Child Rescueing centre International is a non-governmental organization based in Thika, Kenya Central Province and Netherlands.

Archive for April, 2009

Newsletter March/April 2009

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Hallo everyone we have once again come to the end of term one of the year 2009, which was an eventfull term.otherwise all is well with all of us in here in Kenya .

CHILDREN

As  far as the children are concerned we have new children in the house ,peter wanyoike 4 years an abandoned case and,ester njoki 9 years a rape case.

So the number of children in the  house still stands at 39 the new cases are rescue cases as such we do not expect them to stay for long.

SCHOOL

Our children has already got used to the new school and they are doing very well penninah and ,dorcas joined higher classes as such we are doing a lot of home works to keep them  in good positions and good marks mary is doing that together with the social workers .

The small ones are also doing very well in all aspects as far as the school is concerned ,those who are in high school Winnie is doing good we have seen an improvement but in the sciences she has a problem as such she is attending holiday tuition in thika to see that she improves the grades at the end of the  term and in the future.

HEALTHjohn-arm-broken

In this area it is very challenging as for now we have our new nurse karanja who ,maintains the health of our children very much only shon big john got his arm broken another day when he fell from the resting shed  but he is doing good now .and Johnny Johnny his finger was removed from hospital since it was growing in the wrong way after a burn in the slums he is now ok and out of the hospital .

PROJECTS

As for the projects we are doing very well ,only that it is now officiall the two projects in kiandutu slums that is the health check point and the kop school are no longer part of crc and its projects as such anything connected to those projects from the staff the management and their foundation are not part of crc as such for any information you can contact the crc foundation in the Netherlands lead by aafje and the new board of crc in Kenya lead by nelson .

Umoja project is doing very well and the children have improved very much and this being the first term of the year we have seen that there will be a bright future for all of them if they finish their programme in umoja wetu.

The income generating projects at crc house is doing very well as such the eggs production has now risen to 6 trays per day ,the cows are producing milk for the kids although the brown one died last month after pneumonia attack goats are doing ok too all the crc kids are helping in the farming area planting and watering the crops and feeding the cows as such they are learning a lot ,we are really a full house and family .

We are still visiting the slums in matharau,gachagi mathare umoja and kibera in Nairobi , but due to the hunger and the dry spell in the country we have extended the food supplies to other parts especially in our community gatuanyaga. Which is a semi arid place.

VOLUNTEERS

The number of volunteers in the house is 4 ruben,simone,Judith and emma all from the Netherlands .shaillin left last week together with challotte we really had a wonderfull time together and all the people generally miss them already we appreciate your help and these children will never be the same for the steps you made them realize in their lives we say asante sana on their behalf.

SPONSOR A CHILD PROJECT

As for this project we are very greatfull for the sponsors continued help ,as from late last year waiteke derix is in charge of the project she will be sending and receiving all the correspondences as far as the project is concerned ,the following children still needs sponsors.

CHALLENGES crci-picture-site1

There are areas which are challenging crc very much water being notorious ,as such the water supply is on and off we still hope for the best we are doing our best to see that abore hole is drilled at the site to keep the supply sufficient .

The road has been repaired with the help from the current volunteers this has made the house accessible without a lot of strain.

We wish to thank all the people who has  made the crci home better in all ways asante sana.

Yours faithfully,

Nelson

Director CRCI

Shailin Balgobind

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Jambo! My name is Shailin Balgobind and I’m 19 years old. I worked as a volunteer for CRCI from half January to the beginning of April. My dream is to be a doctor and travel all over the world to carry out my profession. Unfortunately I couldn’t start my education in schoolyear 2008 – 2009 due to strict procedures. By coincidence I met a Dutch Boardmember who was telling me about CRCI and from the start I was very interested in the organisation. Instead of wasting a whole year doing nothing, I could be in fact a big help within CRCI and the mix of working in an orphanage, distribute foodpackages in slums and learn more about the African culture sounds like a pretty good way to spend my time. For me, this was the right time to explore the world, to expand my limits, to find out if I really could realize my dream and I was hoping that CRCI could help me in the right direction… and it sure did!

caroljanemewangui21 My Experiences in these months were mind-blowing. Some things you just got to experienced yourself and can’t be put into writing. That said, let’s give it a shot anyway. One of the things I liked so much is the fact you staying in an orphanage. This way you really get to know the African Culture; their way of raising children and from the moment you step in the orphanage; you’re taking part of looking after these children. When you wake up in the morning or when you come back after an long exhausting day, you’ll be with these small children and I can assure you that they’ll get very close to your heart.

Besides being in the orphanage, you’ll visit many places outside CRCI. We have visited different kinds of schoolprojects in the slums, which was good to see the children are getting education. I think for many families this is the basics of getting one step forward. Furthermore we visited Kibera, one of the biggest slums of whole Africa, and distributed clothes and food. It’s strange to see so much poverty next to the high skyscrapers in the capital city of Kenya. In order to chill from time to time, we’ve made several trips, close and far away. For example, we’ve watched a footballmatch of Thika United, we’ve been on Safari in Samburu, we’ve even gone to the coast and visit the white beaches of Mombasa. There are so many activities you’re able to do.

Another thing I liked while working for CRCI, is that you’re free to do what you want. You make a schedule together with the director Nelson, but this schedule is not fixed and you can fill it in with whatever activities you want to do. I also enjoyed working with the staff of CRCI; everything is going more smooth when there’s a lot of communication. Altogether, after a few weeks of getting used to my new residence, I was really feeling comfortable in Kenya.

I’ve had a great time in Kenya. For me, there were a lot of challenges I got to face, from visiting families living in real poverty and people along the road with different infections to getting sick yourself and be miles away from home sweet home. I noticed you adept very fast to new situations and improvise to solve your problems and afterwards you see everything worked out. You learn so many things. Being in CRCI made me realise it’s a peaceful place for the children and I experienced the organisation really makes a difference by sheltering unfortunate children in Thika and surroundings. Working within CRCI and being part of that is an indescribable feeling!