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The MaishaProject Quarterly Newsletter | Issue Two

Maisha Friend As I write to you from our spring rainy season here in Kisumu, Kenya, I reflect on the unsung heroes who make Maisha possible. There are moments in life when words feel too small to carry the weight of what the heart feels. This is one of those moments....

Happy World Children’s Day

This World Children's Day, help us molds the minds of tomorrow’s leaders to transform their community and nation.

Mobile Pack Event

t’s that time again — one of our favorite annual partnerships that truly brings hope to life! We’re honored to team up once more with Feed My Starving Children and St. Luke's Methodist Church to make a lasting impact for children and families in Kenya. We’re calling...

Inaugural Legacy of Hope Clay Shoot

Never underestimate the power of what a few can accomplish with one heart and one mission. We want to thank EVERYONE who participated in our Inaugural Legacy of Hope Clay Shoot on Friday. It was such a FUN event. And your generosity went a LONG way… providing OVER...

Share the Love – Educate A Child

About The Maisha ProjectMaisha Project’s mission is to empower people and transform communities to become hopeful, independent, and thriving. The Maisha Project is located in the heart of Oklahoma City, but began in Nyanza Province, Kenya, where the silent epidemic of...

Bringing hope and light

Maisha Project is committed to bringing hope to the hopeless and light to the darkness. Our mission is to transform lives and empower communities by providing lasting solutions to address poverty, hunger, disease and under-education. We extend a heartfelt THANK YOU...

2020 is ending with a BIG surprise!

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope and pray you and your families are having a safe, healthy and peaceful Christmas this year. I have some very exciting news that couldn’t have come at a better time… Maisha has received a really BIG Christmas gift. But it doesn’t fit...

Heroic people of Turkana

The people of #Turkana always inspire and humble us. Their strength and bravery to endure such hardship and suffering every single day is nothing less than heroic! Until our visit, they did not even have facemasks to help safeguard them against the spread of the...

Joy as remote Turkana village gets first fresh water borehole

More than 5,000 residents of Lobolo, a remote village in Turkana Central Sub-county, are breathing a sigh of relief after a US charity sunk a borehole that will provide them with a freshwater source, the first in the area that relies on Lake Turkana’s saline waters....

Water brings Joy

#MaishaMonday — The construction of our water well project in #Turkana is still underway. But as you can see ... the children and community cannot contain their overwhelming joy over this blessing. Here are some shocking stats from Charity Water to help illustrate...

Bricks of Love by Bruce Edwards

On the 29th of May “Team Arkansas” arrived on the ground at Maisha village. The team was made up of myself, Cathy Messer her daughter Krista Messer Ferguson and son-in-law Aman Ferguson. We designated ourselves “Team Arkansas” because in the past the vast majority of...

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What Heaven Would Feel Like by Jenny Thibodeau

Teachers for Teachers, Kitchen and Shambas, and its just Week 1: As the group of teachers arrived the first day at Maisha they were greeted by a group of singing children and widows who had been anxiously awaiting their arrival. The widows welcomed them with warm hugs...

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What Heaven Would Feel Like by Jenny Thibodeau

Teachers for Teachers, Kitchen and Shambas, and its just Week 1:As the group of teachers arrived the first day at Maisha they were greeted by a group of singing children and widows who had been anxiously awaiting their arrival. The widows welcomed them with warm hugs...

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Sponsor Stories: Alecia Shannon

Alecia Shannon In June of 2012 I was headed to Maisha for the first time. Leading up to the trip, I prayed, asking God to reveal who He would have me sponsor. On the first day, there was a group of boys asking me to take their pictures and trying, successfully I might...

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Today is the First International Day of the Girl

Today is the first International Day of the Girl - to their health, education and equality, and to their success and fulfillment, as mothers, earners and leaders. At Maisha, we work hard every day to ensure their rights, uplift them and give them a brighter future....

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Today is the First International Day of the Girl

Today is the first International Day of the Girl - to their health, education and equality, and to their success and fulfillment, as mothers, earners and leaders. At Maisha, we work hard every day to ensure their rights, uplift them and give them a brighter future....

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Sparks of Hope by Andrew Davis

As we began our descent over the immense Lake Victoria we could see grasslands stretch to the horizon stopped suddenly by a towering mountain range. While the city of Kisumu was boasted to be one of the larger cities of Kenya, its meager single room airport with the...

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Sparks of Hope by Andrew Davis

As we began our descent over the immense Lake Victoria we could see grasslands stretch to the horizon stopped suddenly by a towering mountain range. While the city of Kisumu was boasted to be one of the larger cities of Kenya, its meager single room airport with the...

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Bridgeway Reports From Maisha

July 15th & 16th, 2012 Helloooo from Maisha!!! My name is Alecia…I’m with the group from Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City. We arrived safely in Kisumu on Sunday. During our drive in we were greeted by HUNDREDS of children running toward us. It was the best greeting...

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