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The Hopeland Foundation is a non-profit organization located in Homa Bay County, Kenya that focuses on supporting orphans, disadvantaged children, education, the environment, youth, and women. It was established in 2011. The foundation runs an education center for over 50 students, supports disabled children's education, conducts environmental conservation projects, offers vocational training and job opportunities for youth, and empowers women through counseling, skills training, and future plans for a microloan program. Going forward, Hopeland aims to improve infrastructure at the education center, acquire more educational resources, expand vocational training programs, start a school feeding initiative, build a children's home, and collaborate with other organizations.

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HOPELAND FOUNDATION Introduction Hopeland foundation is a non-profit organization with interest in orphans and disadvantaged children, education, environment youth and women empowerment. It was started in 2011. It is located in Homa- bay county, Suba sub-county along Lake Victoria. Objectives 1. To promote education of orphans and vulnerable children in the region 2. To check on the welfare of disabled children through education and tertiary trainings 3. To promote healthy lifestyle morally and nutritionally 4. To create and identify sources of self-employment 5. To campaign against spread and impact of HIV & AIDS 6. To be environmental custodians Projects Education Hopeland is an Orphans and Vulnerable Children Education Center (O.V.C.E.C). Currently it has a population of over 50 pupils, 17 girls and 36 boys. As indicated by the trend, there are more boys than girls accessing education. The foundation therefore advocates for girl-child education. However, this has been with challenges cited below: i. Early Girl-child pregnancy ii. Child labor in the fishing industry iii. With increased number of deaths resulting from HIV/AIDS and other related diseases, more children become orphans iv. Inefficient infrastructure to meet the population needs In trying to overcome these challenges, the foundation has held six workshops over the past three years campaigning against early pregnancy and marriages. The foundation has also opened a desk where child abuse cases are reported and relayed to the security departments. This has reduced such cases significantly over the last three years. Hopeland together with partners and well-wishers are working hand with other stakeholders in the community to improve infrastructure, avail proper teaching aid materials and school expansion to meet the growing need. Support of Children with Disability The Foundation has special interest in disabled children. These are due to parental and community neglect as the disabled children do not attain the formal education and in most cases kept at home. The foundation has therefore taken an initiative to look into such cases of neglect and ensure they get proper and formal education like other children in the society. Over the last two years, the foundation together with friends funded an expensive treatment procedure for one child (Noligan Akinyi), with visual impairment. Unfortunately, the treatment never fully materialized and Hopeland foundation had to refer her to Kibos Special school for the visually impaired. She is now able to undertake her studies on braille as the foundation source funds to keep her in school. Environment Conservation & Management climate change is real, and at Hopeland we understand its devastating effect on the planet, that’s why we have decided to do something about it;
Hopeland practices environmental conservation measure aimed at improving the human living environment. At Hopeland arrangements are made with the ministry of forestry, Suba Environmental Education of Kenya (SEEK- a non-governmental organization), National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), Local primary & secondary schools, Beach Management units, women and youth groups on tree planting activities and schedules. This has increased forest cover significantly over the last 4 years while reducing uncontrolled cutting of trees. In addition, Hopeland and its Collaborators on environmental matters, facilitates trainings pertaining to environmental conservation and management. This has led to achievement of the following: i. Increased awareness among the community on the importance of conserving environment ii. Controlling sand harvesting along Lake Victoria Beaches iii. Reduction of Beach erosion iv. Conservation of fish breeding sites The foundation Donates seedlings to schools and beach management units. Some are sold to generate income aimed at funding the school feeding program. This was an initiative to ensure high child retention rate in school. Youth Empowerment. The foundation conducts computer training for youths especially from households where the foundation has sponsored children. The foundation then engages them in Agribusiness so that they are able to attain funds for their family’s upkeep. Most of these households are Child-headed households. Employment opportunities at Hopeland are given with preference to youths and women. This was designed to check on unemployment while offering opportunity to campaign against HIV/AIDs prevalence and drug and substance abuse. This has promoted good morals among the youths in the program and has led to reduced cases of child abuse. Computer literacy has helped in accessing market for their farm products at good prices in good time. Despite the achievements through this program, the foundation faces some challenges. There are only three computers compared to the high number of youth listed and interested in the program. This has made the training pace very low. In addition, the solar panels the foundation have do not power the computers efficiently for the average daily power requirement. Hopeland is in the process of engaging stakeholders and well-wishers to assist in procuring more computers and solar panels. Women empowerment and HIV / AIDs Awareness campaign Hopeland foundation conducts counseling for HIV/AIDs victims to live positively, this is done through faith-based gospel outreaches, youth and women groups. The participants are engaged in agribusiness. The foundation also conducts capacity trainings especially in agribusiness skills and financial management trainings. This discourages over-dependency on fishing and its negative side practices like fish-for- sex acts which promote spread of HIV/AIDs, hence reducing number of orphans and vulnerable children, improve nutrition, create employment, conserve environment and promote education. In future, Hopeland foundation intends to empower women through introduction of a revolving fund scheme. Hopeland foundation intends to initiate women empowerment fund scheme, where women shall be able to acquire loans and repay back at no interest in a revolving fund scheme, they will be able to invest in income generating activities like trading in fish; only this time not practicing fish for sex, but empowered to do business, generate income and support their families. The funds shall be channeled through women groups. Individual application shall be allowed but must be registered members of a registered group identified by Hopeland.
Future plans  Introducing of women empowerment scheme fund  Improving of infrastructure (cementing floors, proper roofing and acquisition of desks) to create a better learning environment  Acquisition of teacher aid materials for the tender-aged children and books to aid teaching and learning.  Acquisition of more laptops and solar panels in order to meet the rising demand from the large number of youths yearning to join the program.  Expansion of the school to meet the rising population in need.  Inclusion of lunch in school feeding program.  Construction of a children’s home to ease learning, proper care and guidance of the orphans and disabled children at Hopeland foundation.  Collaboration with other local NGOs and child support organizations to help with the support.

