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Our New Home in Kisumu The completion of the First Phase for the new Home was July 7th, 2007, which celebrated the purchase of our first parcel of land of two and a half acres, the completion of the Frank Harrison office building as well as the completion of our water well, major septic tank, and fencing. |
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Fence Being Built Digging the Small Latrine |
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Why
the
New
Home:
"The decision to relocate
our Home outside of Nairobi was reached after a lot of considerations. First, it is so expensive to
maintain food programs while the
Home is in Nairobi
since
the number of the kids
keeps increasing
so
rapidly.
We
will reach
a
time when
we
will not be able to
have
enough
food
or
housing
for them through donations from well wishers. If the
primary home is outside Nairobi, the home
can
grow
food produced from our own land
and
we
will
have
space
to
grow. Secondly, things
in
Kisumu
are very
cheap
compared
to
Nairobi.
Third,
the environment matters a lot.
Since I was brought up as an orphaned child, I
do
not want to see
orphan kids being influenced negatively by their environment and make them useless people by engaging in criminal activities." Francis
Purchase of Property: Because of the many donations of friends throughout the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, the Home has been able to acquire and take title to two and a half acres on the main road 1 mile from Kisumu which is the third largest city in Kenya and next to Lake Victoria. For a map of Kenya showing Kisumu please click here. To view pictures of the new property, please see below. Plans for Buildings: Francis, the Headmaster, and Sandy has been able to raise in Kenya 500,000 Shillings for our Frank Harrison office building on site which will include a phone and enable him to begin the construction of the first major building to house students and staff. First Phase: Francis, the staff, and the kids are extremely excited about the property for the new Home and the plans for the new buildings. The celebration for the completion of the Phase was July 7, 2007. |
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Francis and Hezbon discuss plans for the new Home in Kisumu. |
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Two of the Sandy Happy Children's Home children excitingly play on the land. |
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More of the property showing the neighbor's goat |
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Neighboring homes with the Kisumu Airport about 2 miles away. Kisumu is the third largest city in Kenya but much safer and more environmentally clean |
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Any
original
artwork,
text,
or
layout
are
Copyright
©
2006
by
Sandy
Happy
Children's
Home |
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