On the Road
Getting to Know Africa
Facts and statistics about a diverse continent
As an incredibly diverse continent, it is difficult to sum up Africa as a whole. Each of the 54 countries that Africa comprises is unique and distinctive in its own way, offering beautiful landscapes, rich histories, and varied cultures and customs. Spanning over 5,000 miles north to south and 4,800 miles east to west, Africa contains a wide array of religions and ethnic groups. Within each country, stark contrasts exist between rural areas and bustling […]
Together, We Are Feeding the Hungry
When families in Kenya were facing a drought, our Hope In Action Fund helped out
Last year, Kenya suffered from a disastrous drought, which killed livestock and caused widespread crop failure, creating food shortages throughout the country. As a result, the cost of grain increased tremendously. Nearly 3 million people were affected by the drought, causing many families to worry that they wouldn’t be able to afford to feed their children. Some of the families that felt the effects of the drought included those of our sponsored children at the […]
A Thousand Shoes for a Thousand Kids
Our successful Shoe Fund campaign provided new shoes for children all over the world this year
As the end of the year approaches, I can say that the Children Incorporated staff as a whole is amazed by what we have accomplished thus far in 2017, thanks to our incredible sponsors and donors. When our President and CEO, Ron Carter, sent out a letter in December of 2016 asking our supporters to help us reach our goal of providing 1,000 pairs of new shoes to sponsored and unsponsored children at our projects […]
Educating Girls Is Critical to Reducing Poverty
Children Incorporated supports women to dive them more opportunities in life
International Women’s Day is coming up next week, on March 8. It’s a time for us to reflect on the contributions women make to society, despite the massive challenges they face here and around the globe. Anyone can see that women and girls are still less valued than men and boys in many cultures. Women – even educated women – still earn significantly less than men in the job market. And in some cultures, young […]
Audacity and Hope in Kenya
Maria Immaculata in Kenya offers hope to children in need
Just when everything feels hopeless, one person can change your entire perspective. For me, it was Sister Martha in Kenya. Luis with Sister Jane Sister Martha and Sister Jane are Children Incorporated volunteer coordinators who run Maria Immaculata School in Nairobi, Kenya. The school hosts almost 400 students from toddlers to teenagers and more than 300 of them board there because they are orphans. Children Incorporated sponsors about 100 of these […]
Msamaria
A Lesson in Self-Sustainability
The average American doesn’t have to think much about how he will provide an education to his children. Our public school system provides many of our children with an education courtesy of tax dollars, and we’ve grown to take it for granted. In Kenya, however, school is a privilege, not a right. If you can pay to send your children to school, they go. If not, then they’re almost certainly looking at a bleak future […]