Likoni School for the Blind

The Likoni School for the Blind is beautifully situated on the mouth of the harbour in Mombasa, the main city of the coastal area of Kenya, on the shores of the Indian Ocean.  The school plays a leading role in seeing to the welfare of partially sighted, totally blind and multi-handicapped children. Albino children have very specific needs as their eyesight deteriorates early and they are very susceptible to multiple and aggressive forms of skin cancer and Likoni School endeavors to provide treatments for all the children in their care. 

Your sponsorship of $25 a month will help provide food, school fees, medical costs and educational materials for these children.  As the children come from extremely poor families and the cost of medical treatment is high, the need for financial assistance is great.

Dandora Phase V Project 

This centre is a church (Corps) based community project. It cares for over 200 pre school children affected by extreme poverty or the AIDS virus.  Many are orphans.    The families are extremely poor. The HIV/AIDS programme is community based        and  not funded.  Volunteer workers help with visitation, escort/carry to hospital,         and Kids Club and feeding programme when operative.  The Officer managers          build bridges with the parents, support them to attend the assessment centre and          the  doctors.  The women make beaded jewellery for sale to help with the costs of running the nursery.

The Isiolo Project

Isiolo is in the north eastern area of Kenya. It is the furthest point that The Salvation Army has penetrated, and is about 400kms from the border with Ethiopia.
Isiolo is an arid area, dependent on rain for the crops and thus for the economic wellbeing of the people.
Our presence is small but enthusiastic and growing. The CSM, Reuben, is blind and was 'found' by The Salvation Army many years ago and was educated in one of our schools for the blind. He is about 70 years old and runs the unofficial Corps under a tree and in his own home in the village.
He teaches the children to recite Bible verse and teaches them to sing accompanied on his accordion.

Dressed in beautiful borrowed dresses but their dusty footwear tells the truth. Agnes, 5yrs and Sabina, almost 3yrs, have been cared for by their elderly grandmother after their teenage mother had trouble coping. Unfortunately, due to ill health, the grandmother is struggling to support these lovely girls. Your sponsorship of $25 per month for each child will help with the cost of providing a safe healthy environment and allow them to reach their full potential.

Update: Agnes has found a sponsor!  Sabina is still waiting.

Yiam  is 7 years old and lives in a small bamboo home with her family in the Philippines. Her father is a fisherman but when the weather is bad there are no fish, not even for food for the family. Your sponsorship of $25 a month will help to provide basic food, clothing and education for Yiam and improve her future immensely.

Mohasin was born blind and attends the Integrated Childrens Centre in  Bangladesh. The little his father earns makes it hard to meet the basic needs of his family.Your sponsorship of $25 a month will assist Mohasin's education and improve his chances of developing life skills that will enable him grow into a confident adult.

Camela is in Grade 4 and lives in Petit Goave, an area of Haiti that suffered terrible damage during recent hurricanes. Her parents,like many in her community, are unable to find employment. Your sponsorship of $25 a month will brighten Camela's life and give her opportunities that Australian children would take for granted.

Mg Chan is 9 years of age and life is not easy in his small village in Myanmar. Extended family is struggling to support him after his mother passed away. The poster backdrop behind him must look like another world to him. Just $25 a month will greatly assist Mg Chan to gain an education and break out of the poverty cycle.