Child Refuge Centers International Inc

TO CHANGE LIVES IN KENYA THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WITH A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES.

CHILD & COLLEGE SPONSORSHIP - OUR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM OF CHILDREN COSTS 35 PER MONTH. SPONSORED CHILDREN WRITE TO THEIR SPONSORS THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SPONSORS RECEIVE MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS ALONG WITH QUARTERLY LETTERS EDUCATING THEM ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND EVENTS IN KENYA THAT AFFECT THE LIFE OF THEIR SPONSORED CHILD. WE REQUIRE THE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY, TO MAINTAIN A C AVERAGE TO BE ACTIVE IN THE PROGRAM. THIS ENCOURAGES COMMITMENT AND APPRECIATION ON THE PART OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ALIKE KENYAN STAFF FOLLOWS UP WITH THE CHILDREN ON A REGULAR BASIS TO INSURE THAT THEY ARE DOING WELL AND THAT THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENT IS SAFE. WIDOW'S MIGHT - DUE TO THE POLYGAMOUS CULTURE, WIDOWS MAKE UP A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE WORK IN. LACK OF EDUCATION AND ANY JOB SKILLS LEAVE THEM VULNERABLE AT RISK AND UNABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN PHYSICALLY OR WITH THEIR EDUCATION. SPONSORSHIP OF A WIDOW COSTS 65 A MONTH AND GIVES MONTHLY FOOD ASSISTANCE, COVERS THE COST OF FIVE FEMALE GOATS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR AND GIVES THEM JOB TRAINING ALONG WITH CLASSES IN LITERACY AND BIBLE INSTRUCTION. THIS PAST YEAR WE HAVE DONE TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BREAD MAKING, SOAP MAKING AND INTRODUCTION TO SEWING AS WELL AS ADVANCED SEWING. OUR TRAINING EXTENDED TO THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES: ORKARKAR, NKOISUSU, OLOOTOTO, ILKERINE AND KIBERA. THE BREAD MAKING AND SEWING ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PARTS OT THE PROGRAM. THE WIDOWS TRAINED IN KIBERA COMPLETED UNIFORMS FOR SPONSORED STUDENTS AT ILKERINE, OSEGEL, KIBERA AND THE WHOLE NKOISUSU PRIMARY SCHOOL. THIS CONSISTED OF SEWING SHORTS, SHIRTS AND DRESSES. THE ONES WHO HAVE GRADUATED ARE SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE SKILLS LEARNED IN THE PROGRAM.

CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING - RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DOUBLE CLASSROOM FOR THE ORKARKAR CENTER, AS WELL AS A NEW TROUGH TO SERVICE THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR LIVESTOCK. ILKERINE - A NEW CLASSROOM WAS COMPLETED AT ILKERINE THIS YEAR.

FAMILY HELP SERVICES - WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL FOOD RELIEF DUE TO SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS. WE ALSO INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF ACREAGE WE PLANTED FROM 5 TO 22 ACRES. THIS HAS PROVIDED FOOD FOR BOTH THE FEEDING PROGRAM AS WELL AS FOOD RELIEF. OUR WIDOW'S MIGHT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND. WIDOWS ARE BEING TAUGHT AGRICULTURE, SEWING AND BREAD MAKING WHICH IS PROVIDING THEM WITH INCOME TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. THREE BOREHOLES WERE DUG COMPLETE WITH WATER STANDS, TANKS AND DISTRIBUTION POINTS. CLASSROOMS AND TEACHER HOUSING WAS BUILT AT DIFFERENT CENTERS.

INDIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES