An invitation to join us in our Korogocho Project
We are working to help a community of 25 families living in great need in one of Nairobi’s worst slums, providing financial support to help them build new homes in a safe environment on the outskirts of the city.
The families formed a self-help group, MWAMKO, and contribute their own efforts, abilities and resources to the project.
The project is managed by the well-qualified Board of a local Community-Based Organisation, the Commonwealth Housing Group, set up for that purpose. The Board includes two members of MWAMKO
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The current main aim of the Commonwealth Housing Trust is to raise funds for this project.
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What has been achieved so far:
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two acres of land purchased and ownership registered
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planning permission granted for 25 houses
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25 young unemployed MWAMKO family members were given training and work experience in various building skills
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they and other family members are working on the site
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they have appropriate professional support
Excellent progress has been made
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five families moved in on 31st March 2022
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a sixth house is now roofed fully funded by a kind donor in memory of his father, who loved Kenya and its people
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another generous donor has funded a seventh house which now has its foundation slab, ready for walling work
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and another benefactor has stepped forward to fund the eighth house, thus completing the first row of houses
The second phase of house-building, starting soon, will
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develop and extend infrastructure across the site
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incorporate green, sustainable solutions wherever possible
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construct the other seventeen homes, as funding permits
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You can help MWAMKO members reach this goal by donating whatever sum you can afford - as with bricks, all gifts, however small, taken together can create a home.​
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If you would like to join us in supporting the families as they build their new homes and new lives you can bring their dream closer if you donate today
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