 Items from our Takaungu Sewing Label are on sale in our Seattle Office all year round! Call (425) 681- 2459 for directions! |
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In 2009:
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1,522 children and 864 women were treated at our clinic
21,352 people in 6,745 homes were visited by our Community Health Workers
1,588 women received pre or post natal services
1,853 adults received HIV/AIDS education
304 children received standard childhood immunizations at our clinic
241 students received a quality education at our Vutakaka Junior School
(Grades K-7) where students consistently score the highest in the
Kilifi District which includes over 30 schools
251 adults were tested for HIV/AIDS
95 adults are attending adult education class, 90% are women
More than 400 children received free after-school tutoring
Our programs and services continue to expand with your support!
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Aid for Africa
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The
EAC is a proud member of the US Combined Federal Campaign's Aid for
Africa group. Aid for Africa is a unique partnership of more than 75
select charities, all dedicated to solving the complex, inter-related
challenges facing Africa.
As a member, the EAC has met stringent tests
of fiscal accountability, governance and programmatic impact.
Are you a federal employee? You can support the EAC through the CFC. Just indicate the EAC on your enrollment form -- our CFC# is 12297.
 
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photo by Bryan Isom
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| What the EAC Board is Reading & Watching |
Tricia Petruney Recommends:
Dambisa Moyo, "Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way For Africa"
Kristina Reinhardt Recommends:
Spencer Wells, "Pandora's Seed: The Unforseen cost of civilization"
Emma Nierman Recommends:
The film "Sons of Lwala"
Nat Katin- Borland Reccomends:
Peter Senge, "The Necessary Revolution: Working Together to Create a Sustainable World
Kate Crowley Reccomends:
Hamisi Akida, "English- Swahili Pocket Dictionary"
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Matching Funds
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A great way to make your contributions go even further is by checking to see if your employer matches charitable donations!
Many companies do! Check with your Accounting or Human Resources department to find out. Typically, you can still request to match funds from donations you made in 2009!
We would be happy to fill out any forms or send any supporting documents that your companies requests.
The East African Center is a 501c3 charitable organization and our EIN # is 91-2161222.
If you are a federal employee, you can donate to the EAC through the Combined Federal Campaign. Just indicate our CFC #, 12297, on your enrollment form.
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Dear EAC Community,
I hope you are all having a fun and productive summer! Here at the EAC we have been busy planning our annual Board Meeting in New York, applying for grants, increasing the number of our student sponsors, and of course running our top notch programs in Kenya.
EAC staff and students on the ground have viewed pictures and video from May's "An Evening for Africa" and were excited and moved by all of your support. They have asked me to extend a thank you to all of those who made the night possible. The funds raised from that evening have already been transferred and put to use in Takaungu.
I hope you can take a moment to catch up on the organization's latest updates in this month's newsletter. If you have any questions, I am always available via email or phone.
ASANTE SANA for your continued interest in the community of Takaungu and the EAC!
Emma Nierman
EAC Executive Director
enierman@eastafricancenter.org
(425) 681-2459
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| Learn more about VJS from 6th grader Ibrahim Ramadhan | | |
"My school is called Vutakaka Junior School. It got it's name from the names of the villages around it. The villages are Vuma, Takaungu, Kanyumbuni, and Kayanda. The name came from the first two letters of each name. Vu came from Vuma, Ta came from Takaungu, Ka came from Kanyumbuni, and Ka from Kayanda.
Teachers, pupils, cooks, and other workers have a good time at Vutakaka. We pupils ourselves are very happy with what the teachers are doing. They are very hard working as we are. Our teachers and pupils are kind, polite, and loving to one another. The school has a playground for soccer, a pitch for basketball and volleyball. There are good players at the school and I am one of them. The groundskeeper's have done a lot. They have planted all kinds of flowers around the school, big trees which give shade, and some vegetables. We pupils always enjoy excitedly as we eat the honey sweet watermelons..." |
| Local Company Funds Clinic! | | Mombasa Maize Miller's has pledged 10,000 Kenyan Shillings a month towards the purchase of prescription medications for the Vutakaka Clinic!
Previously all medicines had been provided by the government, however recently this supply was depleted due to budgetary cutbacks across Kenya. Head Community Health Worker, Mohamed Said, solicited the donation through his father who had worked Mombasa Maize Miller's and is a strong advocate for the Takaungu community.
The company made a one year commitment, and agreed to continue beyond one year if the organization shows good record keeping. 
Head Nurse Mshila Malasi has already purchased the first quarter's worth of drugs, and the clinic is now fully stocked and ready for any patient who comes through its gates!
Congratulations to Mohamed and Mshila for the great work!
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Soccer uniforms arrive in Takaungu! | |
This week, VJS students are enjoying their first set of soccer uniforms! US board member, Libby Gluck, worked to get the uniforms donated by the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) in Foster City, California.
Studies show that children's participation in after school sports has a positive impact on their education, confidence and social life. They build "values of teamwork, individual and group responsibility, physical strength and endurance, competition, diversity, and a sense of culture and community". Again, this is the first time VJS students have had a change of clothes to play in.
From the students at San Mateo High School who
collected the uniforms to the Foster City Rotary Club that supported
them and to all those who helped in shipping and carrying the uniforms
from one coast to the other and then from the US to Kenya (including the EAC's newest interns Kathy Spergl and Carrie Petler), many were
involved in providing VJS students with uniforms to play their daily
soccer matches in.
Thank you to all those involved in making this impact! To see more photos check out the VJS School Blog!
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Upcoming Mfungo Community Outreach
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The East African Center, in conjunction with many partners in Kilifi District Health, is holding a Mfungo Outreach on August 6th, 2010 to mark the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadhan. The outreach will include doctors, nurses, eye doctors, dentists, drug counselors, and HIV/AIDS testers and will be held near the creek in Takaungu town.
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Let's come together &
"RAISE THE ROOF"! |
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Join us the week of August 16th to the 23rd and take part in a global effort to Raise the Roof on a new classroom at Vutakaka Junior School!
For seven jam packed days members of the EAC community will be coming together in a series of great gatherings around the globe! From Seattle to DC, from NY to Talkaungu... we are coming together to raise awareness about education in rural Kenya and funds for our 8th grade classroom!
HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED:
- Join us at an event! (Dates, exact locations and times for these gatherings will be announced shortly).
- Participate online and contribute to the impact!
- Host a film screening or event at your home or office! We have made it easy and will give you all the tools to make it happen! A perfect evening at home or great option for lunch hour at work!
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| Summer Interns Span the Globe! | | |
This summer has brought the EAC a group of talented and amazing interns! Kathy Spergl, a kindegarten teacher from New York, and Carrie Petler, a Master's student of Public Health at the University of Washington
In the Seattle Office, Milcah and Kristen are working on fundraising, public relations, and donor outreach with office assistant Kris!
In New York, Annie Bickerton, Laura Galindez, and Lucy Moe are assisting with fund raising and special projects while a team of interns at the New School University continue to work on a grant for more OLPC laptops.
Thank you for helping to make this summer possible!!!! |
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