Covid-19 response: Wellbeing Kits for Lamu Girls and their families
Fundraising campaign by
Monika Fauth
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US$2,373.00raised of $2,500.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
After the Lamu Yoga Festival in beginning of March 2020, the tourism in Lamu Island, Kenya, has completely stopped due to the Corona virus crisis. Lamu island is 100% depending on tourism and therefore many people lost their jobs and income.
Lamu Yoga Organisation and Banana House take responsibility to help the local community, especially young girls who are the most vulnerable, to overcome these hard times. That is why we will support the Shela Bright Secondary Girls school, based in Shela village, which has over 200 students from Lamu Island. Banana House and Lamu Yoga have been partnering with this school for past 10 years, during that time we have supported the school with new classrooms, study materials and equipment, and giving yoga classes and creating awareness on health among the girls. At this point due to Corona virus pandemic the school is closed but the girls need our support now more than ever.
Together with the school administration we have identified the most vulnerable girls and their families whom we want to support with Wellbeing Kits, which contains basic food and hygiene supplies that will help them to overcome the current situation.
Each Wellbeing Kit for one girl and her family, contains following:
- Food supplies: flour, maize, rice, beans, cooking oil, salt
- Hygiene supplies: soap, reusable sanitary pads
- Guidelines on proper handwashing, Covid-19 prevention and menstrual hygiene
The cost of one Wellbeing Kit is 25$
With your help we can raise 2500$ and help 100 girls and their families.
Organizer
- Monika Fauth
- Campaign Owner
- Lamu, KE
I'm the Founder of Lamu Yoga and the Director/Owner of Banana House
I'm the Founder of Lamu Yoga and the Director/Owner of Banana House
Donors
- Harriet Stoop
- Donated on May 25, 2020
- Oriane Torode
- Donated on May 24, 2020
- Barbara Ennenbach
- Donated on May 21, 2020
With great pleasure!!! Thank you for your unwavering commitment, Monika!
THANK YOU for your generosity.
Update posted by Monika Fauth at 09:58 amToday is our last day of the Campaign, you have been incredible generous, in total we raised 6353$! We have been able to provide 300 families with food and sanitation pads. WE WILL BE ABLE TO REACH OUT MORE. It seems that the re-usable sanitation pads are welcomed a lot
300 Girls and Families received the Wellbeing Kit
Update posted by Monika Fauth at 07:45 amTHANK YOU Friends of Lamu, you have been amazing. We raised more money and therefore we have been able to give the entire school and families in Shela, total 300 Wellbeing Kits. The girls are very happy and we will evaluate how the experience of the re-usable sanitation pads is
Donors & Comments
- Harriet Stoop
- Donated on May 25, 2020
- Oriane Torode
- Donated on May 24, 2020
- Barbara Ennenbach
- Donated on May 21, 2020
With great pleasure!!! Thank you for your unwavering commitment, Monika!
- Lisa Künzler
- Donated on May 18, 2020
thank you Monika for this initiative! all the best - and we plan to visit after corona💚
- Jill Harkavy Friedman
- Donated on May 16, 2020
We are all in this together. Thank you for what you do.
- Desiree Spetgens
- Donated on May 15, 2020
Glad to contribute to the well being of families on Lamu. I have very fond memories and carry the kind people in my heart. Good luck!
- Guest
- Donated on May 15, 2020
- Marion Scheltema
- Donated on May 15, 2020
Warm memories of the Lamu festival and especially of the local people living at Shela! Sometimes it feels like it was all a dream! Nice to meet you Monika and great job organising the festival for so many years. I hope my small donation will be helpful, to support the Lamu girls and their families. PS: if you meet Mr. Happy, greet him from us! I don't remember his name, but he took us on his little boat during the dhow sunset sail, when there was no space left on the big dhows. We communicated by singing to each other throughout the trip, it was amazing! Lots of Love and Light to you and all the people of Lamu!
- Carmen Ripper
- Donated on May 13, 2020
- Anonymous
- Donated on May 13, 2020
Stay strong and healthy!
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