Jeff Hardy Ocampo comes from a village of Kachama. His father Caleb Onyango Ochien’g is employed at New Nyanza General Referral Hospital in Kisumu as a driver—22 miles from his home; and Mother Robby Ouma Ochien’g is a housewife.
Read MoreOn November 14, Loyce shared stories from her most recent visit to Rabuor.
Read MoreWhen Loyce Ong’udi returned from Rabuor, she shared the story of finding her mother caring for Natasha and other young children in her own home. The compassion of Rosemell, taking in and nurturing these little ones started us on our way to the establishment in 2012 of MEC (Mwanzo Education Center) which served at that time as an early childhood development center, providing nursery school services to children of ages two through six.
Read MoreThrough conversations with Loyce Ong’udi, founder and Executive Director of Mwanzo, and reading reports from Jonathan Aluoka, the Kenya Country Manager of Mwanzo, and Margaret Otieno, the Headteacher at MEC, I learned that hope does indeed have a home through Mwanzo, even during this dark pandemic winter.
Read MoreWe are so grateful to those of you have shared your abundance with Mwanzo during our annual holiday appeal, keeping hope alive. We celebrate as your donations are nourishing children and maintaining salaries for our staff. The Mwanzo education center is preparing to fully open the school again in January, with the building of additional sanitation facilities, purchasing more desks and chairs, and hiring an additional teacher.
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