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DONATIONS IN ACTION: SHERP
SHERP Facility in Maralal Kenya
Rafiki began raising funds for the SHERP orphanage in 2006.
The Samburu Handicap Education & Rehabilitation Programme
SHERP was founded in 1999, by teacher and child rights activist Grace Seneiya,
and has received over 118 disabled children with open arms, providing them with
education, medical care, and hope for a life full of new opportunities.
Disabled children in the Samburu region of Kenya are often considered to be a
liability to their nomadic families and many have suffered severe neglect by the
time they reach the steps to the SHERP centre.
Children at SHERP are given opportunities many have never dreamed possible.
A young deaf child can hear the sounds of Kenya again with hearing aids.
A blind child can read alongside other children using a Braille storybook. Children
with severe health issues can receive the care and medical attention they desperately
require.
The children of SHERP now enjoy a clean water supply from a well that was
completed in 2007. The well was made possible by generous donations from
Collingwood School in BC, Canada and a gala event held at the Los Angeles home
of Deborra Lee and Hugh Jackman.
Photo by Dr. Bonnie Gillis
Rafiki will provide the following gifts to SHERP:
The Gift of Health |
Give the gift of a future for children in desperate need of immunization, medical supplies, and equipment. |
The Gift of Nutrition |
Help bring three balanced meals a day to the children, providing them the strength and nutrition to remain in good health. |
The Gift of Education |
Support the vital need to educate the children, broadening their future goals and dreams by funding textbooks, pencils, desks, and computers. |
The Gift of Warmth | Keep the children well clothed and help pay for their toiletries so they can have the basic necessities we take for granted. |
The Gift of Play | Bring fun and recreation to the lives of children by providing for bicycles, games, and sports equipment. Bring smiles to all their faces. |
The Gift of Helping Hands |
Help support the invaluable staff of teachers and caregivers who put so much time and care into looking after the children. |
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