Other Charity Projects

Since its inception in the year 2005, Eyes on Nature Expeditions has been donating 5% - 10% of each tour sold to a worthy cause through a charitable organization, Leo Community Development Network (LECDEN-KENYA). The contribution goes towards catering for basic needs for the needy like buying medicines, food and even paying for school fees for the orphans and People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAS). LECDEN-KENYA has a number of centers within Nairobi: Kiambiu Slum, in Nairobi Buruburu Phase I, has 100 orphans, 85 OVC's, 200 widows, 300 Girl Child, 250 PLWHAS. Kibera Line Saba also in Nairobi has 80 orphans, 75 Other Vulnerable Children, 120 widows, 200 Girl Child, 100 People Living with HIV/AIDS. We have other centers within the country in Makueni, Machakos, Siaya – near Kogello village (Home to US president Barack Obama’s late father), Nakuru,Central province and Masala Village in Rarieda District. Rarieda District has 100 orphans, 120 Other Vulnerable Children, 140 widows, 250 Girl Child, 150 People Living with HIV/AIDS. For more details visit our website: www.eyesonnatureexpeditions.com If you may wish to donate please click here…LECDEN-KENYA

                   


Jackson Abujeka, a 19 year old member of the Kiambiu slum, had his prayers answered with the removal of a deadly tumor in his lower jaw. It had been growing steadily since he was 5 years old. Its impact on his life has been profound, preventing him from going to school since he was eight because the other children became increasingly afraid of him. Now, thanks to LECDEN-KENYA and volunteers and well-wishers, he can live a long and happy life and has returned to school!

Before the Surgery	After the Surgery

INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES (Poverty Eradication Initiative)
As part of the support for the People Living With AIDS (PLWA) and specifically widows, and their care providers, LECDEN-KENYA encourages and supports income-generating activities. These help establish small businesses with the community. Most of the participants have lost their breadwinners or their own jobs due to HIV/AIDS infection.

Through financial support from St. Bridgit Church, Wisconsin, USA, we have been able to train and implement small businesses for 21 of our members. These are all widows infected or affected by the HIV/AIDS/poverty.

So far some have been able to start repaying their small loans which will enable us recruit more members into the programme.                         

YOUTH CENTER
LECDEN-KENYA has established a drop-in center where the community youth can walk-in and use the services of the center. They come to interact, discuss personal issues, access counseling services and participate in community services. The aim of the Youth Center is to build the capacity for self-sufficiency among the youth. To this end, the children receive training in income-generating projects. And because they are just children despite their circumstances, the Center also organizes recreational/extra-curriculum activities like football matches, athletics, boxing, etc for the youth.

CONCLUSION

We wish to thank all of our friends and well-wishers for supporting us materially and technically and we wish to encourage them to continue supporting us in this worthy course. We have been able to go a step further. Courtesy of the efforts of Friends and well wishers in the USA and Eyes on Nature Expeditions, a tour firm based in Nairobi, Kenya, we have been able to arrest opportunistic infections, support adherence to medication, monitor our clients and thereby improve their health considerably. We wish to thank our local partners also for their support. The Kenya Aids NGOs Consortium (KANCO) and Feed the Children (FTC) Dagoretti, Nairobi have all been instrumental in giving us more support.
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