They Are Known As "The Family That Helps"

Andrew and Leonora Obara on a recent visit to Toronto. Leonora is the volunteer programme administrator for Kijiji Cha Upendo and Andrew is the volunteer administrator.

The Kibera and Nairobi community knows the Obaras’ front door as belonging to “The Family That Helps.”

Any time of the day or night people will knock on the Obaras’ door bringing their needs: to be taken to hospital, to find help for an orphaned or vulnerable child, to find a safe place to stay. The list of needs are endless, and the Obaras’ door and hearts are open to all who come knocking. 

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Salome Githuku visits Village of Love, 2012

Accompanied by Leonora and Andrew Obara and other Kijiji Cha Upendo volunteers, Salome Githuku spends the day in Kibera, visiting with beneficiaries and listening to stories of how their lives have been changed for the better through the efforts of Kijiji Cha Upendo.

Advisory Board Member, Salome Githuku, reports on her recent visit to “Kijiji Cha Upendo”  (Village of Love) in Kibera, Kenya.

“The first thing I noticed,” said Salome, as she shared details of her recent Kenyan trip with members of the  the Village of Love Canada Advisory Board, “is the cost of living! Even since I was there 18 months ago, it has gone up so much. I just don’t know how people manage to put food on the table.”

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TDSB Principal Visits Kenyan Schools

The Power of a Pencil!

TDSB Principal Judy Whitfield encourages a classroom of Kenyan students.TDSB Principal Learns About Schools in Kenya

“Tell them how important it is to get an education. Tell them that they must work hard!” With these repeated urgings from local teachers ringing in her ears, TDSB Principal Judy Whitfield addresses dozens of Kenyan classrooms, where eager children hang on her words.

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TDSB Principal Visits Village

One issue that most disturbed Ms Whitfield was the lack of sanitation facilities in Kibera.

Kibera, An Eye Opener!

For Ms Whitfield, Kibera was a new experience and an eye opener. The closeness of the buildings, if one could use that term for corrugated iron shacks, and the lack of amenities surprised and disturbed her.

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