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  • 1. HOPELAND FOUNDATION Introduction Hopeland foundation is a non-profit organization with interest in orphans and disadvantaged children, education, environment youth and women empowerment. It was started in 2011. It is located in Homa- bay county, Suba sub-county along Lake Victoria. Objectives 1. To promote education of orphans and vulnerable children in the region 2. To check on the welfare of disabled children through education and tertiary trainings 3. To promote healthy lifestyle morally and nutritionally 4. To create and identify sources of self-employment 5. To campaign against spread and impact of HIV & AIDS 6. To be environmental custodians Projects Education Hopeland is an Orphans and Vulnerable Children Education Center (O.V.C.E.C). Currently it has a population of over 50 pupils, 17 girls and 36 boys. As indicated by the trend, there are more boys than girls accessing education. The foundation therefore advocates for girl-child education. However, this has been with challenges cited below: i. Early Girl-child pregnancy ii. Child labor in the fishing industry iii. With increased number of deaths resulting from HIV/AIDS and other related diseases, more children become orphans iv. Inefficient infrastructure to meet the population needs In trying to overcome these challenges, the foundation has held six workshops over the past three years campaigning against early pregnancy and marriages. The foundation has also opened a desk where child abuse cases are reported and relayed to the security departments. This has reduced such cases significantly over the last three years. Hopeland together with partners and well-wishers are working hand with other stakeholders in the community to improve infrastructure, avail proper teaching aid materials and school expansion to meet the growing need. Support of Children with Disability The Foundation has special interest in disabled children. These are due to parental and community neglect as the disabled children do not attain the formal education and in most cases kept at home. The foundation has therefore taken an initiative to look into such cases of neglect and ensure they get proper and formal education like other children in the society. Over the last two years, the foundation together with friends funded an expensive treatment procedure for one child (Noligan Akinyi), with visual impairment. Unfortunately, the treatment never fully materialized and Hopeland foundation had to refer her to Kibos Special school for the visually impaired. She is now able to undertake her studies on braille as the foundation source funds to keep her in school. Environment Conservation & Management climate change is real, and at Hopeland we understand its devastating effect on the planet, that’s why we have decided to do something about it;
  • 2. Hopeland practices environmental conservation measure aimed at improving the human living environment. At Hopeland arrangements are made with the ministry of forestry, Suba Environmental Education of Kenya (SEEK- a non-governmental organization), National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), Local primary & secondary schools, Beach Management units, women and youth groups on tree planting activities and schedules. This has increased forest cover significantly over the last 4 years while reducing uncontrolled cutting of trees. In addition, Hopeland and its Collaborators on environmental matters, facilitates trainings pertaining to environmental conservation and management. This has led to achievement of the following: i. Increased awareness among the community on the importance of conserving environment ii. Controlling sand harvesting along Lake Victoria Beaches iii. Reduction of Beach erosion iv. Conservation of fish breeding sites The foundation Donates seedlings to schools and beach management units. Some are sold to generate income aimed at funding the school feeding program. This was an initiative to ensure high child retention rate in school. Youth Empowerment. The foundation conducts computer training for youths especially from households where the foundation has sponsored children. The foundation then engages them in Agribusiness so that they are able to attain funds for their family’s upkeep. Most of these households are Child-headed households. Employment opportunities at Hopeland are given with preference to youths and women. This was designed to check on unemployment while offering opportunity to campaign against HIV/AIDs prevalence and drug and substance abuse. This has promoted good morals among the youths in the program and has led to reduced cases of child abuse. Computer literacy has helped in accessing market for their farm products at good prices in good time. Despite the achievements through this program, the foundation faces some challenges. There are only three computers compared to the high number of youth listed and interested in the program. This has made the training pace very low. In addition, the solar panels the foundation have do not power the computers efficiently for the average daily power requirement. Hopeland is in the process of engaging stakeholders and well-wishers to assist in procuring more computers and solar panels. Women empowerment and HIV / AIDs Awareness campaign Hopeland foundation conducts counseling for HIV/AIDs victims to live positively, this is done through faith-based gospel outreaches, youth and women groups. The participants are engaged in agribusiness. The foundation also conducts capacity trainings especially in agribusiness skills and financial management trainings. This discourages over-dependency on fishing and its negative side practices like fish-for- sex acts which promote spread of HIV/AIDs, hence reducing number of orphans and vulnerable children, improve nutrition, create employment, conserve environment and promote education. In future, Hopeland foundation intends to empower women through introduction of a revolving fund scheme. Hopeland foundation intends to initiate women empowerment fund scheme, where women shall be able to acquire loans and repay back at no interest in a revolving fund scheme, they will be able to invest in income generating activities like trading in fish; only this time not practicing fish for sex, but empowered to do business, generate income and support their families. The funds shall be channeled through women groups. Individual application shall be allowed but must be registered members of a registered group identified by Hopeland.
  • 3. Future plans  Introducing of women empowerment scheme fund  Improving of infrastructure (cementing floors, proper roofing and acquisition of desks) to create a better learning environment  Acquisition of teacher aid materials for the tender-aged children and books to aid teaching and learning.  Acquisition of more laptops and solar panels in order to meet the rising demand from the large number of youths yearning to join the program.  Expansion of the school to meet the rising population in need.  Inclusion of lunch in school feeding program.  Construction of a children’s home to ease learning, proper care and guidance of the orphans and disabled children at Hopeland foundation.  Collaboration with other local NGOs and child support organizations to help with the support.