Friends of Kakamega

The USFW Orphan Project of Kakamega, Kenya is a grassroots effort to help children whose parents have died primarily of AIDS. It is an ORPHANAGE, a FEEDING PROGRAM and provides EDUCATIONAL SPONSORSHIPS for orphans so they can go to school. It is run by Kenyan Quaker women of the USFW (United Society of Friends Women, Kakamega). Since 2001 they have devoted their lives to helping orphans in serious need.

THE MAINE CONNECTION

Partnered with the USFW is Friends of Kakamega, a Maine-based Quaker non-profit organization. Since 2002 Friends of Kakamega has worked to finance the Care Center dining hall and dormitories, and to sponsor over 150 children for education. Each summer Friends of Kakamega organizes a service project trip to the orphanage to work with the children, and to introduce participants to a world so different from that which Americans are used to.

Learn More...

Explore the links below to learn more about the Orphan Project of Kakamega.