Dear Friends,
You may have seen on the news lately horrific pictures of famine in the Horn of Africa. The affected area includes Northern Kenya. The people in this region are pastoralists. They raise herds of goats and cows. During times of drought, their animals die and they have nothing to eat.
The hot and arid region of Northern Kenya is where most of our children at St. John Bosco have come from. Their families flee Northern Kenya during times of drought and hunger. Once their animals have died, they have nothing to return to. So they remain in our area of Western Kenya living in squalid slum camps. The pastoralists who are displaced to our area have no education or job skills and they are among the most marginalized people in Kenya.
Through the assistance of our donors, we have been able to place many of the children from these slum camps in schools, and through education they are attaining self-reliance.
Your continued assistance in helping these children is greatly appreciated.
Yours in Christ,
Russ Brine, Project Manager
