World Food Day, 16 October 2010
United against Hunger
The theme of this year’s observance is United against hunger, chosen to recognize the efforts made in the fight against world hunger at national, regional and international levels.
Uniting against hunger becomes real when state and civil society organizations and the private sector work in partnership at all levels to defeat hunger, extreme poverty and malnutrition.
In 2009, the critical threshold of one billion hungry people in the world was reached in part due to soaring food prices and the financial crisis, a “tragic achievement in these modern days", according to FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf. On the eve of the hunger summit, Dr Diouf launched an online petition to reflect the moral outrage of the situation. The “1 billion hungry project” reaches out to people through online social media to invite them to sign the anti-hunger petition at www.1billionhungry.org.
On this World Food Day 2010, when there have never been so many hungry people in the world, let us reflect on the future. With willpower, courage and persistence – and many players working together and helping each other – more food can be produced, more sustainably, and get into the mouths of those who need it most.
FOUNTAIN OF HOPE's CONTRIBUTION ENSURING FOOD ACCESS TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.
Fountain of hope is involved is supporting the needy persons comprising of persons living with Aids, Widows and orphans with food and basic needs. These are basically people who live in extreme poverty, what we do now is way too little compared to the many mouths that needy to be fed.
Fountain of Hope will be commemorating what we do all the time by giving very crucial commodity in human life:- FOOD to the needy brother and sister. We ask you friends out there to support us with either cash, foodstuff donation, clothing and prayer to anable us feed more people who really need your support.
We plan to do this all the way to the entire Christmas season around the corner and thats why we are seeking your support.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
World Orphan Day
As we observe the world orphan day toy, May 7th, 2010, every one should ask him or herself what he/she have done to improve the life of an orphaned kid around you. Caring for orphans and vulnerable kids around us is a duty for all and not no be left to government alone. So we urge you all to pause, reflect and decide to take a positive step towards caring for orphans around us.
Even the bible commands us to do the so:
James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself un spotted from the world.
Orphan situation in Kenya
There are over 2.5 million orphans in Kenya. This number is so big putting in minds the total population is only 36 million people, there fore this translate that orphans comprise up to 9% of the whole population. Among the 2.5m orphans only a third finds a place in orphanage and charity care organizations. Rest find their way in the streets and child labor.
The main cause of parents death is HIV/Aids and neglect, that is, purposely being neglect and thrown away or abandoned by parents though this contribute very little number compared to HIV/Aids.
Something need to be done fast, the problem of orphans can be ultimately dealt with when every person can take up the burden of caring for orphans as a personal obligation.
This can be done by:-
1. people opening their homes to adapt orphans and make them part of their families. Despite the economic situation and poverty in Kenya if more families adapt orphans the problem will be solved up to 80%, this will further ease the work of orphanages and child care units this will further make many people belong somewhere, having in mind the worse dilemma of human kind is lack of belonging, the orphanages will only serve as transit points and preparation fields waiting for better fields. For this reason Fountain of Hope life Center believes in supporting orphans through their guardians. Mostly people in their blood line ie- grandparents, aunts, uncles etc.
This helps them so much to stay linked to family tree and have a sense of belonging something un real in orphanage, with the recognition the great role orphanages serve in orphan care, it is very true that although many kids call them home its not home and this downs to them with agony when one grows up to understand and learns that the people they call Dad, Mum, Uncle, sister, brother, sister etc are as a matter of fact without any blood link to them and only be good to them because they are Christian with pure caring heart and also maybe they are employed and are just doing their work.
For this reason Fountain of Hope Life center have decided to take up the work of mobilizing people to adapt orphans and this we believe will be a giant step towards solving the orphans issue.
2. If one is unable to adapt an orphaned child one then can support children homes and orphan support organizations like Fountain Of Hope Life Center. With as little as Ksh. 2516/= (34 US$) a household of a family caring for 5 orphans or Ksh. 700/= (10 US$) supports one orphan for a week. One can also donate foodstuff, clothing, Bibles, toys, books etc
3. Volunteering time with children homes and orphan care organizations.
4. Pressing the government to put more resources for caring for orphans. This including giving more support to child care organizations, waiver on duty for importation of goods that are aimed at orphan support. Ensuring education opportunities for orphans.
5. Advocating for the rights of orphans including right from exploitation and protection of their inheritance, many orphans are deprived the right to be the heir of their late parents property maily by close relatives.
6. Spiritual guidance. Pastors, churches, Christian mission organizations should make sure they devote time to visit orphans either in homes, orphanage or in their guardians home to give spend time with them and teach them the word of God. Leading by example Fountain of Hope have a weekly meeting with orphans and the needy kids on Saturdays where we have time to chat, share Bible stories, pray together and just interact. To make sure they enjoy life like other kids we organize parties for them or take them out to visit game parks, swimming, games etc.
We welcome you all to do something to touch souls of orphans and vulnerable kids around us.
By: James N. Waruiru
Even the bible commands us to do the so:
James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself un spotted from the world.
Orphan situation in Kenya
There are over 2.5 million orphans in Kenya. This number is so big putting in minds the total population is only 36 million people, there fore this translate that orphans comprise up to 9% of the whole population. Among the 2.5m orphans only a third finds a place in orphanage and charity care organizations. Rest find their way in the streets and child labor.
The main cause of parents death is HIV/Aids and neglect, that is, purposely being neglect and thrown away or abandoned by parents though this contribute very little number compared to HIV/Aids.
Something need to be done fast, the problem of orphans can be ultimately dealt with when every person can take up the burden of caring for orphans as a personal obligation.
