Maisha Trust is a non-profit charitable organization registered in Kenya and the UK. Maisha means ‘life’ in Kiswahili and that is the charity’s vision; bringing life in every sense of the word to those who are disadvantaged and marginalized.
Maisha Trust uses education as a tool for community empowerment and believe that education when administered properly can alleviate and even eradicate poverty from a community. In 2015, Oasis Kindergarten in Kibera was set up in partnership with two local teachers. The initiative was born out of their concern about the lack of affordable pre-primary schools in the slum and the recognition that, because of this, children in Kibera began life disadvantaged, setting precedence for their future prospects too.
Feeding Programme
We support the entire feeding programme at Veronica’s Day Care Centre, so that the children can enjoy a nutritious breakfast and healthy lunch six days a week. Our financial contributions also make it possible for two mothers to earn a living by cooking the meals at the centre.
Daycare centers are an integral part of Tushinde’s commitment. In Kenya, child support by government does not begin until the age of 6 (under the Free Primary Education programme). In informal settlements like Mathare, poverty levels mean women are often forced to leave their children unattended to go out and look for work. Providing a safe place to play, sleep and eat enables the mothers of these very young children to work and provide for their families.
At the end of every school year, our parents and children generously donate clothes, toys and dried food which are packed and sorted by all the members of staff. The donations are then loaded up into vans and taken to Veronica’s Day Care Centre and distributed by our members of staff. The donations play a vital role in our support of Tushinde.
Thanks to the support we provide through the feeding programme, children that were once sick and dangerously underweight are now beginning to thrive.
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