From July 5th to July 30th, I will be traveling with Wendy to Kiserian, Kenya, which is just outside of Nairobi Kenya.http://mapq.st/KtI3lt?__domain=ca
We will be volunteering at Hekima Place. www.hekimaplace.org
About Hekima Place
Hekima Place is a home in Kenya for girls orphaned primarily by
HIV/AIDS. The name “Hekima” was chosen for its Kiswahili
meaning: Wisdom. Founded in 2005 by U. S. native Kate Fletcher, the home
opened with just 10 girls but has grown to 60 members of the Hekima
Place family. The girls are given a loving, faith-based home with
nutritious meals, health care, and, very importantly, an education to
enable them to succeed on their own once their schooling is
completed. At Hekima Place, each girl lives with a loving Kenyan staff
member called "mum" – growing within a faith-based "family" with
"sisters" (other orphaned girls) as companions and workmates.
The home is located in Kiserian, Kenya just outside Nairobi, on
property purchased by the U. S. Board of Directors in July 2009.
Construction of the new permanent home for the girls at this site was
completed in December 2010. Approximately 20 km south and west of Karen,
Kenya (Hekima Place's original location), the new home is in the
southern Rift Valley Province and has six cottages and a dining hall
along with a significant amount of land for gardening.
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| Hekima Place Buildings |
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