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Team
Rafiki is actively working with a Saratoga Springs,
New York, based local 501c3 nonprofit, The
Giving Circle, to bring our support to street orphans in Jinja, Uganda who
are in need of the most basic life sustaining assistance. Jinja is a typical
Africa community characterized by lack of clean water, poor sanitation, abject
poverty, a high number of young orphans, and yet a wonderful sense of hope,
spirit, and love of family and friends. The Koi Koi project will be a self sustaining home for street
children who have been orphaned. This home encompasses not only living quarters,
but also agricultural and livestock projects to support the needs of the
residential children and their caretakers. Crops not consumed will be sold in
the local market to further the self sustaining goals of this project. Koi Koi house will initially support 44 orphans. The children will
receive daily meals, clothing, shoes, medical care, clothing - and most of
all, a loving family environment. When ready, each child will be transitioned to
a local foster care family, who will be supported through this project. Another
of the more than 200 Jinja street orphans will be moved into the orphanage to
continue this cycle of growth and development. As an extension of this project, we initiated a paper bead jewelry
and additional craft
projects for the local women to provide them with a healthy means of supporting
their children and to restore their dignity and self esteem. Koi
Koi House Project Milestones ● Discussions and onsite meetings
with locals to assess true needs and prioritize projects based on those
needs - Completed 2009- January 2010. ●
Land - Purchase the land to build the orphanage and farm. Completed
February 2010. ●
Architectural design of buildings -
Completed and government approved April 2010. ●
Land clearing - Completed May 2010. ●
Well drilling - Completed June 2010. ●
Full team onsite - Completed July 2010.
Development of agricultural and livestock programs, construction of
caretaker's facility with solar capability, and development of women's
educational and small business enterprises. ● October 2010 - Initiation of child sponsorship program. ● February 2011 - Team onsite to continue preparation for construction of Koi Koi House and growth of projects established in 2010. ● July 2011 - Full team on site to construct Koi Koi House and initiate several educational projects in the village and local schools. 
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