Updates on Project Activities

Kabondo Poverty Alleviation Organization (KPAO) in Rachuonyo district of Nyanza province is working on a number of activities aimed at poverty alleviation and building the capacity of the community to rise up to a number of challenges.

1. We are working with the Africa Book Project together with other well wishers from Canada in putting up a community LIbrary aimed at increasing knowledge in the community particularly among disadvantaged children and letting them celebrate the beauty of books. We welcome others willing to help with this noble task as education is linked to many improvements in the quality of life which will be a milestone to this region in the long term.

2. We are building a partnership with the University of Western Ontario/Western Heads East to underatke a home based care and nutrition project for children, women and people living with HIV and AIDS. The University is currently carrying out a research on the use of pro-biotic yoghurt to improve the quality of life of immune compromised people. We hope to benefit from this unique research work and hope well wishers will come forward to help us reach out to these vulnerable category of our popuation.

3. We are currently negotiating with the Stephen Lewis Foundation to help support our orphans and Vulnerable children attain education, psychosocial support, educational materials, health care, nutritional support and support for small income generating projects of their guardians.

4. We are aslo seeking partnerships from donors and well wishers to run a HIV/AIDS youth behaviour change project targeting the youth in school and the youth out of school through a wide range of participatory activities.

5. We are also seeking partnerships to help run a Vocational skills training project for older orphans heading households but who have been left behind by the hope and promise of formal education. The training will be in the area of carpentry, welding, hair dressing, catering, dress making, motor mechanics among others.

6. We are working with the community members to find out better ways of engaging in sustainable agriculture which is the mainstay of the economy of this region and also involving the poor community members in small income generating activities through the establishment of a small micro-finance scheme .

7. Currently we asking supporters to help us organize a Christmas party for 500 orphaned and vulnerable children and their guardains so as to enable them share in the joy of Christmas. Donations can be sent via Money Gram or Western Union to:

Eric Ochanji
P. O. Box 3527-40100
Kisumu, Kenya

Any donors, friends or well wishers willing to help can contact:

Eric Ochanji
Project Director
Email: eochanji@yahoo.com

OR

Barb Briggs
Projects Facilitator
Email: dbbriggs@telus.net