Kitchen Table Charities Trust -

Thanks from Oyugis Integrated Development Organization (Kenya) for a Grant to Purchase Carpentry Machines

May 17, 2021education, employment, Kenya, training

Thank you supporters of Kitchen Table Charities Trust! Your generous donations made it possible for us to get a very necessary a grant for the purchasing of new carpentry machines for our project at this time of depressed global economy caused by Covid -19. For years, it has been futile to source funds to equip this workshop! Our organisation looks around for victims of discrimination in its area and studies what sort of vocations and skills can be most utilized in the local economy. The newly bought machines are intended for practical-oriented courses in the carpentry workshops that will allow trainees to make assignments and deliver woodwork crafts that can be sold to generate the income necessary to fund their course materials. The training centre will now have sufficient qualitative training resources to teach more participants for improved access to employment opportunities, community…

Thanks from Mtende Community Project (Malawi)

May 6, 2021chairs, children, desks, employment, Malawi, school

Mtende Community Project was overwhelmed to receive a grant for £6,000 from the KTCT as we are a small charity. Grateful thanks to the KTCT and their supporters for this grant to provide 16 teachers' desks and chairs and 130 desks for the children of St Michael's Primary School in Ekwendeni, Malawi. The school was built in 1992, has a roll of 1685, and the teachers and pupils have never had a desk to sit at so there is great excitement at the school for this welcome development. This grant is also providing work for 6 carpenters in Ekwendeni to…

Thanks from Equal Aqua (Uganda)

May 5, 2021children, education, school, Uganda, water

Equal Aqua is hugely grateful for the valuable support from KTCT. This will directly result in the construction and community training program for three primary schools in rural Uganda. Many infants and children from impoverished communities have no access to clean, safe drinking water, hence disease and premature death is common. Too often it is the young girls who have to walk for miles to find any source of water. The schools frequently have no reliable water tank. Our tanks have consistently shown to be a life-saver for these children by providing a continuous clean water supply. What's more, their educational…

ARISE AND IMPACT CHRISTIAN GROUP (AICG)-PROGRESS REPORT

March 26, 2021children, Kenya, school, water

Preliminary With Financial support of BP£6000 from Kitchen Table Charities Trust, AICG is implementing a Project titled “Installation of safe water pipe system, linked to rainwater harvesting system.” Huge thanks to Mr and Mrs Borrett for supporting and standing with Kitchen Table Charities Trust, which means a lot for our community at this time when COVID19 pandemic has doubled crisis for people living in extreme poverty that couldn’t access safe water for drinking and observing good hygiene like hand-washing. The project started immediately after receipt of grant funds in January, 2020; and is progressing on well. Progress of the Project Due to…

Child Mobility FOSCIM (Malawi) – Update – 1000 children helped!!

March 23, 2021children, Malawi, mobilty, wheelchair

Thanks to you and KTCT we have just celebrated our 1,000th wheelchair for a child in Malawi and we were adamant it should be dedicated to you. (KTCT has contributed to approx 20% of these wheelchairs). Onwards now to the next 1,000 and to reach the 1,000 milestones for home chairs for tots. Thank you so much for your support on this project which, as you know, benefits so many people worthy of help. KTCT-Wheelchair-1000Download

Women Empowerment Initiative (Zambia)

March 16, 2021training, women, zambia

Women’s economic and financial opportunities are becoming increasingly relevant at both national and international levels. The importance of addressing the financial literacy of women and girls as a way to improve their financial empowerment, opportunities and well-being was recognized by the G20 leader’s declaration in June 2012, emphasizing the need for women and youth to gain access to financial services and financial education. We are so grateful to Kitchen Table Charities Trust for funding this project. This is our first big grant and it has given us an opportunity to make an impact in our community. This grant couldn’t have…

Thanks from Gunjur Project Association, Toilet & Shower Block Project (Gambia)

March 9, 2021accessible, disability, gambia, latrine, shower, toilets

The Gunjur Project Association was Established in 2006 and supports and contributes towards development in The Gambia through striving to introduce locally sustainable projects in education, health, environment, and supporting community-led initiatives. The charity has recently developed a community hub offering a range of services including a library, training room, IT suite, community kitchen & multipurpose rooms. With grateful thanks to the financial support from Kitchen Tables Charities Trust the charity is now able to build a standalone, disability-friendly toilet and shower block. This will enable services to be offered to people with different abilities to be included in training…

Thanks from Midwives at Maternity Azur (Uganda)

February 22, 2021babies, Midwives, mothers, Uganda

Midwives at Maternity Azur (MAMA) are absolutely delighted to receive the support of the Kitchen Table Charities Trust for a key aspect of our new Maternity Clinic building project in Kyarushesha, Uganda (projected completion date June 2021). Their generous grant will pay for pit latrines and wash bays, including one block specifically designed, with their help, to be disabled-friendly; incinerator; kitchen; and medical waste/placenta disposal pits. Our own premises will allow expansion and improvement of our services, with a larger labour ward; greater privacy for inpatients; an increase in our inpatient beds; and a larger outpatients department. Our current rental…

Thanks from Kirongo Community for the Rainbow School classroom project

February 7, 2021AMANI, building, children, Kenya, school

Dear KTCT, We as Kirongo Community want to send our sincere appreciation to you for the financial support you have accorded us towards the construction of the two new classrooms. We initially experienced a shortage of classrooms but your intervention has really proven beneficial to us. We equally want to extend our appreciation to Peter Fish, the Amani Coordinator and, Jim Leftwich for their coordination in ensuring funds were released in time and for the regular communication, we have been having throughout enabling the work to be effectively done. The new classrooms have really come at a time when we…

Report from the Nnadozie Foundation; Thriving Mothers & Babies in Olokoro, Nigeria Initiative

January 8, 2021babies, covid, mothers, Nigeria

PROJECT GOALS: 1/ The project goal is to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Olokoro community through theprovision of clean delivery kits and Treated bed nets for delivery and infant care. 100 women (50pregnant women and 50 nursing mothers of babies 0‐1 year) in Olokoro community will receivedelivery Kits containing essential items such as Sterilized Scalpel blades, sterilized hand gloves,Sterilized absorbent delivery mats, cotton wool, methylated spirit. Project beneficiaries will alsoreceive treated bed nets to prevent malaria infection caused by mosquito bites. Due to the COVID19 pandemic, we will also be including antiseptic soaps in the kit. 2/ This project…