COMPASSIONATE LOVE CENTER

P.O.BOX 1505 • NAKURU, RIFT VALLEY 254 • Kenya • 254 727 896 729

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COMPASSIONATE LOVE CENTRE

COMPASSIONATE LOVE CENTRE -KENYA
COMMUNITY POVERTY ERADICATION AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM.

Alleviating poverty through skills empowerment and job creation to adjust Alternative livelihood from Hopeless to respect.

Background;
Compassionate love center is a brain child project of Rev. Robert Opiyo and Mrs. Saline Opiyo who are the founder and directors. Our background is that both of us where raised as total Orphans with a lot of rejection and neglected with no shelter and food. As victims of 2007/2008 post Election violence, they lived in the IDP camp for more than 10 months after their attack, physically injured and lost everything .This violence left dozens of people killed in Nakuru and other parts of Kenya. We where subjected to sexual abuse, malnourished, hard labor, begging and sometimes walking half necked on the streets.

-Vision;
To construct for the widows and vulnerable families a house of semi- permanent of 20 iron sheets unit to reduce their suffering of 36 poor families.

-Target groups; -Women, Girl Child, Orphans vulnerable children, Senior Citizen, HIV/AIDs affected families and marginalize street children.

-Mission;
To rebuild the women lives again through Economical Empowerment on Skills development and Financial support
-Objective;
- To reduce Poverty scale by 40% in the community within first quarter of the project duration.
-Why is the project necessary ;
-Women and less fortune have not been acknowledged in the society and their prerogatives misrepresented and they have often been relegated to the margins of society and even reduced to servitude.
What is the issue;
1.Its about abject Poverty- Bad shelter condition

2 .Its about Illiteracy and School drop out- lack of school fees
Child sponsorship; living, food, education, care giver - normal child to health exclusive of medical care and other emergency

3.Its about Early pregnancy - lack of basic needs

4. Its about hunger - lack of good Food for the needy

”Mathew 25; 14-when I was naked you clothed me, when I was hungry you feed me.
5. Its about skills trainings - Lack of economic empowerment

6.Its about finance support - Lack of economic empowerment

7. Its about children - HIV/AIDS suffering families without support and prevention

-8.It a bout distribution of resource to the age groups between 18-55 yrs who are in good position to advance their aggressiveness in economic and skills activities in the community if empowered.

.9. Its about Construction of dilapidated widows and vulnerable families shelters .
-TYPES OF HOUSES;

Proverbs 19;7-“he that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; and that which he hath given will he pay him again
10.Its about the Sources of water for domestic use;

. 11. Its about the Sources of light and cooking facilities.

-Available Resources;
We have ¼ acre of land where our small offices are currently temporarily constructed.

The current Need;

1. -Construction of 36 Widows and vulnerable families’ shelters.

2. Purchase 20 Acres of Land to construct our New project ;
(i) Administration office block, (ii) 4-skills training classes block (iii) Library resource center block (iv) Meeting Hall for youths and support groups block (v) washrooms block and (Vi) playing ground that will help us with other general functions and (vii)Agricultural Programs

3. Education Sponsorship of Orphans and vulnerable children.
(ii) 4 -PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMPLIMENTATION
Face 1 ; Sponsorship program ; (Isaiah 58;7)
1. Construction of dilapidated widows and vulnerable families shelters .
2. Purchasing 20 Acres of Land to construct for our project.
3. Digging one Borehole to help them have clean water.
Face 2; support program; women Support Groups Business Empowerment; 16 support groups (25 members each)

Supporting HIV/AIDS affected persons ; Supporting Orphans Vulnerable children (OVC) Education

1. -Supporting the minority (senior citizens families ) programs.

Face 3; Construction Block support program;
(1) 1 Administration office Block .
(2) 6 training classes Block .
(3) 1youth resource center i.e Library.
(4) 1 hall for support groups meetings and General functions .

   Face 4: Training and Vocational Activities support program;
1. -Hairdressing course and Beauty therapy
2. -Carpentry course
3. -Dress making/Tailoring course /fashion Design
4. -Welding course/metal work technology
5. -Computer course kit
6. –Leather work and shoe making course
7. -Poultry keeping course project
8. -Dairy Milking   keeping
9. -Counseling and business management course
10. basket Making Materials
(iii)    Project sustainability and results;
1) Every material of hand work .i e steel work, wood work from the project will be used in the new constructions i. e windows, doors and also sold in tenders to take care of the day to day activities, beneficiary needs and staff salaries.
2) The Orphans and needy will no longer buy clothes , school bags ,school uniforms and school shoes because the Center will produce more than enough for Donation to the needy families and tender sale.
The project management Team;

1) Project managing director
2) Skills and human resource development officer
3) Accounts and Finance officer
4) Quality assurance and marketing officer
5) Legal affairs officer
6) Program welfare officer

Rev. Robert Opiyo –Director;
-National and international coordinator, Chairman of board management

For Donations;
Account Name;- Compassionate Love Center
Name of Account; co -operative bank Ltd- Nakuru
Account Number;- 01109192120900
Branch - ; Kenyatta Avenue
Bank Branch; Equity Bank Ltd- Nakuru
Account Number;-0130161564240
Branch;– Gate House Nakuru
M-Pesa Line; - 0727 896 727
Orange Pesa Line ;- 0775 051 231

