You are the sunshine in our rainbowYou were there for us when we really needed you.You answered our call for help and we thank you so much for caring. Your donations to our support packages have allowed us to buy more seeds to grow food, buy staple food for our children and remaining staff, assist with insurances & pay wages, put fuel in our car, and help with utilities. We have been able to hire casual local boys to assist with preparing the farm again after the flooding. They are very grateful for the work. Watch our thank you video we made just for you on Facebook. AND please consider us as your charity of choice as the financial year comes to an end this month. All donations over $2.00 are tax-deductible. We still remain in lockdown in Kenya.A reminder of why you should choose Umoja as your charity of choice. |
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LIFE IN LOCKDOWN
Daily life goes on at Umoja while we have been in lockdown since mid-March. I've never seen Aunty Lozi's hair so long! It must be driving her nuts, as she likes to keep her hair in a nice style like all us girls. The children with us are healthy and well, and no doctor's visits for March, April, May, and up to now. | |
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| GETTING OUR FARM UP AND RUNNING AFTER THE FLOODS
Thanks to your donations we have been able to hire some casual workers from our community to prepare the land for crops. |
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| Aunty Agnes has been with us since November 2016 and is our third longest employee. Agnes has had a very, very hard life that we cannot imagine. She goes about her work with pride, and loves our children like her own. Agnes, like Aunty Lozi has been in lockdown at Umoja with our children since mid-March. We are very lucky to have Aunty Agnes to help raise our children. Aunty Agnes is a deep thinker and appreciates immensely her role at Umoja. |
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Corona Virus in Kenya
As of the 17th June there are 3860 cases in Kenya and 105 deaths. The case number has more than doubled since the 22nd of May. Deaths continue to rise. Some of Kenya has had restrictions eased a little. Our remaining staff are holding up well despite not leaving the project since mid-March. Our manager is the only one in and out. The children are very eager to return to school, 'possibly' in September. Mombasa has the second-highest number of Corona Virus cases in Kenya and restrictions in and out of the city are still in place.
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If you are looking for a guest speaker while you are doing your Zoom meetings, why not contact us? We've spoken at some during covid-19 and happy to do more to share the Umoja Story. Contact us. |
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