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End Hunger 4 Seniors Campaign

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We are doing our part to alleviate hunger among seniors in Isiolo and Kakamega Counties. Join this fight against hunger by supporting our campaigns.

Thank you for making a difference.#zerohunger

Ball4TheOld

We are doing our part to alleviate hunger among seniors in Isiolo and Kakamega Counties. Join this fight against hunger by supporting our campaigns.

Thank you for making a difference.#zerohunger

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📢 We are Hiring a Farm Operations Officer!! A

📢 We are Hiring a Farm Operations Officer!!

Are you passionate about running a farm?

Do you enjoy executing farming projects with the aim of impacting knowledge in the community, fulfilling food requirements for the needy and guiding members of said community towards better farming practices?

Then the farm operations officer role at Mama Ibado Charity is for you.

Please visit https://mamaibado.org/our_careers/farm-operations-officer-isiolo/ to apply.

DISCLAIMER: Mama Ibado Charity DOES NOT solicit for funds at any point during our recruitment process (i.e., Application, Interview, Onboarding). In addition, we do not request for financial data such as applicants' bank accounts. Please be aware of fraudsters!

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Wangui was born in Meru County in 1951. She had ei

Wangui was born in Meru County in 1951. She had eight siblings and remembers spending her childhood tilling the land in their small farm.

All seemed well until they were orphaned with her siblings at a very young age.

With no parental care, she never attained any formal education.

Later on, she moved to Isiolo and got married when she turned eighteen.

Their marriage welcomed five children and she quickly realized the need to find work and support her husband in providing for the family.

Wangui faced challenges when looking for work as most highly paying jobs required education and some sort of skill, which Wangui was short of. The only job that she could secure was working as a domestic worker.

In this new job, she had to save the majority of her paycheck. Her husband who had been the sole breadwinner experienced a decline in the casual jobs that he used to secure which made life very difficult.

Not long after Wangui had begun saving enough to supplement the family income, her husband fell sick and got admitted in the local hospital. This sudden illness progressed rapidly and ended up taking his life in a short period of time.

Wangui was left devastated with hospital debts to clear and looking for means to feed her children. She had to pull up her socks and find ways of expanding her earnings.

Wangui had the idea to buy fruits and sell them off at a profitable price. She would often walk very far to get to her employer’s house, and this gave her the idea to sell fruits during her evening trek back home.

Burning the candle at both ends took its toll on Wangui. She soon got diagnosed with high blood pressure making it difficult to perform her duties. She however powered through her physical challenges and worked harder to maintain her job.

Misfortune came knocking yet again. She got into an accident at work leaving her with a sprained arm. This prevented her from completing her tasks as a domestic worker which eventually saw her quit her job.

Despite her streak of bad luck, she saw this as a new beginning. With the little money she had saved, she started a small grocery and sustained her children with the business.

Adoi Ali Ibrahim lived in a mud house with her two

Adoi Ali Ibrahim lived in a mud house with her two children who are mentally challenged.

Her house would collapse especially during rainy days, and she would spend a lot of time repairing the damage.

She extends her gratitude to Mama Ibado Charity for the support.

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #Housing #Roofovermyhead #Seniorsfeedingprogram #Isiolo #IsioloCounty #Seniors #KenyaSeniorCitizen #Kenya #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Restoringdignitytoourseniors

#TBT A throwback to 2017 when we held the 2nd free

#TBT A throwback to 2017 when we held the 2nd free Medical Camp for the Elderly at Al- Falah Islamic Centre in Isiolo County.

Our goal is to enroll all our seniors into the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) by the year 2024 and at the same time advocate for a subsidized premium rate for all senior citizens in Kenya.

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #ZeroHunger #Isiolo #IsioloCounty #MedicalCamp #SeniorsHealth #SeniorsHealthProgram #Kenya #Seniors #KenyaSeniors #RestoringDignitytoourseniors #Canada #Ontario #Toronto

Did you know that Inua Jamii program is the govern

Did you know that Inua Jamii program is the government’s initiative to the poor and vulnerable citizens in Kenya that acts as the national safety net aimed at uplifting their lives?

