A STORY OF PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES
Our story began when Rev. Dr. Peter Mageto, of Nairobi, shared a dream with Signature School students while living in Evansville, Indiana from 2003-2006. His dream was that there would be a place with books for people to read in the village in which he grew up - Itierio, near Ekerenyo. He had never owned a book. The students enthusiastically raised money, and "The Amani Reading Centre" was built. It was filled with books. And so began "the story" of our work in Kenya in 2006.
Since 2010 we have held yearly or twice a year medical/dental/eye clinics in the Reading Centre, with over 60 volunteers traveling from the U.S. to join Kenyans in medical partnership. We also have provided funds for building a borehole well pumping clean water, and bringing electricity to the villages. Peter's brother Clement has been instrumental in these projects. This year we have begun doing cataract surgery, thanks to the help and vision of Dr. Michel Gelinas of Wisconsin. Also, this year, students from Signature School in Evansville are raising money for Peter and Clement's dream of building a medical centre/guest housing facility on the hillside behind the Amani Centre.
Another partnership: In 2012, we met Patrick Odoyo of Dago, Kenya, a village only 2 hours from Ekerenyo. He was living in Evansville with his wife, Susan, and also had a dream for his home village that children would be educated and healthy.
And our story grew! We now have a child sponsorship program for children ages 3-6 in the Early Childhood Development classes at Dago - Nursery, Baby Class and Pre-Unit Class. We hold eye clinics at Dago as well.
(Please scroll down to read about the program and see pictures of children still waiting for sponsors!)
If you are interested in joining one of our Mission Teams please email Lynn.Renne@aldersgateum.org for more information! We travel to Kenya in February and July for two weeks and include a safari in the adventures.
Updated: And we have another partnership! In 2017 a group of students from Signature School in Evansville heard Peter Mageto speak on another of his trips from Kenya to Evansville. They were inspired and decided to undertake a building project up the hill behind the Amani Learning Centre. They created a non-profit, Amani Partners Kenya, Inc. and opened a bank account. At this point the foundation has been dug, footings are in place, and the cement floor is laid. The building, when completed, will hold a medical health clinic and rooms for guests to stay. It will ensure that affordable health care will be available all the time, and not just when our teams are there twice a year. Please visit amanipartners.org
The following links will tell you more about our work in Ekerenyo and Dago:
Our story began when Rev. Dr. Peter Mageto, of Nairobi, shared a dream with Signature School students while living in Evansville, Indiana from 2003-2006. His dream was that there would be a place with books for people to read in the village in which he grew up - Itierio, near Ekerenyo. He had never owned a book. The students enthusiastically raised money, and "The Amani Reading Centre" was built. It was filled with books. And so began "the story" of our work in Kenya in 2006.
Since 2010 we have held yearly or twice a year medical/dental/eye clinics in the Reading Centre, with over 60 volunteers traveling from the U.S. to join Kenyans in medical partnership. We also have provided funds for building a borehole well pumping clean water, and bringing electricity to the villages. Peter's brother Clement has been instrumental in these projects. This year we have begun doing cataract surgery, thanks to the help and vision of Dr. Michel Gelinas of Wisconsin. Also, this year, students from Signature School in Evansville are raising money for Peter and Clement's dream of building a medical centre/guest housing facility on the hillside behind the Amani Centre.
Another partnership: In 2012, we met Patrick Odoyo of Dago, Kenya, a village only 2 hours from Ekerenyo. He was living in Evansville with his wife, Susan, and also had a dream for his home village that children would be educated and healthy.
And our story grew! We now have a child sponsorship program for children ages 3-6 in the Early Childhood Development classes at Dago - Nursery, Baby Class and Pre-Unit Class. We hold eye clinics at Dago as well.
(Please scroll down to read about the program and see pictures of children still waiting for sponsors!)
If you are interested in joining one of our Mission Teams please email Lynn.Renne@aldersgateum.org for more information! We travel to Kenya in February and July for two weeks and include a safari in the adventures.
Updated: And we have another partnership! In 2017 a group of students from Signature School in Evansville heard Peter Mageto speak on another of his trips from Kenya to Evansville. They were inspired and decided to undertake a building project up the hill behind the Amani Learning Centre. They created a non-profit, Amani Partners Kenya, Inc. and opened a bank account. At this point the foundation has been dug, footings are in place, and the cement floor is laid. The building, when completed, will hold a medical health clinic and rooms for guests to stay. It will ensure that affordable health care will be available all the time, and not just when our teams are there twice a year. Please visit amanipartners.org
The following links will tell you more about our work in Ekerenyo and Dago:
Please continue below for more about Mission Partners Kenya: