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Just like in Aotearoa, schools in Kenya need access to a sustainable, clean water source ensure proper hygiene and a strong learning environment for students. Here's a quick update on some of our water projects in Emali, Kenya.
Through your ongoing, generous support we know that creating an impact for children, youth, and families in Emali, Kenya means a lot to you. Here is the latest sponsorship update from Emali.
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Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, a field visit has been a long time coming for the ChildFund team but finally our programmes officer Matt Fowler is in Emali, Kenya. He has been working alongside our partners to help them become self-sufficient in locally-led, child-focused development.
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ChildFund has worked with the community in Emali, through local partners, with funds from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and supporters, to deliver the Agriculture Dairy and Economic Development (ADED) Project project over the past four years. The project has created around 5,000 employment opportunities in the area.
“I say a big thank you to ChildFund for taking me to the hospital, paying for the costs and helping me get well and a big thank you to my sponsor. I feel good now, I am much better and I have gone back to school. God bless you, thank you.”
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“Through the sponsorship and the help I get from ChildFund, I am constantly able to find ways to grow myself. One good thing has led to another and yet another ..."
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A better future is on the way for Lydia. She always dreamed of starting her own business and now, with support from ChildFund New Zealand sponsors, she has!
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With thanks to generous Emali child sponsors and monthly givers, a lot is happening there to help children thrive despite the ongoing disruptions from COVID-19. Preventing COVID-19 has been a key focus for the ChildFund team in Emali, but there...
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An impressive 1672 people across 91 village saving and loan groups in Emali, Kenya received training through ChildFund New Zealand in 2019. This is support from our child sponsors and child essentials monthly givers at work in Kenya! Village savings...
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For ChildFund New Zealand sponsors Rob Hunter and Gina Kamerbeek-Hunter a trip to Emali, Kenya was not only to meet one of their three sponsored children but to see first-hand the HUGE impact sponsorship has in the community. From seeing...
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