Current Projects
Primary school expansion and renovation project
In partnership with Engineers Without Borders-NY, we are developing plans to develop six additional classrooms for the Usalama Primary School.
Malaria prevention
Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds and was the overwhelming health concern cited by the Usalama villagers in a 2006 health assessment. Mwikali’s Gift plans to raise funds to provide insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) for each family and malaria prevention education. We are currently researching potential partner NGOs in the region that could oversee the purchase and distribution of ITNs and to continue the health education of the Usalama villagers.
Micro-enterprise
We are moving toward our goal of helping Usalama become self-sustaining and of finding a means of income that will be used for the purchase of new school uniforms each year as well as a source of support for the villagers. We are speaking with local and international microfinance and micro-enterprise organizations, and beginning a preliminary assessment at the village level.