http://www.majimazuri.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:27:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Imagine living here, in the Mathare Valley slum district of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya in East Africa. Imagine living in a tiny hut made of cardboard and scrap metal without clean water, without a toilet, without electricity. Sewage in the alley ways, garbage everywhere, no clinic, no public schools ... http://www.majimazuri.org/newcommunitycenter/ The orphaned or abandoned children at our Maji Mazuri Children’s Centre are in most cases (but not all) physically or mentally challenged.  Those with purely physical handicaps, and the able-bodied,  have been living at the Children’s Centre alongside our mentally challenged children and this is not ideal for them. We ... http://www.majimazuri.org/new-facility/ For almost 20 years St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Edmonton Canada has been sending funds to Maji Mazuri in Kenya. What started in a small way in 1988 with the proceeds from craft sales run by Patricia Halligan-Baker and several helping hands, has recently grown tremendously. A couple of years ago ... http://www.majimazuri.org/st-paul%e2%80%99s-anglican-church-in-edmonton-canada-has-grown-to-become-a-major-supporter-of-maji-mazuri/ Our farm in Kiserian is now the proud owner of a new cow barn and chicken house which have been generously funded by the Rotary Club of Dayton Ohio, ! The first 300 chickens are due to arrive in June and several cows are being purchased through Heifer International. Share This http://www.majimazuri.org/kiserian-farm-ready-to-add-cows-and-chickens/ Since we launched our appeal for funds to help the members of Maji Mazuri who lost their homes and/or their businesses in the riots that occurred after the disputed general elction held at the end of December, people have responded very generously from all over the world. We received ... http://www.majimazuri.org/emergency-appeal/ Despite abject poverty, desperate living conditions and little or no education, local people are starting small businesses, sending their children to school and improving the quality of their lives. All this through a local program – Maji Mazuri (meaning ‘clean water’) – run by a dedicated Kenya team, with funding ... http://www.majimazuri.org/hello-world/