Newsletter (April 2010)
Dear supporters,
Welcome to the first 'penny a day' newsletter. I'm writing to let you know what your money is achieving in East Africa.
I am pleased to report that many young people have been supported in their education, like Joseph Makumbi from Uganda.
He writes: "It is due to your effort and your unending kindness that I was able to return to school and do my advanced level education."
You can read the full letter of thanks from Joseph here.
The charity also helps Mercy, who was brought up by her grandmother in Kakamega, Kenya, through school. Mercy's aunt writes: "Asante sana [Thankyou very much] for it has relieved her grandmother from the strain."
Many other families in difficult situations have also benefited from your help. Meina, a single mother in Arusha, Tanzania (pictured), received just £50 to help with household expenditure, which she saw as "great loving from you to my family."
Beatrice (Buyangu, Kenya) lost her husband to AIDS and is HIV positive herself. The family lives with her father in law, who has had a stoke. One of Beatrice's children is being sponsored through a secretarial course to improve her work prospects. The family rears chickens as the land cannot support crops; your help supports this small enterprise by buying chicken feed.
These are a few examples of the great value of your money to those who have so little. All of our current beneficiaries are listed below, but there are many more who are asking us for help. Please tell as many people as you can about the charity and direct them to our website:
There are always other needy families and individuals that can benefit from your kindness. You can find more details about some of the charity's work on the website too.
Many thanks for your continuing support,
Saeed Ghinai
Charity Founder and Trustee
Current Beneficiaries
Northern Uganda
- Women's group, Karamoja, Northern Uganda – micro-business sewing uniforms was supported in the past, now the group grows and sells crops. Various families being supported; repairs to homes and household expenditure. The group themselves are building their own community centre to serve as a local education centre and base for the group. One classroom and two small offices are complete. (Through Sr Christine)
- Lilly, Karamoja – with the support of the charity has made herself a small shop and is building a new mud hut for her family. (Through Sr Christine)
- Sr Christine – nun raising a child. (Through Sr Christine)
- School for deaf and dumb children, Uganda – support (food and clothing) to some individual children. (Through Sr Christine)
- Karamoja – 3 orphaned children – schooling. (Through Sr Christine)
Tanzania
- Arusha – 2 girls at school. (Through Fr Felix)
- Ol Doniyo Lengai – support for the elderly in a Masai Village. (Through Fr Felix)
- Stella – household expenditure. (Through Fr Felix)
- Joseph Lekule, Murangu, Tz – schooling. (Through Fr Felix)
Wangige, Kenya
- Mary Limuria – widowed grandmother bringing up her own children and grandchildren. Household expenditure and hospital fees. (Through Saeed Ghinai)
- Hannah Wanjiku – household expenditure and medical bills. (Through Saeed Ghinai)
- Elizabeth Nambura, Wangigi, Nr Nairboi, Kenya – schooling and medicines. (Through Saeed Ghinai)
- Rhoda – hospital fees. (Through Saeed Ghinai)
- Cecilia – jail free card, and household expenditure. (Through Saeed Ghinai)
- Allan Wanbugu – school fees.
Kisii, Kenya
- Doris Otieno – household expenditure, grandmother supporting family. (Through Saeed Ghinai)
- Mophat Otieno – business. (Through Saeed Ghinai)
- Pamela – tin roof. (Through Saeed Ghinai)
Kakamega, Kenya
- Beatrice and Family, Buyangu – chicken business and secretarial college. (Through Fr Felix)
- Other family, Buyangu – household expenditure. (Through Fr Felix)
- Maurice Shikutwa – household expenditure. (Through Fr Felix)
- Mercy – school fees. (Through Fr Felix)
Masai, Kenya
- Kajaido – Massai boy – schooling. (Through Khalid Darr)
