During the visit to Kenya in August 2006 the following projects or groups sponsored by Peacemakers were visited. All Peacemakers projects are visited annually by the UK team but are also monitored by representatives within the local community who report regularly back to HQ at Watton-at-Stone in Hertfordshire, England.

  • Self Help Groups - Mrobainne Womens Group have 26 members with support from husbands. Peacemakers agreed to purchase 3 female goats for this group at a cost of £268.
     
  • Kigumo TBA - An established mixed group which provides support to destitute families and orphans. Two houses have already been built for the needy in this community. One for a woman dying from Aids and her two orphan brothers who had been found wondering and living rough. The second building has rehoused a family of five in their own shamba (house). The mother and her daughter (15) are mentally damaged but the father who has destroyed his khat crop (used for drugs) is now busy growing and harvesting vegetables etc.
     
  • Kigumo- Another local group were sponsored for 100 mosquito nets and seedlings and money donated for the needs of orphans.
     
  • Mwangaza Community Primary Care Group – An excellent project was witnessed and funds left for a new irrigation pump (£108) and 100 mosquito nets (£72). A sum of £500 was left for the care of orphans. The organisers of the group are also looking for help to improve their food preservation techniques. A simple means of sealing jars or bags is to be investigated.
     
  • Kanoheco Kaagari North Health Care Community Group – They are seeking 30 chickens for each of the 154 members. Patrick Nyaga the local Pastor and Peacemakers representative will visit this group and assess their needs.
     
  • Utana Self Help Group – Report was received about this group and a visit made. They need help with horticulture and animals ( pigs, poultry, goats ). Funds were left for purchase of two pigs - £119.94.
     
  • Kathariro Self Help Group – Mary Rwarnba applied for registration with Peacemakers. The group would like to buy/sell vegetables to feed orphans and the elderly. Funds were left for 4 goats, (£149.25)
     
  • Ateithurani Self Help Group – Funds left to purchase a buck – (£89.55)
     
  • Njuri Self Help Group – 10 orphans are being cared for in homes. Money left for a caff-cutter (£208.00).
     
  • Greenhope Self Help Group – Request for funds to repair a posho mill. £111.94 donated.

DACA related projects

  • DACA Hariari – A range of projects linked to drug rehabilitation work which involves schemes such as, shoe-shine, cattle-dip, tree nursery, bike transport, rearing chickens and growing bananas. The group want to start a car wash scheme to earn money . A donation was left with Peacemakers representative Grace Kaurma to arrange for the provision of a cattle dip and set up the car wash project.
     
  • DACA Brilliant Focussed Youth Self Help - Agroforestry seedlings