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St. Michaels Parish The Africa Project Slide 2 In 2009, the School Sisters of Notre Dame embarked on a new project... to help the orphans of Nyalienga Parish in Homa Bay Diocese, Kenya. KENYA Slide 3 Notre Dame Children Outreach They call their project: Slide 4 The School Sisters of Notre Dame - Kenya Sisters Mara Frundt, Rose Ngacha, Mary Aloo Odhiambo, and Mary Kerber (District Leader) Slide 5 The Sisters have a vision: To restore hope in the communities To empower the orphans & guardians: education health care psychosocial support creation of income Slide 6 To date, 109 children from the 34 centres of the parish are participating. Slide 7 Most of the children are orphans some as young as 14 are looking after several younger siblings. Slide 8 Education is a challenge collecting water, gathering firewood, growing food, preparing meals etc, takes a lot of time. Money is scarce. Slide 9 Social pressures need to be addressed. Girls as young as 14 leave school to get married. Slide 10 Many of the orphans have land but lack the skills to grow enough food to feed their family. Slide 11 To achieve their vision, the Sisters need: Meeting Rooms Health clinic Living quarters Offices Slide 12 Sister Mara in her office Slide 13 The Sisters need: Reliable sources of clean water to use and share Slide 14 The Sisters need: Social workers Health care providers Teachers Facilitators Slide 15 New School Uniforms for the children Slide 16 Students hoping to go to Form 1 next school year Slide 17 The Sisters need: Vehicle(s) suitable for carrying people and supplies over rough terrain. Slide 18 The Sisters need: A parcel of land suitable for growing cash crops to ensure the Notre Dame Children Outreach is sustainable. Slide 19 ? How can St. Michaels in Waterloo, be of service? Slide 20 St. Michaels can: Act in solidarity with the Sisters by: Fundraising Prayer Education Slide 21 Fundraising how much? The requirements of the Outreach Centre will grow over time. There are hundreds of orphans in the Nyalienga parish. Building costs are not yet known. Slide 22 Fundraising how much? Some examples of where money will be spent: $30,000 4 wheel drive vehicle $1,500 - social worker salary / year $600 boarding school / year / student $25 - local school cost / month / child $1,500 land costs / acre Slide 23 Sister Mara, Five Friends & one Goat Slide 24 Prayer: Baba Yetu means Our Father in Swahili today you heard the prayer set to music. Slide 25 Sister Mary Aloo during a mass celebration in Nyalienga Slide 26 Sister Mary Aloo Sister Rose Pray for the sisters as they work to achieve their vision. Slide 27 Pray for the orphans that they grow and prosper. Slide 28 Education Will be ongoing at St. Michaels and the parish schools. St. Nicholas Sir Edgar Bauer St. Davids (Fall 2010) Harambee Working Together Slide 29 Duration: Five Sessions of Activities Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Slide 30 Spring 2010 Session 1 April 4: Session I begins Slide 31 Spring 2010 Session 1 April 11: Presentation of Notre Dame Children Outreach Blessing of the Solidarity Pole Distribution of Harambee bookmarks Slide 32 Spring 2010 Session 1 April 18: Donations collected for Notre Dame Children Outreach Tutakusanya michango We will be collecting funds Slide 33 Spring 2010 Session 1 April 25: Guest Speakers Tutaamba masimulizi We will share stories Slide 34 Spring 2010 Session 1 May 2: Pot-luck Dinner Tutagawa chakula We will be sharing food Slide 35 KENYA December 2009 Slide 36 your enthusiasm and energy to reach out to these very needy children and to support us here as we try to extend your and our love and care to them is indeed a source of strength, hope and courage to us. A message to St. Michaels from Sister Mara November 2009 Slide 37 ST. MICHAELS - April 2010 Slide 38 Slide 39