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Causes: International, International Relief
Mission: Provide opportunity in kenya thru humanitarian/development projects including building and other assistance to health facilities,schools,orphanages & churches; bringing clean water to communities,hygiene/health campaign,assisting womens empowerment groups & business development
Programs: Clean water is a key initiative of humanitarian projects. Drinking unsafe water is a major contributor to disease & death within kenya. Through a grant agreement, swoi grants funds to start with one kenya(swok) for projects that focus on clean water. Swok had missions teams conduct training sessions on good hygiene practices and the importance of using & drinking clean water. Over 13,000 water filters were distributed by swok in the fye 9/30/16 and another 8000+ uzima filters in fye 9/30/17.
mission teams & volunteers: swoi grants fund to swok to host mission teams and other volunteers who actively participate in humanitarian projects including building initiatives, hygiene and clean water education, health initiatives and business development education.
building/agriculture/other - swoi has granted funds to swok for building various necessary infrastructure within kenya. Fye 2017 building projects include a kitchen & dining hall and more classrooms at a primary school in the gituamba idp/refugee settlement. Additionally, a church with a business enterprise of corn grinding in gituamba was built. Swoi also granted funds to to swok for the serv food program. The kenyan serv food program includes procurement, packaging and distribution of food in kenya. In addition, funds were granted to the school lunch program at gituamba jkc primary school. Swoi also supports various womens initiatives and healthcare initiatives in kenya.
education - swoi through a grant agreement with swok is involved in the educational sponsorship of approximately 35 street boys and 50 other children. Swok has conducted and coordinated various other trainings and empowerment seminars in kenya including pastor training, hygiene & sanitation presentations, business practices & cash flow lessons, tribal peace & reconciliation seminars.