Lecden-Kenya a Non-Profit for the less Fortunate kids

The first step to good health is cleanliness and there is no way one can be physically clean where there is no water. Water and sanitation (extreme poverty) have a direct relation with the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

It is in this regard that we, Leo Community Development Network have realized the need to address water and sanitation issues to help reverse the spread of this disease. As our mission partly states, that we want to see an AIDS-free society now and in future, we want to contribute to this by ensuring that each and every person has access to clean water.

We will not only have contributed to the fight against AIDS but also towards the realization of the UN Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs).


SITUATION BACKGROUND

Kiambiu slum in Nairobi,Kibera slum in Nairobi and Kogelo villiage in Siaya district in western Kenya, they both have an area of 12 sq. kms in each with an overwhelming population of over 100,000 . They are one of the densely populated areas in Nairobi and western Kenya. This population consists of different communities from various parts of Kenya, majority of whom are jobless and those in employment are lowly paid.

Due to widespread unemployment and low earnings among Kiambiu,Kibera and Kogelo village residents, people here live below poverty lines, hence making it a slum area. As slums are not in the Government and Local Authority plans, they do not benefit in the budgetary allocation and service provision. Proper infrastructure is lacking thus leading to tough living conditions for an area with congestion. The infrastructure is generally poor; no proper sanitation measures, no drainage system(s), poor road network which becomes impassable during rainy seasons, and too dusty during dry spells. Kiambiu,Kibera,Kogelo communities suffers numerous problems namely: -

i) Poverty
ii) Lack of infrastructure
iii) Diseases
iv) Ignorance on sanitation measures
v) Lack of civic education (semi-illiteracy)

Let us Feed, Clothe & Educate the Poor, Imagine living in a squatter/slum/ village in a makeshift home constructed out of scrap metal and cardboard, with mud floors, and no electricity or water.

Imagine raising your kids in this place with hardly any food to eat. This is the plight of squatters/slum/village in the in Kiambiu slum,Kibera slum and Kogelo village. No land, makeshift homes, little to eat, no work & no education for their children. Help make their lives a little brighter.


http://www.lecdenkenya.com/donate2.htm

Bank Name: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
Bankbranch: HARAMBEE AVENUE ELECTRICITY HOUSE
Account No.: 0102097206300
Swift Code: SCBL KENX
Country : Kenya
P. O. Box 79456-00200
Nairobi, Kenya

http://www.lecdenkenya.com/donate2.htm
http://www.lecdenkenya.com/donate.htm

Do what you can, for who you are, with what you have, and where you are.

http://www.lecdenkenya.com

http://twitter.com/lecden

Sincerely,

Steve

Thank you now and always for your support and caring kindness!

Welcome friend,
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.


One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her.. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend. He asked her,’ Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.


Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.'

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.


Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.


Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat.


Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion.


Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven.


Before whining about the distance you drive Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet. And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, orphans/ and other vulnerable children, people living with Hiv/Aids/ bed ridden, and those who wish they had your job.


And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still around.

1 JOHN 4:8

Together we can make a difference to Orphans and other vulnerable Children/widows/ women/People lives.


Donation Amount: Suggested donation: $ $25,$30,$50,$100,$200,$500 even more to meet our fundraising goals , $ 60,000 by December 2011,http://lecdenkenya.chipin.com/lecden-kenya-a-non-profit-for-the-less-fortunate-kids


for more information, our website,http://www.lecdenkenya.com/

NB:Lecden-kenya has got three centres,namely,Kiambiu slum,Kibera slum and Kogelo village in western Kenya with over 500 orphans and other vulnerable children(OVC),Orphaned by HIV/Aids.

Our fundraising goals is to get $ 60,000 by December 2010 to cater for the namely centers.


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There is no greater joy than bringing hope to children, and no greater responsibility than protecting the innocent where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.

You can make a real difference in the lives of homeless and street kids by supporting LECDEN-KENYA, Your support means that we can reach into the streets, alleys and beaches and give them hope. Not the hope of one day or one month, but for a lifetime! Please help us make that commitment.