We play our role in informing government administrative bodies responsible for onboarding those in need, by forwarding names of vulnerable seniors within our programs.

Seniors who are a part of the Inua Jamii program fall under the Older Persons Cash Transfer (OPCT).

This bi-monthly stipend they receive goes a long way in helping older persons continue to access basic needs when they are not able to generate an income.

Our Seniors' feeding program supplements it by providing monthly food rations to vulnerable seniors.

And in by so doing, the cash transfer received by the seniors' we support can then go for a longer period and further cover any costs in healthcare that is often a challenge to them.

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #SeniorsFeedingProgram #ZeroHunger #Isiolo #Kakamega #IsioloCounty #KakamegaCounty #Kenya #KenyaSeniors #Foodsecurity #Foodnutrition #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Seniors #RestoringDignitytoourseniors

We are excited to have continued supplementing our

We are excited to have continued supplementing our Seniors Feeding Program with fresh farm produce from our Ibado Matabithi Farm in our first Seniors Feeding Program, food distribution this year.

The vegetables from our sustainability initiative play a major role in boosting our seniors health care by ensuring a variety of food options for our seniors meals.

We hope to be able to continue providing more food options to increase the nutritional value of our monthly food rations in the year in addition to the 8 food items we provide to our seniors.

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #SeniorsFeedingProgram #ZeroHunger #Isiolo #Kakamega #IsioloCounty #KakamegaCounty #Kenya #KenyaSeniors #Foodsecurity #Foodnutrition #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Seniors #RestoringDignitytoourseniors

We are excited to recognize and award a certificat

We are excited to recognize and award a certificate to one of our youngest volunteers who has been a part of Mama Ibado Charity for the last 7 years.

Thank you Mahad for helping restore dignity to our seniors. We appreciate you.

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To go forward sometimes you have to look back. Her

To go forward sometimes you have to look back. Here are some of our greatest moments in 2022.

Mama Ibado Charity 2022 Yearly Review.

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From our seniors and the Mama Ibado Charity Team t

From our seniors and the Mama Ibado Charity Team to you and your families, Happy New Year 2023!!! 🎊

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #Isiolo #Kakamega #IsioloCounty #KakamegaCounty #Kenya #RestoringDignitytoourseniors #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Seniors #KenyaSeniors #SeniorsFeedingProgram #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2023

From our seniors and the Mama Ibado Charity Team t

From our seniors and the Mama Ibado Charity Team to you and your families, Happy Holidays!!!

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #ZeroHunger #Isiolo #Kakamega #IsioloCounty #KakamegaCounty #Kenya #RestoringDignitytoourseniors #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Seniors #MIC #KenyaSeniors #SeniorsFeedingProgram #Christmas #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #MerryChristmas2022 #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2023

#WazeeWaKenya, is our way of advocating for elderl

#WazeeWaKenya, is our way of advocating for elderly persons in Kenya.

To our donors, partners, volunteers, supporters and staff, thank you for carrying this flag.

Your support has facilitated our efforts towards #zerohunger, #No poverty and #Good health and wellbeing.

Happy holidays!!!

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #ZeroHunger #Isiolo #Kakamega #IsioloCounty #KakamegaCounty #Kenya #RestoringDignitytoourseniors #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Seniors #MIC #KenyaSeniors #SeniorsFeedingProgram #Christmas #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #MerryChristmas2022 #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2023

Hello there, thank you for thinking about us this

Hello there, thank you for thinking about us this festive season.

We would like to appreciate your support in serving our seniors in Kakamega and Isiolo Counties.

For only KES 2,500, C$30 or $25 you can provide a month’s worth of food to a senior’s household this festive season.

Please visit www.mamaibado.org/donate to make your contribution or send via

MPESA Paybill Number: 897363

Account Number: MIC

100% of all donations received goes directly to the Seniors’ Feeding Program.

With gratitude from our seniors, thank you for walking with us in 2022 and helping restore dignity to our seniors.

