Kilele Foundation

1O Shilling Ten Children  Environmental Awareness Joint Community Outreach, program of Environmental Awareness and tree planting to 10 schools supervised by 10 Children in those 10 schools at Katangi Ward Yatta Constituency Machakos County Kenya . Kilele Foundation and Kikuyuni Secondary School is pleased to invite you to a Corporate Social Responsibility activity of Environmental Awareness ( Joint Community Outreach ) which will be held on 05/10/ 2013 from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM at Kikuyuni Secondary School at Katangi Yatta Machakos County Kenya Kikuyuni Secondary School is a day School and we need to join hands to plant 1000 trees and Environmental Awareness to the community NEEDS GATHERED DURING THE FIELD VISIT Trees plant. Cloths, Bedding's, Mattresses, Seats, Wheelchairs, Beds, water tanks, Sanitary towels, Books 1O Shilling Ten  Children Environmental Awareness Joint Community Outreach, program of Environmental Awareness and tree planting to 10 schools supervised by 10 Children in those 10 schools at Katangi Ward Yatta Constituency Machakos County Kenya . 10 Ten Children Project  will ensure continued supply of sanitary towels and under pants to over 1000 poor girls in 10 Secondary Schools within Katangi Ward Yatta machakos County  Kenya. This will keep them in school during their menses, restore dignity and self esteem. The project will also provide school uniforms and supplies to both boys and girls from families affected by HIV/Aids. What is the issue, problem, or challenge? Many school going girls continue to miss school during their menses. According to UNICEF 2007 report, a girl in primary school between grades 6 and 13 (3 years) loses approximately 18 weeks out of 108 school weeks. A girl in high school (4 years) loses 156 learning days which is equivalent to almost 24 weeks out of 144 weeks of school. Because of poverty most use pieces of dirty rugs, cotton wool, leaves and paper some even wash and recycle. These practices exposes them to diseases and discomfort How will this project solve this problem? 1O Shilling Ten Project Joint Community Outreach provides Planting trees to Schools secondary and primarys, Cloths, Shoes , Books, Sanitary towels under pants to poor girls and widows. The project will also offer HIV/Aids and hygiene education to teenage children and young parents of both genders. The project will offer school uniforms and school supplies to children from poor homes especially whose parents are dead of HIV/Aids or incapacitated by HIV/Aids virus. Potential Long Term Impact project will provide over 1000 girls with sanitary towels and underwear therefore helping them remain in school during their menses. This will enable them to raise academic performance, restore dignity and self esteem which will ensure better future and economic empowerment for the girl child in the long run. The project will also provide school uniforms and school supplies to over 1000 children of both genders from families affected by HIV/Aids ensuring them equal opportunities in life. https://www.facebook.com/events/149178888613228/149183278612789/?notif_t=like Katangi Town Machakos/ Kitui Road, Machakos, P.O BOX 27785-00100. Nairobi Kenya http://www.kilelefoundationkenya.com/