Crossing Continents To Help Machao Orphans In Kenya

Machao Orphanage is located in Makueni Kenya. As a result of a US outreach initiative the story of the orphans resonated with Eric Riddle, of Pasadena California. Eric shared his experiences there with his mother and others in the local Pasadena community.

On his visit Eric was greeted by smiling, welcoming orphans----and the conditions they  live in--- the overbearing stench of burning trash, no evidence of any sanitation, no electricity and the only food available consisting of what is grown at the orphanage.


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During his time there the work of Eric's team focused on a sustainability project to build a greenhouse and chicken coop essential to improving the children's diet from only one meal a day consisting of grains. With the greenhouse and chicken coop the children have vegetables and sources of protein. Any excess can be sold at local markets.

Having so little -- to the orphans these improvements are an incredible leap  yet they still do not have many of the barest of essentials we in the US take for granted, running water, proper sanitation, a decent place to bathe, beds or proper means of transportation.

You can do your part by sharing the plight of these orphans with your social connections and social networks. And you can help by supporting The Machao Orphanage Foundation by providing quilts for bedding, donations for school supplies and uniforms, etc.  To learn more visit www.machaoorphanage.org.
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