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #ZeroHunger #Isiolo #Kakamega #IsioloCounty #KakamegaCounty #Kenya #RestoringDignitytoourseniors #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Seniors #MIC #KenyaSeniors #SeniorsFeedingProgram #Christmas #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #MerryChristmas2022

Our school feeding program beneficiaries are home

Our school feeding program beneficiaries are home for the long holiday.

And to mark the end of the school year, we reflected on our activities within the program.

We distributed 130,000+ meals to students and school staff.

We recorded very low student absenteeism.

We have seen the student population increase within Kakamega Township Primary school from 700 to upwards of 800 students.

#KakamegaTownshipPrimarySchool #SchoolFeedingProgram #MamaIbadoCharity #Kakamega #KakamegaCounty #Kenya #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Zerohunger

We are still over the moon that we were able to ac

We are still over the moon that we were able to achieve one of our goals of supplementing the Seniors' Feeding Program with fresh vegetables this year.

We continue to cultivate our Ibado Matabithi farm with the aim of providing more nutritional fresh produce for our seniors more frequently.

A variety of food options elevates the #nutrition requirement necessary to boost our seniors' healthcare.

#WazeeWaKenya #MamaIbadoCharity #SustainabilityProgram #Isiolo #IsioloCounty #Seniors #ZeroHunger #Kenya #SeniorsFeedingprogram #Matabithi #RestoringDignitytoourseniors #Canada #Ontario #Toronto

Our Seniors’ Feeding Program goes far beyond pro

Our Seniors’ Feeding Program goes far beyond providing monthly food rations to the elderly.

Our team of staff and volunteers often conduct household visits on a monthly basis to check on the seniors’ wellbeing and assess the benefit of the feeding program.

From these check-ins, we came to understand challenges often faced by vulnerable and marginalised seniors such as housing and healthcare.

We executed a housing project that impacted 85 seniors and their households and equally conducted free seniors’ medical camps to assist in improvement of their health.

Our aim is to advocate for subsidised healthcare insurance rates for the seniors we serve and work with the government, other like minded institutions and individuals to cater for our seniors.

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #ZeroHunger #Isiolo #Kakamega #IsioloCounty #KakamegaCounty #Kenya #RestoringDignitytoourseniors #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Seniors #KenyaSeniors #MIC #SeniorsFeedingProgram #SeniorsHealth

63-year-old Skolastica Khakayi is a mother of 6 ch

63-year-old Skolastica Khakayi is a mother of 6 children, 4 boys and 2 girls, and grandmother of 4.

She was born and brought up in Eregi, at the border of Kakamega and Vihiga Districts. Her family survived on subsistence farming and described her childhood as an ordinary one.

Due to financial and cultural hardships, she dropped out of school in class three, and thereafter lived in the village supporting her parents with domestic chores until she turned 17.

In 1974, she moved to Shitaho village in Kakamega after getting married and resides there to date.

After 26 years of marriage, she had the misfortune of losing her husband in the year 2000. This left her a single mum with a terminal disease and the burden of lifelong health costs.

The effects of her condition affected her ability to continue her small vegetables sales business which was her sole source of income and upkeep for her family.

This plunged them deeper into poverty and her grandchildren on the brink of malnutrition due to food insecurity in her household.
Recently, she enrolled onto a treatment and support program that provides her with vital medication thereby directly reducing the severity of her disease and making her strong enough to perform basic home chores.

However, nutritional support was a component of the treatment and its absence slowed down her recovery and wellbeing.

Earlier in the year, Scholastica was enrolled in the Mama Ibado Charity seniors’ feeding program and has been receiving food for herself and her family.

In the last six months, she has witnessed an increase in weight, observed adherence to her medication and seen tremendous improvement in her 4 grandchildren, who benefit from the corn flour that she prepares with their daily porridge.

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #SeniorsFeedingProgram #ZeroHunger #Kakamega #KakamegaCounty #Kenya #KenyaSeniors #Foodsecurity #Foodnutrition #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Seniors #RestoringDignitytoourseniors #MIC

The Madrassa feeding program at Takwa Mosque in Ka

The Madrassa feeding program at Takwa Mosque in Kakamega currently feeds an average of 151 students.