This can be done by:-
1. people opening their homes to adapt orphans and make them part of their families. Despite the economic situation and poverty in Kenya if more families adapt orphans the problem will be solved up to 80%, this will further ease the work of orphanages and child care units this will further make many people belong somewhere, having in mind the worse dilemma of human kind is lack of belonging, the orphanages will only serve as transit points and preparation fields waiting for better fields. For this reason Fountain of Hope life Center believes in supporting orphans through their guardians. Mostly people in their blood line ie- grandparents, aunts, uncles etc.
This helps them so much to stay linked to family tree and have a sense of belonging something un real in orphanage, with the recognition the great role orphanages serve in orphan care, it is very true that although many kids call them home its not home and this downs to them with agony when one grows up to understand and learns that the people they call Dad, Mum, Uncle, sister, brother, sister etc are as a matter of fact without any blood link to them and only be good to them because they are Christian with pure caring heart and also maybe they are employed and are just doing their work.
For this reason Fountain of Hope Life center have decided to take up the work of mobilizing people to adapt orphans and this we believe will be a giant step towards solving the orphans issue.
2. If one is unable to adapt an orphaned child one then can support children homes and orphan support organizations like Fountain Of Hope Life Center. With as little as Ksh. 2516/= (34 US$) a household of a family caring for 5 orphans or Ksh. 700/= (10 US$) supports one orphan for a week. One can also donate foodstuff, clothing, Bibles, toys, books etc
3. Volunteering time with children homes and orphan care organizations.
4. Pressing the government to put more resources for caring for orphans. This including giving more support to child care organizations, waiver on duty for importation of goods that are aimed at orphan support. Ensuring education opportunities for orphans.
5. Advocating for the rights of orphans including right from exploitation and protection of their inheritance, many orphans are deprived the right to be the heir of their late parents property maily by close relatives.
6. Spiritual guidance. Pastors, churches, Christian mission organizations should make sure they devote time to visit orphans either in homes, orphanage or in their guardians home to give spend time with them and teach them the word of God. Leading by example Fountain of Hope have a weekly meeting with orphans and the needy kids on Saturdays where we have time to chat, share Bible stories, pray together and just interact. To make sure they enjoy life like other kids we organize parties for them or take them out to visit game parks, swimming, games etc.
We welcome you all to do something to touch souls of orphans and vulnerable kids around us.
By: James N. Waruiru
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Fountain of Hope Life Center is a Christian social support organization caring for orphans, widows and people living with HIV/Aids, F.O.H.L.C is based in Kiambu district, kenya.
Orphan situation in kenya
There are over 2.5 million orphans in Kenya. This number is soo big putting in minds the total population is only 36 million people, there fore this translate thet ophans comprise up to 9% of the whole population. Among the 2.5m orphans only a third finda place in ophanage and charity care orhanisations. Rest find their way in the streets and child labour.
The main cause of parents death is Hiv/Aids and act of criminal, that is, purposely being negleted and thrown away or abadoned by parets though this contribute very little number compared to Hiv/Aids.
Something need to be done fast, the problem of orphans can be ultimately dealt with when every person can take up the burden of caring for orphans as a personal obligation.
This can be done by:-
1. people opening their homes to addapt orphans and make them part of their families. Despite the economic situation and poverty in kenya if more families addapt orphans the problem will be solved up to 80%, this will further ease the work of ophanages and child care units this will further make many people belong somewhere, having in mind the worse dillema of human kind is lack of belonging, there orphanages will only serve as transit points and preparation fields waiting for better fields. For this reason Fountainof Hope life Center believes in supporting orphans through their gurdians mostly people they bloodly relate to ie- grandparents, unts, uncles etc.
This helps them so much to tay linked to family tree and have a sence of belonging something un real in orphanage, with the recognition the great role ophanages serve in oprhan care, it is very true that although many kids call them home its not home and this downs to them with agony when one grows up to undestanding and learns that the people they call Dam, Mum, Uncle, sister, brother, sister etc are as a matter of fact without any blood link to them and only be good to them because they are Christian with pure caring heart and also maybe they are employed and just doing their work.
For this reason Fountain of Hope Life center have decided to take up the work of mobilizing people to addapt orphans and this we believe will be a giant step towards solving the orphans issue.
There are over 2.5 million orphans in Kenya. This number is soo big putting in minds the total population is only 36 million people, there fore this translate thet ophans comprise up to 9% of the whole population. Among the 2.5m orphans only a third finda place in ophanage and charity care orhanisations. Rest find their way in the streets and child labour.
The main cause of parents death is Hiv/Aids and act of criminal, that is, purposely being negleted and thrown away or abadoned by parets though this contribute very little number compared to Hiv/Aids.
Something need to be done fast, the problem of orphans can be ultimately dealt with when every person can take up the burden of caring for orphans as a personal obligation.
This can be done by:-
1. people opening their homes to addapt orphans and make them part of their families. Despite the economic situation and poverty in kenya if more families addapt orphans the problem will be solved up to 80%, this will further ease the work of ophanages and child care units this will further make many people belong somewhere, having in mind the worse dillema of human kind is lack of belonging, there orphanages will only serve as transit points and preparation fields waiting for better fields. For this reason Fountainof Hope life Center believes in supporting orphans through their gurdians mostly people they bloodly relate to ie- grandparents, unts, uncles etc.
This helps them so much to tay linked to family tree and have a sence of belonging something un real in orphanage, with the recognition the great role ophanages serve in oprhan care, it is very true that although many kids call them home its not home and this downs to them with agony when one grows up to undestanding and learns that the people they call Dam, Mum, Uncle, sister, brother, sister etc are as a matter of fact without any blood link to them and only be good to them because they are Christian with pure caring heart and also maybe they are employed and just doing their work.
For this reason Fountain of Hope Life center have decided to take up the work of mobilizing people to addapt orphans and this we believe will be a giant step towards solving the orphans issue.
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