MISSION: Our mission and purpose is to relieve poverty by providing basic amenities, including food, clothing, shelter, education, and basic medicines and medical aid to orphaned children, children with mental disabilities, homeless people, and people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya and Canada. To gift funds to qualified donees as defined in subsection 149.1(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)”. This Charity is managed by a strong team of directors who are volunteers and are never paid salaries or benefits. These directors ensure that all donations that we receive directly go to accomplish our purpose. (NOTE: All directors, volunteers and staff are NOT paid any salaries or benefits whatsoever (other than the 2 nannies who take care of the orphanage children in Kenya). Our overhead expenses are always less than 2% of gross revenue. This implies that 98% of all donations received go to help the needy persons, both in Canada and in Kenya). “We Try To Make Positive Social Change To The People In Need”
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CURRENT EVENTS -2022 (Please help)
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CHARITY PROGRAMS:
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HOMELESS FOOD & WINTER CLOTHING DRIVES
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Food hampers and warm clothes winter distribution to the Homeless People in BC, Vancouver. We will distribute about 650 Food hampers each containing beef ravioli open lid can, an orange, an apple, a banana, water bottle and a short bread. Please join us. You can also help the homeless in your own city by just giving something this Christmas.
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1. HOMELESS PROGRAM IN CANADA
a) Over the years, we have we have helped more than 7500 homeless poor in in Metro Vancouver by donating food hampers each containing canned beef /chicken, orange, apple, banana, cookies and chocolates , juice / water etc.; and various assorted warm clothes , blankets, shoes and personal hygiene products. These items were transported to various parts of Metro Vancouver (Mainly in the cities of Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Maple Ridge, Mission, Abbotsford, and Vancouver Island
b) We plan to continue helping the homeless poor. Please help with cash donations or cleaned used clothes (Note: we accept only washed & disinfected used clothes).
2: ORPHANAGE & SCHOOLS PROGRAM IN KENYA
a) We continue to support 23 children at Dr Njenga Foundation Orphanage in Kenya. They need accommodation and education. We accommodate them at our Orphanage in Kenya. As at January 2022, One girl was at Kenyan college called Kenya Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 4 boys at various High Schools in Kenya, 4 girls at various high schools in Kenya , and 13 kids are at St. Lawrence Catholic Primary School at Kamuchege Village in Kenya; Maintaining the orphanage requires an annual budget of CAD$12,000; and the school fees annual budget is CAD$13,000. Total annual Budget is CAD$25,000.
b) New Dormitory to accommodate 40 girls at our Dr Njenga Orphanage in Kenya has been delayed due to funding and the need to educate current 23 kids using available funding as a priority. Plans awaiting local Council approval in Kenya. Budget is $50,000. We received a donation of $9869.82 from Rotary Club of New Westminster of British Columbia to start this project, but it was delayed due to the prioritized activity of educating the kids using the available resources.
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We kindly ask you to help us. The fundraising target is $25,000 that is just enough to educate and maintain these 23 orphans next year (2020). Also note that we did not fund-raise last year (2018) because one donor helped us significantly. . We thank that donor and all those donors and supporters who has made this Charity a success story.
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Kids at the Orphanage: January 30 2022
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This is a highlight and part of our story. For more pictures and stories, please go to History page. and Event Page
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ORPHANAGE PROGRAM IN KENYA
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HOMELESS PROGRAM IN CANADA
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2012:. We built this Orphanage in Kenya that we support and manage at Kamuchege Village, Kiambu District in Kenya. Inevitably, some orphans do not have relatives to take of them. They must be removed from streets -Give them an opportunity for future self sustaining. Orphanage accommodates 20 kids
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2012: Our Directors Jennifer Kube and Dr Peter Njenga went to Kenya at their expense to open this Orphanage on November 1 2012 . Financial problems and security obstacles were tricky and remain a story to tell. Jennifer refused to be deterred by security threat. But strong will and commitment made this dream come true to many.
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2016: Donated 2000 food hampers each containing canned beef /chicken, orange, apple, banana, cookies and chocolates , juice / water etc.; and various assorted warm clothes , blankets, shoes and personal hygiene products; 2017 donated 1500, and 2018 donated 1000
To us helping and donating to the homeless is a call that we take very seriously. We do it every year.
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2012: Kids receive a package of personal health and school necessities prepared and donated by Jennifer’s Mother -Mary Kube of Canada. The needy kids were identified by a local Church Women group. The 20 kids at the orphanage are doing well.
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2012: Focus is to educate these kids for their future sustainability. Kids are seen here takling a challenge of drawing or writing anything about their new place and what they want to be in future.
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Our dedicated team of volunteers who are not paid anything distribute tons of used and new blankets and clothing to homeless people in BC Lower Mainland.
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2013: Networking in style: Orphanage kids display art work received from Canadian Sunday School Children at Newton-Surrey United Church. The hope is to make the two groups of kids learn some aspects of global issues....managers of tomorrow.
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2013: Our Directors Jennifer and Peter are seen donating about 300 books and 3 computer laptops to this primary school where orphanage kids go. Peter & Jennifer have a vision of mobilizing the local community to initiate and teach technical trades that are self sustaining and income generating .
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We make a conveyor belt of volunteers to sort out and park food hampers which easily distributed /donated to the needy homeless poor.
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2013: This is the public school that the orphanage kids go to school. It is called Kamuchege Primary school, the same school Dr Peter Njenga passed through. Peter & Jennifer promised the kids a library and few computers. As promised, these were delivered in 2013.
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2014: Every student from class Std: 4 to 8 received the most recommended Text book revision series for the Kenya Primary School Curriculum.
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Credit to Jennifer Kube Njenga seen above with her dedicated Mom Mary Kube . Jennifer ensures that donations (food and clothings) are organized and volunteers are available to do the job. Serving about 1000 homeless people in one food drive requires good management.
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2016: December -These kids want to be shown love. We Give them love and we teach them the survival skills. One of them is now in High School and all the others are in St Lawrence Catholic Primary School. We visit them at our own personal expense to see how they are doing. We thank the Manager Mr. John Wainaina (back left in the picture) and Nanny Jecinta for doing a very good job
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TO: 2017: September - These 22 kids after school are saying THANK YOU to all sponsors and donors and their Nanny and their Manager.
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Peter is seen donating and discussing with those who need help . His heart is always broken when he sees homelessness happening in Canada.
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2008:. We also support mentally challenged children in Kenya. Their needs are so many, yet the resources are scarse for them
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2009: We Support Orphans at their grandparent’s residencies in Kenya- a wholistic approach. But their living conditions are not good at all.
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Since 2007 to 2017, we have been participating in helping homeless people in Vancouver Downtown Eastside- with food & clothing . The need is so great . Lining up for food that we donate becomes necessary.
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