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April 15, 2008
Maji Mazuri 2007 Financial Statements now online.

January 23, 2008

Maji Mazuri USA Launches an Emergency Appeal for Victims of Riots in Kenya

January 4, 2008

The latest update from Maji Mazuri concerning the Kenya unrest...

December 18, 2007
Great
News from Maji Mazuri

October 9, 2007
Come to our celebration of Africa October 27, 2007!

March 28, 2007
Headstart School Relocated

Youth Group Running Internet Cafe

Children's Centre Acquires Vehicle

Kiserian School Completes Building

Kiserian Farm Recovers from Flash Flood

Upper Matasia School Adds Third Level to Building

Micro-Loan Members Back in Business

December 15, 2006
Better news from the Mathare Valley Slums in Nairobi, Kenya.

November 16, 2006
Tragedy Strikes in the Mathare Valley – several killed, many injured, 100s are homeless. Maji Mazuri USA launches an appeal for an Emergency Relief Fund.

August 14, 2006
Our sponsorship program continues to grow, but so, too, does the list of children that need sponsors!

Our Head Start program in the Mathare Valley slum district of Nairobi has expanded by 50% as we have added a third class to the school, and we have created the Maji Mazuri Teenz group.

In the Mathare Valley, the Youth Group has opened its new office and is installing a cyber café.

The Children’s Center is now caring for 49 disadvantaged children; and we have added a third floor to the building.

Enrollment at our school in Kiserian has increased considerably – to over 110 children, and we are presently building a dormitory on top of the new kitchen/dining structure.

The farm at Kiserian has added more acres of irrigated cultivation.

The primary (elementary) school at Upper Matasia now has over 90 children, and the secondary (high) school, which has expanded to include Grade 11, has 80!

There has been a constant stream of international volunteers working with the Maji Mazuri team.

There have been mission visits from two Atlanta area churches – Mount Pisgah United Methodist and St. Luke’s Presbyterian – and from Canada, Norway and the Netherlands.

June 1, 2006
Maji Mazuri USA Audited Accounts 2005 Available

December 14, 2005
We now have 93 children sponsored, and have expanded the program considerably.

We have established a new fund – The Children’s Fund – for people to make donations that can be used for any child in our care that has a special need.

The farm at Kiserian has yielded its first crops – vegetables for the children, and tomatoes for sale locally.

An Atlanta firm has donated $5,000 towards completing the kitchen dining room complex at the Kiserian elementary school.

A group from one of our sponsor churches in Atlanta visited Kenya in October to see the projects for themselves.

Supporters in Alberta Canada have raised over $6,750 Canadian at a church tea and bake and craft sale.

The Youth Group has obtained a safe space for an office and internet café.

And a Dutch charity has made a substantial donation to the Youth Group’s Education Fund.
 
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SPONSOR A CHILD  IN KENYA IN THE  MAJI MAZURI PROGRAM!

Who's being helped? - What does it take to help? - How does sponsorship work?
What do I receive as a sponsor? - What can I do today? - Sponsorship Application

At the moment we have nearly 300 children and young people in our Maji Mazuri Program in Kenya aged from 3 years to 20 who need your help.

Young children like:

Nelius N.

4 years old - Nelius was abandoned by his mother and is living in the Mathare Valley slum. He attends the Maji Mazuri Head Start Project
Dorothy A.

6 years old - Dorothy lives in the Mathare Valley slum and is at the Maji Mazuri Head Start Project
Mercy W.

4 years old - Mercy was abandoned by her family and lives at the Maji Mazuri Children's Center
Peter N.

11 years old - Peter is mentally handicapped and lives at the Maji Mazuri Children's Center.

Teenagers like:

Peter W.

16 years old - Peter has hydrocephalus and was abandoned by his mother as a baby. He is living at the Maji Mazuri Children's Center
David N.

16 years old - David is an orphan and has had a leg brace from childhood polio.  He is currently at Upper Matasia Secondary School (a boarding high school)
Peninah S.

16 years old - Peninah is a Maasai girl who was almost married off at 15, but now goes to Upper Matasia Secondary School
John M.

14 years old - John's parents died in 1999 and 2000.
 
Young Adults like:
 
Allias N.

24 years old - Allias is mentally handicapped and has epilepsy. He lives at the Children's Center
Rosemary W.

19 years old - Rosemary has cerebral palsy and lives at the Children's Center.
 
What does it take to help?
You can sponsor a child in pre-school or elementary school for $30 per month. This covers the cost of their food, the mandatory school uniform, stationery and books. It also provides  personal items such as toiletries and underwear and helps with housing costs.

Or, you can  sponsor a young person at a boarding high school for a monthly cost of $70. This covers the full cost of their food, housing, school fees, the mandatory school uniform, stationery and books. It also provides personal items such as toiletries and underwear.

Please bear in mind that sponsorship is a longer term commitment. While you can end your payments at any time, for the sake of the children, we like sponsors to think in terms of 2 to 4 years of support.

How does sponsorship work?
It is very straightforward. First complete a registration form and e-mail or mail it to us, and we decide together which child you will be sponsoring.

Then you send regular checks to Maji Mazuri USA here in Atlanta, or you can set up a regular electronic transfer from your bank account to ours. Maji Mazuri USA is registered with the IRS as a non profit public charity and we will issue tax receipts for your donations at the end of each year.

100% of the money you send us is sent directly to Maji Mazuri Kenya and is spent on the project that is caring for the sponsored children – the Maji Mazuri Head Start project in the Mathare Valley slum; the Maji Mazuri Children’s Center; the Maji Mazuri Elementary School or the Upper Matasia School.

Maji Mazuri USA is staffed by volunteers who accept no remuneration.


What do I receive, as a sponsor?

A photograph and profile of the child that you have agreed to sponsor. We will send a new photograph and profile every year.

At least 2 reports each year telling you how your child is developing in terms of health, education and maturity.

The opportunity to send letters or cards to your child (but no gifts or extra money, please, in the interests of fairness to other children)

What can I do today?
Please complete  the sponsorship registration form and e-mail it kevincorcoran@majimazuri.org or mail it to Kevin Corcoran, 4783 Summerset Lane, Atlanta, Georgia 30338. You may enclose your first check with the registration form if you wish.

We will get in touch with you within two weeks with an information packet about the
child or young person we suggest that  you may wish to sponsor.

Sponsorship Registration Form
The sponsorship registration form is available in multiple formats.  Please click on the format that you prefer to download.

Microsoft Word (*.doc)
Rich Text Format (*.rtf)
HTML (*.html)
Text (*.txt)

Any questions?

Please feel free to contact us at info@majimazuri.org or write to us at Kevin Corcoran, 4783 Summerset Lane, Atlanta Ga. 30338,  and we will do our best to answer any questions that  you have about Maji Mazuri or about the sponsorship program.

 

 

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