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March 2010 Email Newsletter KIN Website
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Visit to Kibera
Estelle and Phil are just back from a visit to Nairobi. Around 160 children attend the feeding programme each week and lunch is nutritious with stew, milk, fruit and chapatis. Visitors, who travelled with us, commented how healthy the KIN children looked compared to those along the slum tracks. There are 106 children in the Guardianship Scheme, attending school, with uniforms, books and lunch each day. These families also receive a weekly food pack. KIN also supports a further 48 children through their education. 4 years at secondary school (if boarding) costs in the region of £2,800 for 1 child, far beyond the reach of most Kibera caregivers.
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The challenges for the KIN team are huge as they support children coping with HIV status, poverty and abuse. It was excellent to hear good news of Samuel, working as a mechanic, and Semira, as a hairdresser in Mombassa, as a result of KIN funding.
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KIN Business Support
200 small businesses have now received loans. The KIN team is working hard to provide training and support. Estelle visited Husna, who gets up every morning at 4.00am to make chapatis to sell in front of her shack in Kibera. She also sells cloth and charcoal to support herself and 5 children (3 orphans from her brother). Her husband died a year ago and the KIN loan has encouraged her to grow her business to earn enough money to pay rent and for food.
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KIN Dates for your Diary
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Quiz Night
Saturday 8th May 2010 7.30pm
Wilmslow Parish Hall, Cliff Road
Tables of 8 with Fish and Chip Supper
Can you outwit our Quiz Master?
Tickets £10 Contact Estelle or Kerry |
Halloween Party
Saturday 30th October 2010
Alderley Edge Festival Hall
More info to follow
Please save the date.
This will be the main KIN fundraiser of the year |
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Trip to Nairobi
November/December 2010
Are you a Guardian or Supporter who would like to see the projects in action? Estelle will visit next in late November/early December.An economy return to Nairobi with BA costs approx £560 and
accomodation is in the region of £70 per night. There would be an opportunity to take part in the
feeding programme, see KIN children in school and KIN Business Support projects. Contact Estelle
if you are interested. Why not combine a visit with a safari?
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Thank You! |
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Cheadle Hulme School Year 7's who dressed up for a sponsored Fun Run in January and raised enough money to support Dennis, a Kibera 13 year old, through school until he reaches 18, as well as provide some funding for the feeding programme.
Phil, Natalie and Joel who are running in the Wilmslow Half Marathon on 28 March. Still time to sponsor them! Sponsor Phil, Natalie and Joel
All other supporters and donations - without
your help the projects could not continue.
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All attendees and auction bidders at
the KIN Black & White Ball in November which raised more than £26,000 for the KIN projects.
Wilmslow Methodist Church for the funds raised from the Coffee Lounge.
Tamatha & Richard who completed the British Military Fitness Challenge last year raising money for KIN.
If you plan to climb Everest, cycle across America or a lesser (but no less worthy challenge), please do it sponsored for KIN! |
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KIN (Kibera in Need)
Pownall Hall Farm
Broad Walk
Wilmslow Cheshire
SK9 5PZ
01625 538902 01625 538902
estelle@kiberainneed.org
www.kiberainneed.org
Registered Charity Number 1117658 |
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