Project Description Region: Africa Country: Kenya Location: Kimilili, Kenya Total Budget: $40,000 Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Water, sanitation and hygiene, Maternal and child health, Basic education and literacy, Community economic development The Kimilili community is affected by floods. There are 125 children in the orphanage. Children in the orphanage are having emergency needs including food, medication, clothes and mattresses. The project objectives are to construct evacuation measures, promote hygiene and sanitation and create a playground to better monitor children. The construction of pit latrines and bathrooms will reduce waterborne diseases. The constructed centre of hope will be one of the evacuation shelters with one kitchen and water well, four pit latrines, four bathrooms, and an open area for tents. the project will promote education, sanitation and protection issues of community and promote youth development through sports. Direct target 9,560 people Primary Host Partner District: 7710 Rotary Club of: Clayton Primary Contact: Francis Wanjala (MarK)) Email: franciswafula2@gmail.com Primary International Partner District: 9212 Rotary Club of: Bungoma-Elgon Primary Contact: Davidson Akhonya Email: chweleforchrist@gmail.com Project Status Need $29,000 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2023-24 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Crabtree (Raleigh) (7710) 17-Aug-21 $10,000 $0 $10,000 Bungoma-Elgon (9212) 22-Jun-23 $1,000 $0 $1,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $29,000 - $29,000 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $0 $0 Total $40,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 14-Jul-21 System Entry System Entry: Creation of project page. 17-Aug-21 System Entry System Entry: Pledge of $10,000 by Jeffrey Hobart of the Rotary Club of Crabtree (Raleigh), District 7710. 22-Jun-23 System Entry System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by Davidson Akhonya of the Rotary Club of Bungoma-Elgon, District 9212.