Kisumu Kids Empowerment Organization

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1 Kisumu Kids Empowerment Organization H E L P U S T O H E L P 12 th of MAY 2008 Ambassador Remigio Maradona Director General of Iimsam Permanent Observer Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council Dear Mr. Maradona, We had already several contacts with Mr. Manish Uprety of your Organization. See attached copies. We are a registered Non Governmental Organization (NGO) operating in Kisumu, Kenya Currently we are, because of the limiting space, engaged on three main activities namely: 1. Taking care of physically and mentally challenged children (mostly orphans) 2. Cultivating and producing Spirulina. 3. Producing chlorine for water treatment. Now we have the possibility to acquire a large space of 100 to 200 ha. with 3 big buildings on it, which will enable us finally to expand our scope of operation so that we are flexible to undertake a number of varied planned projects. Tom Mboya Estate Postbox Kisumu, Kenya KKEO Landline: +254 (0) Wireless: +254 (0) Mobile:+254 (0) elsinkenya@mac.com Website:

2 This plot is situated 25 kms. outside Kisumu on the border of Lake Victoria, 10 kms from the main road to Nairobi. We can lease or get the plot of the Ministry of Fisheries for a long period. The following are the planned projects we wish to do on this plot: Ha project for our needy handicapped children: 1.1 Family Home for internal handicapped children (Orphans) 1.2 Children s hospital to cater for other needs and physiotherapy/orthopaedic activities 1.3 Montessori School (for abled and disabled children) 1.4 Adapted garden for exercises and wheelchair farming, also Spirulina 1.5 Therapeutic swimming pool that would suite our situation 1.6 Learning centre for teaching parents/guardians to cope with needy children Ha Training centre mainly to teach Agriculture/Veterinary and other scientific production activities 2.1 Spirulina cultivation will be the biggest part 2.2 Cereals farming 2.3 Horticulture 2.4 Banana planting 2.5 Rice growing 2.6 Pigs rearing 2.7 Poultry farming 2.8 Fish ponds 2.9 Cattle/Dairy farming + making cheese, yoghurt, butter etc Production of biogas and furniture from water hyacinth seminar classrooms + Guesthouse Ha will be used by the organization to produce farm products for self-sufficiency Ha will be leased on short term to individual community members who prove their competence after training.

3 It is in view of the above we urgently need your help:. In the wet season we can only come there with a 4-wheel drive car. That is our first and most urgent need. For the moment we don t have any car. The construction of 2000 m2 Spirulina basins to start with. (Materials) The construction of 3 seminar classrooms + Guesthouse. Our Spirulina Project is doing very well. The demand is a lot higher than we can produce now (160 m2). We have a partnership with Maseno University, Kisumu and the Ministry of Fisheries asked us for partnership (aquaculture) We are following the business plan of Antenna Geneva. 1/3 for the poorest, 1/3 for food programs and 1/3 for the open wellness market. We did start now to make Spirulina capsules and Spirulina tablets for the last mentioned group. With the profit of our Spirulina project we want to finance our entire project for the handicapped children, to become completely self-supporting. Also all our children will find their future jobs in our Spirulina Project. Dear Mr. Maradona, Because of the post-election troubles in the beginning of this year, there are more malnutrioned children then ever, many children lost their parents and many people lost their jobs and in the very near future Kenya expect a big shortage of food. Our Spirulina project can save many lives As far as I know, we are the only one who have a successful Spirulina cultivation project in East Africa. We want to spread the Spirulina cultivation a.s.a.p. not only in Kenya but also in Uganda and Tanzania. WE NEED URGENTLY YOUR HELP!! PLEASE HELP US TO REALIZE AT LEAST ONE OF THE MILLENNIUM GOALS Hoping to hear soonest from you and thanking you in anticipation, Yours faithfully, Kisumu Kids Empowerment Organization Mrs. Els Wijt Mulder Founder/General Director

4 Some of our Spirulina basins Our handicapped children are helping with harvesting Harvesting

5 One of our children, George. He had just an operation Our last seminar. Several of them started already their own project Spirulina Orientation Seminar

6 George and Eng. Fundi handing over the certificate after a week seminar.