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WINTER 2022 UPDATE: A HOLIDAY "ACTS OF LOVE"
This Holiday Season, To Africa with Love is excited to share an "Act of Love," with Heshima Children's Center, in support of their annual Christmas program.
Heshima works to bring dignity to disabled children and their mothers in Nairobi, Kenya, and their Christmas program includes a backpack full of food and small toys given to each family, to help them celebrate this special time of year (photos below).
To learn more about Heshima, visit: http://www.heshima.org/
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To Africa with Love's "Acts of Love," are small, one-time, financial contributions to fill a specific, immediate need of a person or group. A small contribution that can go a long way!
Winter 2021/2022: Preparing for launch
Efforts are actively underway for our 2022 programs to begin!
The To Africa with Love, NFP Board has prepared its strategic plan for 2022 and has set primary goals for the year, including:
- Reaching 500 participants through our Pads with a Purpose program
- Facilitating a cohort of 5 young women through our Amka program
- Continuing our Acts of Love
- Strengthening and expanding the engagement of individuals in To Africa with Love, NFPs mission
And we couldn't even think of doing any of these alone!
High school students from around the Chicago area have been clipping words and pictures from magazines, which will be brought to Kenya and used as part of our Pads with a Purpose events. The students not only earn community service hours (as part of their graduation requirements), but by clipping useful words and pictures we greatly reduce the costs of bringing whole magazines to Kenya and mitigate the challenge of finding enough supply of magazines locally.
Jackie - our on the ground program partner - is sourcing and procuring supplies for Pads with a Purpose, including the backpacks, journals, pens/pencils, pads and health education materials (comics). that each participant receives, and is also socializing our 2022 Amka Cohort curriculum with our local partner, Tazama Nia.
We look forward to an impactful year, and can't wait to share more!
Fall 2021: We get by with a little help from our friends
To Africa with Love, NFP is excited to announce that we were the proud recipient of a large grant from the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters Corporation. This grant greatly supports our ability to begin preparing for and launching our 2022 programming, and we are tremendously grateful.
In addition to this grant, we facilitated our first annual Giving Tuesday Campaign, which was a success!
As a formally recognized 501c3, we rely on these funding sources to be able to achieve our goals of connecting, caring and contributing to the people of Kenya, and every contribution is helpful!
If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please visit our donation page.
Spring 2021: Pivoting in the Pandemic
Given the on-going impacts of the pandemic, we deferred the launch of a second Amka Cohort, and instead organized a small, modified approach for 2021. Informally named, "Amka Kazuri," meaning "rise up small and beautiful" in English, the cohort consisted of 5 girls from Form 3 (equivalent to juniors in high school).
The cohort met for a series of three weeks, exploring topics such as their vision, goal setting and time management, along with decision making, peer pressure and stress management
The 5 young women also participated in a few experiential activities, including a hike of the Ngong Hills and a self defense class. This cohort will continue on into the full Amka program, starting in March 2022.
Winter 2020/2021: Our Newest Program - Acts of Love
To Africa with Love, NFP is excited to announce its newest project – Acts of Love. And what better day to announce it than Valentine’s Day!!
Acts of Love are small, one-time, financial contributions to fill a specific, immediate need of a person or group. A small contribution that can go a long way!
Our first Act of Love was to get glasses for Jackie. Jackie is a young mom and a consultant for To Africa with Love. After hearing her talk of regular headaches, and seeing her strain her eyes to see things, it was evident she needed help. She had never even had an eye exam, so was thrilled at how clearly she is now able to see everything! And even better, her headaches are gone, and she’s even shared that’s she’s sleeping better and overall feeling more rested. A small Act of Love that has made a BIG impact in Jackie’s life.
