Currently
we are working in Kenya, Africa where
we assist the small communities of
Kaswanga and Wanyama, two fishing villages
on the eastern shores of heavily polluted
Lake Victoria.
When
we first came here these people had
no clean drinking water, no clean
water for medical care and due to
heavy drought conditions they had
no practical way to water their small
gardens.
These
communities are home to approximately
1000 orphan children who are living
in "child-run" homes which
had no clean water or adequate food.
There are no orphanages, as there
are no adults to care for or supervise
them. Living
Waters has been working here since
2006 and is committed to reducing
the incidence of orphaned children
and providing them with health, food
and educational needs.
Living
Waters operates a feeding center
in Kaswanga Kenya that provides
weekday meals, school uniforms
and medical care to 135 orphan
children. There are 8 full time
staff employed to manage and operate
the center and provide security
and gardening in the two acre garden.
Twenty eight of the children attending
the feeding center have been baptized.
Living Waters is also the major
sponsor to Living Waters Kaswanga
Academy where 56 students attend
grades
1-4. While the team was in Kenya
they erected the steel frame and
roof for the new school.
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