Kingsbury W.I. were fortunate to receive a bursary from Taylors of Harrogate, “Yorkshire Tea” and the aim was to produce garments for Kenyan infants and children in Embu, a village 3 hours drive from Nairobi, who are victims of AIDS and other life threatening illnesses like malaria.

The knitting project for Embu has spread far and wide, with friends and neighbours knitting and crocheting. A member’s sister sent money from Australia towards the cost of wool and a Derbyshire W.I. (Grindleford), with their president Carol Galbraith, joining the meeting on the Tuesday morning and giving us 83 vests and 18 hats!


June, Linda & Yvonne

“We have all enjoyed the effort, the friendship and camaraderie that this project has given us, with the added bonus that it will spread even further abroad. Mr  Little expressed his delight with the gifts and promised to send back a report with photographs.”


Len Little receiving the knitwear and giving a drugs awareness talk.

The clothes will be taken by hand to Embu as volunteers travel to the area over the coming months. This is the most cost effective way of transporting the lovely knitwear. A large suitcase full has already been taken by Brenda Clark to the Children's Home in Embu. A place that gives love and care to over 50 children at any one time. The children are placed with families as soon as practically possible. For more info on the work of
the Child Welfare Society of Kenya, click on the following link:
( http://www.childwelfarekenya.org/about.htm )



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