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Isiolo 21 st of Feb 2009 MM-team in Isiolo: Lucy Mwendwa, The Chairperson Susan Kinau, Vice-Chairperson Josphine Kirumba, Secretary Rev.Caroline Karea, Treasurer Lucy Muthee, Member ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2008 AND PLANS FOR 2009 We the team of MM family wish to express our gratitude to you all for the recommendable work that you have done to uplift the living conditions of MM families here in Isiolo. The mark is noticeable by many and we all say may the work of your hands expand in great value. The weather now is warm and very hot it is the hottest month of the year. But we here are used to the weather. The dry season has caused the country to experience intensive famine that in some part of the country, some people have died of hunger. It is so sad that despite the government effort to give people food they can’t achieve much. But we are glad to inform you that none of MM family was affected to the extent of death your support was able to sustain them. Your support for the year 2008 was great because life had become unbearable a packet of 2kg of maize mail is costing up to 130 Ksh. 50 and beans Ksh. 80-100. Many people who are lucky would do with one meal for two days and most go with no meal for more days. Porridge is now the main food for most of the families. It has been hard life and still it is becoming more difficult every day. Your support enabled us to buy rice, maize and beans for the families this was greatly appreciated by all the families please see the enclosed photos. The greatest challenge we are having as the management of MM is the cost of living which is going up every day and this affect the activities the families are doing and some business are affected downward. But this will not deter us from strengthening them in their activities. ACTIVITIES ACHIEVED 2008 v EDUCATION Despite the hardship children supported have been maintained in school, their fees paid and met other requirements such as school uniform, shoes, and text books. We also supported 5 girls from the MM families to be trained on tailoring in order to empower the families on self- sustainability. See some enclosed photos we hope they will look for employment and help in support of their families. These are girls who could not continue with education either due to luck of school fees or early pregnancy which is common due to poverty. v HEALTH All children were vaccinated against typhoid and malaria including their families because we realized if treat only the supported children, there might be contamination hence end up infecting them again. v INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES Indeed it has been a struggle to maintain and sustain these activities, however all is not lost. The team assessed the performance and advised them accordingly. Some lost hope and so we could not consider them in allocation of more funds for their business this will teach them a lesson that if they get the hook and fish, then the business of getting the fish by themselves never last long! Therefore they were given time to reorganize themselves and share their ideas when we meet in the next meeting with them. We all understand that economy has crippled most of the people but we are proud to inform you that 70% are doing well. The following ladies received cash support for their business: 1) Mother of Joy Kanana Ksh 5,000 2)Mother of Mwendwa Kiugu Ksh 3,000 3)Mother of Esther Kanana Ksh 5,000 4)Mother of Glory Kaimuri Ksh 3,500 5)Mother of Stella Ksh 3,000
ACTIVITY QUANTITY COST TOTAL Ksh Ksh *) 1)SCHOOL FEES, PRIMARY 10 400 X 3 terms 12000 2) SCHOOL FEES SECONDARY 3 7000 X 3 terms 63000 SHOES 10 1500 15000 MEDICAL EXPENSE CHRISTMAS FOOD SCHOOL UNIFORMS 10 1150 11500 MAIZE & BEANS 65000 IGAS 19500 PLANNING TEAM 24000 BANK CHARGES 12 950 11400 TAILORING TRAINING 5 3500 17500 238400 (=2,378.55 Euro) *) 100 Kenyan Shilling = 0.99772 Euro 1,000 Kenyan Shilling = 9.97716 Euro 100 Euro (EUR) = 10,022.9 Kenyan Shilling (KES) 1,000 Euro (EUR) = 100,229 Kenyan Shilling THE MM-CHILDREN AND THEIR PERFORMANCE IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) GLORY KAIMURI By time of our visit the mother was still selling fruits and milk she have managed to buy a bed for Glory and the sisters to use because before they were sleeping on the floor. 2) DENIS KAIMENYI The chicken project is doing well over last Christmas time the mother sold 50 eggs and bought a table for the children to use while doing their studies at home. Her plans for this year are to buy some wood chair and add more chicken to increase the yield. 3) DENIS MWENDA The mother has started vending vegetables while the father is still a carpenter. The parents are able to sustain themselves. 4) JOSPHINE & STELLA The parents live separately after domestic wrangles however she, the mother, managed to buy a goat. We will keep on supporting her and make sure she comes out strong for the girls. 5) JOY KANANA Despite the severe drought Meru has never been completely dry. The family received fertilizer and seeds for farming and they did well. They were able to harvest good number of potatoes which they will sell. 6) MWENDWA KIUGU her mother is doing well in fruits business though after the price shot up she is not able to buy enough to sell like before. Her struggle is worthy because she is very aggressive. The mother was able to buy a table from her savings. 7) ESTHER KANANA this newly registered child supported by the school. The parents would wish to be supported to buy seeds and fertilizer. She got school uniform and other school requirements. 8) MERCY GACHERI &JACKLINE. Jacqueline is strong and jolly as ever. She is still on medication and looks very healthy. Mercy is now in 8th grade and will be joining secondary school next year. She is doing well in school despite the challenges they are facing. MM team has always been there for them. Their elder brother is also in 4th grade in secondary school he had fee problem but it is now solved. 9) NELIZA NKIROTE The mother has maintained the milk cow which is giving them milk for family consumption and for sale. The mother is determined to build a house from her savings. PROJECTED ACTIVITIES FOR 2009 In our last meeting we discussed at length and realized that if we venture into supporting the families in much more broader way it can for you too to share the idea with us. Our intents are as follows; In order to curb typhoid, worms and other bacterial infections we need to ensure the waste disposal is healthy, therefore we purpose to construct pit latrine for them but in cost sharing , we provide the material and they provide the labour. (This will be prioritized according to the needs of the families not everybody who will get a toilet but those who are in dare need.) We support them in repairing their house because some live in very desperate housing; we do not intend to change their li but to improve their living conditions. E.g. repairing the houses by helping them to buy iron sheets for roofing and other local available materials. (This will also not be for everybody but those in daring need to be assisted.) We will continue to buy them cereals as long as the famine is persistent. People are surviving with only one day’s meal which at days is porridge that serves as lunch and supper. Food has be come the most challenging issue to every body here in We will also ensure that children are in school by paying their fees and meet all their education requirements. Good health is vital therefore we will ensure that the children get medical attention whenever necessary CHALLENGES Political strides Financial Defeciency Drought & Famine Tribalism Deceases Illiteracy level |