CONTACT INFORMATION:
                                                            NAME ;   REV. ROBERT OPIYO
                                       DESIGNATION   ;    PROGRAM   DIRECTOR
                                          ORG   NAME   : COMPASSIONATE    LOVE   CENTRE
                                ADDRESS POSTAL   :   P.O BOX 1505-20100
                           Nakuru, KENYA, EAST AFRICA
                                               Phone No; +254 727 896 729,+254 775 051 231.
                            PHYSICAL ADDRESS:   Nakuru TOWN
                                                    EMAIL :   Compassionatelovecenter@gmail.com,
                                                                      ;revrobert2003@yahoo.com
                                                 Website :www.compassionatelovecenter.com

                      Pictorial Section;

Summary;It happened one day when we visited a widow who lost her husband at the violence, after the burial of her husband she decided to remain in the village at the homestead of her parents in-law at Awasi Village; where her newly constructed small thatched house was made on the burial day for her and her children. However it was fast warning out as a result of hurriedly constructed and could not hold when it was heavily raining .Whenever it rains, all the house beddings plus items were soaked with water and they ever sit down till morning to wait for sunrise to heat their small worn out mattress and torn blankets, clothes and school uniform of her four children. Everything was heartbreaking and pathetic that needed compassionate intervention for she was not employed nor doing any business and had to lean on cheap labor that were so scarce in the area.
At the time of visitation, my wife wept and get moved by the situation that needed immediate intervention, we remembered our background on how both of us where raised as total Orphans with a lot of rejection and neglected with nobody to given us care. We where subjected to sexual abuse, malnourished, hard labor, begging and sometimes walking half necked on the streets. The spirit of the Lord compelled us to put our resources together even though we had small money with other well- wishers to construct for her a house of semi- permanent of 20 iron sheets unit to reduce their suffering which cost us kshs 84,700 only.($ 847)
Impact ;
Little did we know that this small action would move many friends to our idea by doing research to all poverty stricken families who were living in the same situation in the community. Our Survey shows that most affected families were poor families, widows, widower’s, HIV/AIDS affected homes, unskilled and drop out young mothers, single mothers, Orphans and Senior citizen lead home.
-Seven pillars Program;
-The project has   seven pillars of fighting poverty; 1)- Construction of Vulnerable families shelter programs 2)- Skills and work-tools empowerment program, 3)- Business empowerment program, 4)- Education to Less fortunate children Program, 5)- HIV/AIDS affected families support program ,6)- Marginalized groups support program and ,7)- Youth Resource centre program.
Cooperative Business acumen; The speed in which the Business activities is being done in the Village;
Nature
Response %
High
45.5
moderate
54.5

Compassionate Love Center-kenya

COMPASSIONATE LOVE CENTRE - KENYA
COMMUNITY POVERTY ERADICATION AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM

Alleviating poverty through skills empowerment and job creation to adjust Alternative livelihood from Hopeless to respect.

2 .Its about Illiteracy and School drop out- lack of school fees
Child sponsorship; living, food, education, care giver - normal child to health exclusive of medical care and other emergency

3.Its about Early pregnancy - lack of basic needs

4. Its about hunger - lack of good Food for the needy

7. Its about children - HIV/AIDS suffering families without support and prevention

The current Need;

1. -Construction of 36 Widows and vulnerable families’ shelters.

Pictorial Section;
Summary;It happened one day when we visited a widow who lost her husband at the violence, after the burial of her husband she decided to remain in the village at the homestead of her parents in-law at Awasi Village; where her newly constructed small thatched house was made on the burial day for her and her children. However it was fast warning out as a result of hurriedly constructed and could not hold when it was heavily raining .Whenever it rains, all the house beddings plus items were soaked with water and they ever sit down till morning to wait for sunrise to heat their small worn out mattress and torn blankets, clothes and school uniform of her four children. Everything was heartbreaking and pathetic that needed compassionate intervention for she was not employed nor doing any business and had to lean on cheap labor that were so scarce in the area.
At the time of visitation, my wife wept and get moved by the situation that needed immediate intervention, we remembered our background on how both of us where raised as total Orphans with a lot of rejection and neglected with nobody to given us care. We where subjected to sexual abuse, malnourished, hard labor, begging and sometimes walking half necked on the streets. The spirit of the Lord compelled us to put our resources together even though we had small money with other well- wishers to construct for her a house of semi- permanent of 20 iron sheets unit to reduce their suffering which cost us kshs 84,700 only.($ 847)
Impact ;
Little did we know that this small action would move many friends to our idea by doing research to all poverty stricken families who were living in the same situation in the community. Our Survey shows that most affected families were poor families, widows, widower’s, HIV/AIDS affected homes, unskilled and drop out young mothers, single mothers, Orphans and Senior citizen lead home.
-Seven pillars Program;
-The project has seven pillars of fighting poverty; 1)- Construction of Vulnerable families shelter programs 2)- Skills and work-tools empowerment program, 3)- Business empowerment program, 4)- Education to Less fortunate children Program, 5)- HIV/AIDS affected families support program ,6)- Marginalized groups support program and ,7)- Youth Resource centre program.
Cooperative Business acumen; The speed in which the Business activities is being done in the Village;
Nature
Response %
High
45.5
moderate
54.5

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