Making a difference in Kenya

Hi everyone,

As I write, 12 enthusiastic and generous individuals from all over the world are in Kenya taking part in the Eat So They Can Distribution Trip. The team is distributing resources from the funds raised during the ESTC campaign in 2011. Any of you who took part in ESTC last year by donating, hosting or attending an event - right now your efforts are helping to make a significant impact on the lives of women and children in need in Kenya. The trip, which lasts for seven days, involves visits to orphanages, Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps, and rehabilitation camps. These trips have been a great success in the past and we can't wait to hear some inspiring stories from this year's adventure. To look at the photos from the 2011 Distribution Trip to Kenya, click here.

Kenya is currently the focus of the GVN Foundation's project of the month for May, which is to support abandoned babies in Kenya.

GVN Foundation has teamed up with Hidden Baby to create the perfect gift to spoil yourself or someone around you– a beautiful handbag for a great cause! Hidden Baby handbags are the creation of the Montague sisters who decided to combine their passions for art and helping babies by starting a social business that creates handbags. Each bag has a baby hidden within the design with the goal of creating awareness and funds for babies who are hidden from society’s sight.

$30 from each bag purchased through this page will be donated to the GVN Foundation. The funds raised will go towards supporting one of our projects in Kenya - Happy Life Children’s Home. This amazing project rescues, cares for and gives hope to abandoned babies with the long-term goal of placing the babies back into loving families.



To find out more about these bags, and to purchase one (or more!) online, click here.

Thanks for reading, and remember that October is only five months away...it's never too early to start planning, right?

-Elizabeth and the ESTC Team