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Thursday, November 1, 2012
SUPPORT 50 YOUNG SHEPHERD GIRLS GET AN EDUCATION
We have been selected to participate in the Girl Effect Challenge. We need to raise funds from as many unique donors as possible by 30th November 2012. We believe you can help us do that.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT MORE AND SUPPORT
We aim to help 50 shepherd girls in pastoral communities improve their lives through education. These girls are denied a chance to attend normal day time school so that they can herd livestock and perform other duties. We have convinced the parents to allow them to attend evening classes. We are therefore seeking funds to set up the classes, provide teachers, learning materials among other things.
DONATE, email your friends, post on your wall, tweet and even talk to everyone about our project. You can even start a fundraiser to support.
We appreciate your help to ensure 50 bright young girls get an education.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT MORE AND SUPPORT
We aim to help 50 shepherd girls in pastoral communities improve their lives through education. These girls are denied a chance to attend normal day time school so that they can herd livestock and perform other duties. We have convinced the parents to allow them to attend evening classes. We are therefore seeking funds to set up the classes, provide teachers, learning materials among other things.
DONATE, email your friends, post on your wall, tweet and even talk to everyone about our project. You can even start a fundraiser to support.
We appreciate your help to ensure 50 bright young girls get an education.
Friday, August 31, 2012
How we work with women to reduce the cycle of poverty
Our project to economically empower women in poor communities is implimentated in the following cycle:
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Enhancing Education for Knowledge warriors
SDFA Kenya is partnering with grassroot organizations in helping young kids attend special evening classes, dubbed "Shepherd Classes" in pastoral communities.
Bright kids, especially girls are denied an opportunity to attend normal school since they are required to take care of their animals during the day. We are helping them get a chance to learn through the shepherd classes. They attend this classes from 5pm to 9pm. We are providing them with our 'Mwangabora' solar lamps which they use at the school, to light their way back home, and at home.
watch this.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KBBKL9eZ0g
Join the conversation now..what will you do if you were denied a chance to attend a normal day time school?
Bright kids, especially girls are denied an opportunity to attend normal school since they are required to take care of their animals during the day. We are helping them get a chance to learn through the shepherd classes. They attend this classes from 5pm to 9pm. We are providing them with our 'Mwangabora' solar lamps which they use at the school, to light their way back home, and at home.
watch this.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KBBKL9eZ0g
Join the conversation now..what will you do if you were denied a chance to attend a normal day time school?
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
VIRTUAL VILLAGE TOWN-THE FIRST OF ITS KIND
A village with high HIV/AIDS prevalence, full
of orphans, being taken care of by their old grand mothers, with NO
regular source of income and high poverty level, no health facility.This
village in Migori in Kenya needs your help. We want to transform
the village into a... virtual town by:...
1.providing lighting to homes and schools
2. providing clean water
3. building a health center
4. setting up fish farming projects to provide income.
5. Building toilets and other sanitation facilities.
we need your help to make this dream a reality.
MAKE YOUR DONATION AT: www.sustainabledevelopmentforall.org
of orphans, being taken care of by their old grand mothers, with NO
regular source of income and high poverty level, no health facility.This
village in Migori in Kenya needs your help. We want to transform
the village into a... virtual town by:...
1.providing lighting to homes and schools
2. providing clean water
3. building a health center
4. setting up fish farming projects to provide income.
5. Building toilets and other sanitation facilities.
we need your help to make this dream a reality.
MAKE YOUR DONATION AT: www.sustainabledevelopmentforall.org
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
HOW WE ARE LIFTING PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY
We are helping set up economic ventures. Click here to learn more.
With the economic ventures we are helping set up, from the savings on money initially spent on kerosene, we are bringing hope to thousands of people.
With the economic ventures we are helping set up, from the savings on money initially spent on kerosene, we are bringing hope to thousands of people.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
HOW THE PROJECT IS SAVING LIVES
Why We Should Adopt Solar Lanterns PDF Print E-mail
Economic difficulties encountered from the dependence on petroleum fuels by Kenya have been a stumbling block to the Government’s efforts to alleviate poverty.
Furthermore the combustion of fossil fuels is one of the key factors in the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere that are contributing to global warming and the subsequent climate change.
With the current Kerosene prices retailing at almost US$ 1 per liter, our Solar Powered Lanterns will enable poor families save at least US$ 4 every week, and thus increase their spending power on food and other basic needs. The US$4 is enough to purchase over 8 Kgs of maize flour which is the stable food in Kenya. This will reduce hunger and starvation and indeed Save Lives.
The combustion leads to the emission of pollutants such as carbon, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulates, from Kerosene, leads to air pollution and have negative effects on human health.
Plastic Bottles and Gallon containers are also used to carry kerosene bought in liters from pumps which are discarded carelessly leading to environmental pollution.
Decline in educational standards is attributed to lack of lighting since activities such as reading children doing their homework and studying are affected.
Rural and slums dwelling units in Kenya are predominantly structures which are built from mud, wood and grass. Given that kerosene is highly Flammable, it makes using kerosene for lighting dangerous to households.
Based on the concept of sustainable development, Kenya’s reliance on petroleum fuel imports as the major lighting provider in rural areas is unsustainable both in the short and long term creating the need for a shift to an alternative form of lighting and using solar energy in Kenya could be a sustainable long term solution with the potential to induce economic growth, reduce poverty, improve living standards and reduce environment degradation.
Economic difficulties encountered from the dependence on petroleum fuels by Kenya have been a stumbling block to the Government’s efforts to alleviate poverty.
Furthermore the combustion of fossil fuels is one of the key factors in the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere that are contributing to global warming and the subsequent climate change.
With the current Kerosene prices retailing at almost US$ 1 per liter, our Solar Powered Lanterns will enable poor families save at least US$ 4 every week, and thus increase their spending power on food and other basic needs. The US$4 is enough to purchase over 8 Kgs of maize flour which is the stable food in Kenya. This will reduce hunger and starvation and indeed Save Lives.
The combustion leads to the emission of pollutants such as carbon, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulates, from Kerosene, leads to air pollution and have negative effects on human health.
Plastic Bottles and Gallon containers are also used to carry kerosene bought in liters from pumps which are discarded carelessly leading to environmental pollution.
Decline in educational standards is attributed to lack of lighting since activities such as reading children doing their homework and studying are affected.
Rural and slums dwelling units in Kenya are predominantly structures which are built from mud, wood and grass. Given that kerosene is highly Flammable, it makes using kerosene for lighting dangerous to households.
Based on the concept of sustainable development, Kenya’s reliance on petroleum fuel imports as the major lighting provider in rural areas is unsustainable both in the short and long term creating the need for a shift to an alternative form of lighting and using solar energy in Kenya could be a sustainable long term solution with the potential to induce economic growth, reduce poverty, improve living standards and reduce environment degradation.
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