More than 94% of your donation goes directly to assisting homeless and street kids. Read More Over a million innocent children are orphaned or abandoned in Kenya due to the devastating HIV/AIDS crisis. These orphans struggle for necessities: food, clothing, education and medicine. Let us Feed, Clothe & Educate the Poor, Imagine living in a squatter/slum/ village in a makeshift home constructed out of scrap metal and cardboard, with mud floors, and no electricity or water.

Imagine raising your kids in this place with hardly any food to eat. This is the plight of squatters/slum/village in the in Kiambiu slum,Kibera slum and Kogelo village. No land, makeshift homes, little to eat, no work & no education for their children. Help make their lives a little brighter. Through your generous donations and gifts our children will get provision of education, good food, medical care. For the transfer of money through cheque or wire transfer, please use the following details.

Bank Name: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
Bankbranch: HARAMBEE AVENUE ELECTRICITY HOUSE
Account No.: 0102097206300
Swift Code: SCBL KENX
Country : Kenya
P. O. Box 79456-00200
Nairobi, Kenya

http://www.lecdenkenya.com/donate2.htm
http://www.lecdenkenya.com/donate.htm

Do what you can, for who you are, with what you have, and where you are.

http://www.lecdenkenya.com
http://twitter.com/lecden

Sincerely,

Steve

Thank you now and always for your support and caring kindness!

Dear friend,


It's not too late to double your gift and help save twice as many lives.


A generous Lecden –kenya board member has offered to match, dollar for dollar, every dollar you give ,Donation Amount: Suggested donation:$25,$30,$50,$100,$200,$500 even more to meet our fundraising goals of $ 60,000 , for more information, see our chip in widget, http://lecdenkenya.chipin.com/lecden-kenya-non-profit-for-the-less-fortunates



It's so important for us to make the most of this opportunity to double your gift! That's because the slow economic recovery, the recent catastrophic floods in Pakistan and the devastating earthquake in Haiti earlier this year have stretched our resources to the breaking point.

Just think how many lives you can help save by making your dollars go twice as far to provide desperately needed medicines to sick and suffering people in the world's poorest countries. Your gift will be doubled to provide healthcare and help prevent people-especially little children-from dying of treatable diseases.



I promise you, your gift will make a real difference to so many people who would otherwise have no access to even the most basic medical care. Please give now. God bless you!




Please join us Together we can make a difference to Orphans and other vulnerable Children/widows/ women/People lives.

For more information,visit,http://www.lecdenkenya.com




In His Service

Dear Friend,

In the spirit of the holiday season, we're excited to share the perfect gift idea for our loved ones – a Winter Child Survival Pack to bring relief and hope in the form of immunizations, clean water and micronutrients to a suffering children in Africa.
This holiday do something amazing...


Don't buy sweaters or perfume.


Buy safe, clean water for families in need.


Give a gift. Save a child.


Give a loved one something different this holiday season – send a Winter Child Survival Pack in their honor. Your loved one gets a personalized card from you, and a desperate child receives the following lifesaving supplies:


> Immunizations that will save a child from measles and polio – two of the most common and painful diseases.


> Micronutrient powders that will help a child suffering from malnutrition get the vitamins and minerals essential

for them to grow up healthy.


> Water purification tablets to filter out dirt and bacteria so that children can drink without fear of getting sick. Your pack contains enough tablets to clean 50,000 liters of water!



Donation Amount: Suggested donation: $ $25,$30,$50,$100,$200,$500 even more to meet our fundraising goals of $ 60,000 by December 2010, for more information, see our chip in widget,
http://lecdenkenya.chipin.com/lecden-kenya-non-profit-for-the-less-fortunates


Please join us Together we can make a difference to Orphans and other vulnerable Children/widows/ women/People lives.For more information,visit,

http://www.lecdenkenya.com



In His Service,