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Food Donations

Good Neighbors’ mission is to make the world a place without hunger, where people live together in harmony. From 8th to 12th May 2023 Kenya Good Neighbors led by Country Director and the area MP donated food items to 1950 households in North Horr Constituency-Marsabit County worth over 4 million Shillings.

Donation of school uniforms

On 30/01/2023, we had the privilege of hosting Mama Nahyeon, the special donor of St. Gabriel Community Centre Academy, at St. Gabriel ground as she presented 205 complete school uniforms to every student in the institution. KOICA Kenya office team led by Country Director Mr. Janghee Im and Kenya Good Neighbors team led by Country Director Mr.Namun Heo were also in attendance.

St. Gabriel Nahyeon Community Centre was founded on March 3rd, 2017, in honor of Nahyeon a former director of KOICA who passed away in 2013. Nahyeon’s family donated to build and run a school in Dandora, Nairobi, Kenya, in response to Nahyeon’s ambition to promote the education of children in Africa, and they have been doing so ever since with the KOICA FAMILY FOUNDATION and Kenya Good Neighbors.

Donation of 30 Boxer Bajaj Motorbikes to Hamafuki Sacco

Hamafuki riders Sacco from Mukuru Nyayo is a bodaboda Sacco for likeminded Riders who decided to come together and create a saving culture in order to support and create opportunity for each other.

Kenya Good Neighbors through Wezesha Majirani Sacco supported the society by creating a community revolving fund by purchasing 30 bajaj boxer 150ug motorbikes for the society.

During the launch in attendance was the Assistant County Commissioner south B, area Chief, Police Major Mariguini police post, Kenya Good Neighbors Managing Director, Wezesha Majirani representatives and Hamafuki Riders.

First Aid Training for Motorcycle riders in Mukuru-Nairobi

First Aid aims to prevent the medical conditions from deteriorating and help relief the pain before the person involved in an accident is taken to the hospital for further medical assistance.

Kenya Good Neighbors through Social economic department(SED) in partnerships with Wezesha Majirani Sacco and St. John Ambulance conducted First Aid training to 35 motorbike riders from Hamafuki Sacco Society last week. Motorcycle accidents are high impact and can cause serious damage, therefore first aid skills is very crucial more especially to the motorbike riders since in most cases they are the first respondent to arrive in accident scenes.

Re-usable sanitary towels project

In most parts of Kenya more especially the slums areas, two in three girls cannot regularly access the menstrual health products to manage their periods. As a result, girls use homemade materials like cloth or rags, which are ineffective and can lead to infections. This has lead to school absenteeism, low esteem and absenteeism from active sporting activities.

Kenya Good Neighbors is therefore working towards enhancing stitching skills for the girls through menstrual hygiene Management Clubs in schools. We are currently carrying out TOT training to the clubs’ teacher, identified parents and our community development committee members in all our areas of operations who will in turn spearhead the training of girls in schools.

A percentage of boys will also be trained who will be champions of re-usable sanitary towels in schools.

Coffee Project in Embu County

This project aims to support farmers increase their household income through:

Repairing of coffee processing facilities,

Best farming methods training

Quality control training

Financial training and expansion of distribution channels

Annual conference 2021 Team building

Mobile auto repair service

Mobile auto repair service is a pilot project funded by KIA Motors being implemented in Kajiado County. The main purpose of this project is to improve the accessibilities to vehicles maintenance and inspection services in underdeveloped areas through mobile auto repair service.

Masks donation

Donation of 5,000 pcs KF94 COVID Prevention Mask to Kenya Good Neighbors

Kind on 18th October 2021

Maternal Child Health Project in Kajiado

Donation of Maternal and child health medical equipment and furniture to the Ministry of Health Kajiado Central Sub-County