Nairobi Orphanage

The Shepherd’s Orphanage in Nairobi helps children with HIV/AIDS from Kibera slums, possibly Nairobi’s worst slum area caused by awful sanitation and a high population of orphaned HIV/AIDS children.

POP has pledged $30,000 to build the medical clinic, which we aim to raise in 2008. POP at Aura, 21 Sept 2007 was our first event towards this cause.

NEWS UPDATE JANUARY 2008 THE POP TRUSTEES ARE AWARE OF THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN KENYA, AND SPECIFICALLY KIBERA, AT THE MOMENT. WE HAVE RECEIVED NEWS THAT THE SHEPHERD’S HOME WAS NOT DAMAGED IN THE RECENT VIOLENCE - ALTHOUGH IT IS IN THE HEART OF THE AFFECTED AREA. OBVIOUSLY, COMMUNICATION IS VERY DIFFICULT. WHILST WE WILL CONTINUE FUNDRAISING FOR THIS WORTHWHILE CAUSE, THE PROJECT WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL POLITICAL STABILITY HAS RETURNED TO THE AREA.

The Shepherd’s Orphanage in Nairobi:
http://www.theshepherdshome.org/
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