watoto raises funds each year to cover operating budget costs. The majority of funds come to ship and clear a container through customs of the recipient country each year come from donations made by partners whom we collaborate within the local community.

Library
An in-house library that consists of donated children and adult books, both non and fiction in all possible genres. A computer lab that will enable kids to learn how to use a computer, to do their homework after school, and the community to access complimentary internet services. Business services such as copying and fax that will accessible to the community on a minimal sliding scale.

Toys4Kids
The Feed the Village Project (FVP) Community Center will have a Toys4Kids program to give toys to children in the village that have never had an opportunity to own a toy(s).

Dress for Success
Clothes will be made accessible to women, men, youth and children in need who need a professional wardrobe to seek employment as well as children in need of clothing.

Young Womens Hygiene
Many young women in the village are skipping school each month end due to lack of sanitary supplies. FVP will collaborate with local community members and organizations to implement an ongoing program to assist these young women.

How YOU can Help:

Sponsor a Program for 3, 6 or 12 months

Set up a recurring donation from your checking or debit account

Give towards our Shipping Program to get donated items to The Village

Volunteer to sort and distribute donated items

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OUR NEED IS URGENT!

We currently have over 30,000 books donated to us to start the Gachie Library Project.  We need $25,000 ($50 per diaspora member) in customs and clearing taxes and ground transportation to get these books to the village. The village has NEVER had a library before.  The world opened up to some community members living in the Diaspora, simply because they had access to books.  YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A CHILD’S LIFE!We also have school desks, microscopes, computer desks for the schools, toys, and clothing items for the community in need.

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