Sewing project: We are working with a seamstress, and she is training some of the guardians to use the new equipment.  We have 4 sewing machines, and one big machine for making sweaters, as well as some other important machine which I forgot the name of. to vew pictures of some the children wearing their new uniforms, and sweaters please look at the first 3 pictures on the 2nd galleries page.  

    We would like to thank Margie Roberts in particular for generously donating this wonderful equipment, as well as Nancy Bertram and everyone else at First Presbyterian Church in Lakeland, Florida, for all of their wonderful help and support, God Bless you all.
We have achieved our primary goal of clothing all of our children in new uniforms and sweaters and are working diligently towards achieving our second goal of producing uniforms for other schools at profit.   Thank you Nancy for helping us to lease the new facility for our sewing project.
     Not only will these new equipment and facilities allow us to cloth the children at a fraction of the usual cost, but we also plan on generating significant income for the children and participating guardians by making and selling uniforms to other schools.     

 Farming Project:  We have already started the first phase of our farming project.  Fortunately our school is located on very fertile ground, and we are taking advantage of this by using a large space behind the school to farm vegetables for the children.  We will be doing crop rotations to maintain nitrogen in the soil, thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Beatie for.  We plan on farming Greens such as Kales and spinach, beans, as well as several other nutritious crops for the children.  We also plan on planting several avocado trees to provide the children with essential lipids for their diet.

 

Building Projects:  We have built a flagpole for the children and our school, our gate is completed, and  thanks to our donars we have recently fixed all of  the windows in the school.  Also we are building terraces and have put down gravel down in the front to cut down on the mud.

We have built a new gate, for security, and several planting beds to beautify our grounds. We have replaced all the broken windows in the school.

 Rabbit Project: We are getting ready to start breeding and farming rabbits.   We are building several hutches, and cages for the rabbits.  we have been researching the project and will be sourcing the rabbits from the top breeder in Kenya.  We have completed the hutches and will have just purchased our new rabbits.  We will be updating this page soon with pictures of our new Rabbits.

  Rabbits are very lucrative in Kenya, and because of our situation they are an excellent choice for us.  Because we use so many kales and cabbages to feed the children, and there is much waste, from these plants, we can feed the rabbits primarily from this waste material, and also the children can help gather local weeds that are palatable to the rabbits, hence the cost of purchasing food, and rearing these rabbits should be minimal.   We will be breeding a rare and valuable variety of giant rabbit that weighs up to 8 kilos, and is in very high demand right now
in Kenya.  In addition to providing source income, these rabbits will also make an excellent food source for the children.

 

 Fish Project:  We have started building a fish pod on the school property, that will be  used for  producing fish.  The agricultural ministry has found a cheap and easy way to produce tilapia, and we are adopting their techniques; each pod can produce 1000 tilapia every 3 months.
we will be rotating the fish harvest through the pods in such a way so as to enable us to harvest 1000 fish every 1and 1/2 months. This project will supply valuable nutrition for the children, as well as income.