I wrote about Rukia a couple of days ago (see previous entry). These are some pictures of her harsh reality. Let's join hands together and build this deserving woman and her family a new home, and a new life.
Above: This is Rukia's families toilet. They didn't have money to build walls around, and a roof over it. Even worse, the logs looked rotten when I was there and I am worried that one of the children can fall 20 feet down into a pile of you-know-what. It is also extremely unhygienic in the open air and flies buzz around freely then coming a few metres over to the house to land on the children. Disease is potentially rampant here.
Above: This is Rukia's families toilet. They didn't have money to build walls around, and a roof over it. Even worse, the logs looked rotten when I was there and I am worried that one of the children can fall 20 feet down into a pile of you-know-what. It is also extremely unhygienic in the open air and flies buzz around freely then coming a few metres over to the house to land on the children. Disease is potentially rampant here.
Only last week I visited Rukia's home to find this kitchen still standing. The following morning it had been taken down with the heavy rains. It was only a matter of time. Now they have nowhere to cook but outside of their house in the grass, rain or shine.
Another side view of the kitchen. You can see that there are a few kitchen items sitting in the background as they have nowhere else to put them.
This is a picture of Rukia herself. She is a hard working and kind woman and even knows a bit of English. She takes the best care she can of her children but without a roof over their heads it is virtually impossible to shelter them from the common diseases such as malaria and pneumonia. So many children die of these diseases in the rural areas of Kenya.---------
My goal is to raise 1000 Canadian dollars within the next two months in order to build and furnish (with beds and mattresses) a house for Rukia and her family. They have been left like this for too long. Please contact me if you wish to help with this noble cause. I will be forever greatful (and so will she!).
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I forgot to mention that one of her daughters is currently in Grade 9 via a sponsorship that somebody from Canada sent me. Her daughter got a very high grade on the 8th grade national exam here in Kenya (the school system is a bit different over here) and was devestated that she wouldn't be able to continue with her studies. Soon I will post some pictures of her studying at her new secondary school :) !!!!! Thank you to her sponsor!!!!!!!
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