About the Project
The project consisted of providing food to support nutrition at Aswani Project of Hope Educational Program.
Location
Kawangware, Nairobi, Kenya
Quick Project Stats
| Funding Date | April 2024 |
| Luena Investment | $500 |
| CBO Partner | Aswani Kizito’s Project of Hope |
| Village | Kawangware |
| Country | Kenya |
| # of Children Impacted | 290 |
| Community Contribution | manual labor, local contribution of food donations, school scholarships, local foster parents/guardians |
Educational Programs Need Support to Keep Students Enrolled
A large percentage of Kawangware residents live below the poverty line, earning only $1 or $2 a day and living hand to mouth to survive. This little money is used to try to pay rent and buy food, so there are many who cannot afford to pay school fees or even have adequate clothing. As many are unable to find employment, they turn to criminal activities such as prostitution, drugs and substance abuse, gang involvement, robberies, and illegal brewing of alcohol as means of survival. This has led to mass insecurity in Kawangware slums and resulted in many abandoned and neglected street children, an issue that is increasingly getting out of hand. The Aswani Kizito’s Project of Hope initiative has been operating in the Kawangware slum since 2010. In the past 14 years, they have educated over 330 children free of charge through primary school and enrolled countless into secondary schools and vocational schools. Meeting the basic needs of the children is still a daily struggle, as Aswani Project of Hope relies on small-scale local donations.
Food Security Improves Wellbeing
The donation from Luena Foundation was used to purchase food that supports the nutritional needs of our children. Securing a reliable food source is essential for the wellbeing and growth of our children’s minds, bodies, and souls. By providing regular meals, the children can develop trust in the Center, trust in their safety/security, and trust in their future. When they can free their mind from the fear of where they will find their next meal, they can shift into thinking of their future potential and focus on learning and healing.
Meet our Partner Community-Based Organization
Aswani Kizito’s Project of Hope is a project to build a new home for orphaned children who are currently living in the slums of Kawangare and who so deserve the care and attention we have to offer them. We want to create a Children’s Centre, based in a new community development in Kitengela, that offers them the space in which to can grow and develop, receive an education, and eventually become productive members of society.
To learn more about our partner organization, click here.
