Speaker Ashley Peatfield - The Funzi and Bodo Trust
Wed, Nov 27th 2024 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Ashley will tell us about the work this trust undertakes in Kenya. Speaker Finder Roy Tate, Visitors Host, Grace & Banners Robert Allan, Cash Desk Richard Bishop
From the home page of the charity's web page
"The Funzi and Bodo Trust works in two isolated mud hut villages in Kenya called Funzi and Bodo. Places where people had been living without the basics of life including access to healthcare, clean water, toilets, electricity and adequate education. Poverty and malnutrition was common place.
The charity helps provide education and training, It cares for those who are sick or Disabled It supports families facing poverty by helping them to start small businesses and create employment through interest free loans. The Trust also provides local sanitation and helps girl stay in school through its sanitary pad project.
The charity provides up to 1500 meals every week to hungry and malnourished children and is pioneering a sustainable approach to beating hunger and poverty through a farm school for children and adults."
For more information follow this link: https://www.funzi.org.uk/
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