Donation to Orphanage - UPDATE WITH PICS

[jollymummy]

Hi all,

I have previously posted here before regarding donations to an orphanage in Nairobi. I work for BA and when I visit Nairobi I take donated clothes/shoes out with me.

I am heading out there in about 10 days and wondered if anyone has any baby/kids shoes they would like to donate. I can't accept big donations as I have a huge amount of stuff to take that forumites have already kindly dropped off but I can carry shoes/sandles etc if any one has any.

Thx

Becks

[AnamaTwins]

Toys??

I am about to do a huge clear out!!

[jollymummy]

Thx for the offer but can't really carry anymore toys!

But I now have space for some clothes so if any one would like to donate baby and

Kiddy clothes I can accept.

Thx

Becks

[East2]

I have some shoes I can donate. Whereabouts are you?

[jollymummy]

Hi,

Will pm you.

Becks

[rebeccahammond]

Hi, I have some baby girls clothes. Can you pm where you are located? Thanks

[jollymummy]

I would like to give a huge thanks to all forumites that donated clothes, shoes and toys for me to take to Nairobi very recently.

I met with the Nun who runs the project, Sister Mary, and visited the projects she runs. Now that I have visited I understand more fully what the projects are.

There is not an orphanage as such, I think it used to be an orphanage but recently changed to a compound with a primary and secondary school which teaches children from the nearby slums, a residential centre for street kids where they are clothed, fed and either schooled and then rehabilitated back into their families or for older kids set up in a halfway type house with an allowance.

I also visited a nutritional clinic where pregnant women and new mums come for medical and nutritional assistance and this is where most of your donations have gone. The nutritional centre runs twice a week and Sister Mary meets with the ladies, who all live in the slums, and distributes the clothes, shoes and toys.

It is heart breaking to see as some of these ladies have babies who literally have no clothes to wear but your generous donations are going straight to these ladies and babies.

Thanks again & best wishes,

Becks

Here are a few pictures from the project

Kids from the slums at the primary school

Primary School

Dorms in the residential home for street kids

Cooking school lunch - maize and beans, the same lunch every day!

The slums which the project directly helps and where your donations go to

[ana maria]

Hi Becks I have a huge bag of maternity clothes and some girls clothes and shoes if you are going back anytime soon please let me know.

Ana

[jollymummy]

Hi Ana,

If you are able to hang onto them that would be great. I will be going back but probably in a month or two.

Thx

Becks

[ana maria]

Will do Becks, I'll keep an eye here for updates.

thank you

Ana

[jollymummy]

Hello forumites,

I have another trip scheduled to Nairobi in mid August and wanted to let you all know in case anyone would like to donate any clothes or shoes.

Thx!

Becks

[Anna M]

Hello I have children's shoes. Possibly clothes, although I just cleared a load out to charity shops before seeing this! Where would you like them - or can you pick up?

Thanks

Anna

[????'s Mrs]

I have loads of boys clothes, books on child development during pregancy and toys. Are any of these helpful?

[berbel]

Hi, I have toys, baby to toddler clothes, shoes.. let me know what you would like.

[rebeccahammond]

I donated some stuff last year. Are you still collecting as I have a huge bag of baby clothes? Rebecca