The attendance at Madrassa is slowly increasing with the school closure for the long holidays.

We recently had three new students raising the number from 148 to 151.

The Madrassa feeding program consumes about 20KGs of Rice, 8 Kgs of beans, 1 Kg of tomatoes, 1 Kg of onions and 0.75 litres of cooking oil per day.

The Madrassa lessons improve the students' literacy levels and their moral and social standing in the community.

#Madrassafeedingprogram #Wazeewakenya #MamaIbadoCharity #Zerohunger #Restoringdignitytoseniors #Kakamega #KenyaSeniors #KenyaSeniorCitizen #Kenya #KakamegaCounty #Canada #Ontario #Toronto

The late Abdullahi Said Waes lived in a tiny house

The late Abdullahi Said Waes lived in a tiny house that was very cold during the night and extremely hot during the day in Kambi Garba.

Waes qualified to be a beneficiary for the Roof over my Head, housing project.

Unfortunately, he passed away before moving into his new house.

The house was inherited by his niece Halima Duba Ghodana (Pictured) who was homeless.

#MamaIbadoCharity #WazeeWaKenya #Housing #Roofovermyhead #Seniorsfeedingprogram #Isiolo #IsioloCounty #Seniors #KenyaSeniorCitizen #Kenya #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Restoringdignitytoourseniors

Schools are closed for the December holiday. The

Schools are closed for the December holiday.

The average school attendance in the last term was 806 students.

The school attendance remained the same in the last school month.

The school feeding program ran for a total of 27 days in the last month of the school term in the school year.

With 19 weekdays for full school attendance and 4 Saturdays for candidates’ attendance and 4 days in the national examination period.

No hiccups or distractions occurred in this school term’s meals distribution.

#KakamegaTownshipPrimarySchool #SchoolFeedingProgram #MamaIbadoCharity #Kakamega #KakamegaCounty #Kenya #Canada #Ontario #Toronto #Zerohunger

Born in Isiolo County in 1966, Boru often remember

Born in Isiolo County in 1966, Boru often remembers his home as a dry place. He was the last born in a family of ten. His parents were nomadic pastoralists, and this had them move around several times in search for greener pasture for their livestock. Their way of life had him and his siblings miss out on attaining any formal education.

His childhood made him develop an interest in livestock keeping, so he joined the family business and took care of their livestock.
However, this way of life was short lived as raiders attacked their community leaving many lives lost and making away with all their livestock.

This incident put a stop to his family’s source of income. Boru had to seek out employment opportunities in order to support his family. He moved to a nearby town where he got a job in a bread factory. All his earnings were directed towards supporting his elderly parents.

When he hit thirty-five years, he wanted to start a family of his own. He got married to his first wife. The couple was blessed with four children. He had his young family reside in his hometown, Isiolo, as he continued to work at the bread factory in Meru.

However, this marriage did not last long; Boru and his wife separated and eventually had their union end in divorce.
Following the divorce, he fell into more misfortune. Boru began having breathing complications and this was later diagnosed as asthmatic. He could no longer fulfil his work duties and had to quit his job, forcing him to move back to Isiolo.

While in his hometown, he got married again. This marriage gave him seven more children. However, misfortune hit this new marriage as well, when two of his children passed away. While recovering from grief, the clutches of poverty were at his doorstep.
With no job, he struggled to raise his children. Often times, his wife and him, went hungry as there was little food to feed the entire family.

Boru leaned on his religious beliefs for comfort and made the decision to be a Muhadin (a volunteer who call on other Muslim faithful's to join in prayer) in the local mosque. .......

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Matabithi Primary school students and staff were filled with joy as they accessed clean water from their school tanks.

We recently launched a community development project where we installed a water line from our Ibado Farm to Matabithi Primary School.

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Ahmed Mohamed Salah lived in a tiny wooden house with an earthen floor by himself in Bula Pesa.

The walls of the house had gaps that snakes and other harmful animals would crawl into.

Ahmed is very happy with his current house that also has electricity.

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