| Country / Region: | Kenya / Mathare Valley |
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| Project Summary: | The Mathare Valley Slum, in the heart of the city of Nairobi, holds more than half a million people. The Mathare Valley Project is a joint effort of Outreach Community Church and Mathare Community Outreach. |
Partner Overview
The Mathare Valley Slum, in the heart of the city of Nairobi, holds more than half a million people. As the population continues to increased, so does the poverty, crime, and disease. The living conditions are horrific as human beings live with an uncontrolled number of animals in shelters of galvanized iron sheets nailed together to form 6 x 6 cubicles. A dirty river of garbage and human waste runs through the middle of the slum and acts as its only sewage system.
Bright Hope found a church partner there bringing Hope to the community. Outreach Community Church (OCC) has planted 8 churches throughout the Mathare and built a school for 1400 children. They are investing in the next generation. Bright Hope is supporting OCC through education grants, a school-feeding program, leadership development programs, and college scholarships.
Funding for this project provides support for the Executive Director and key leaders, and the orphans and their schooling.
2011 Project Proposal
Outreach Community Church (OCC) has planted 8 churches throughout the Mathare and built a school for 1400 children. They are investing in the next generation. Bright Hope is supporting OCC through education grants, a school-feeding program, leadership development programs, and college scholarships.
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Vocational School Scholarship Proposal
The odds of enrolling into college in Kenya are pretty slim. In fact, the World Bank says the enrollment ratio is about 2.7% in Kenya compared to 83% in the U.S. Furthermore, if you consider someone living in the urban slum of Mathare Valley with poor schools and little personal financial support the odds become really slim.
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2012 Mathare Valley School Feeding Proposal
The school feeding program in Mathare Valley has continued to be a foundation in attracting and retaining children in school so they may an have opportunity to improve their future. Few government schools exist in Mathare & Kariobangi, thus making non-formal schools a critical factor in a struggling community of violent crime, prostitution, illegal alcohol and drugs.
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To make a donation by mail, please send a check to Attn: Mathare Fire Relief, Bright Hope, 2060 Stonington Avenue, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
