The Cucus (grandmothers), Children and Staff of Nyumbani Village could not hide their joy, after receiving an assortment of gifts including blankets, foodstuffs and other items. The donation was done by the visiting Safaricom Uzima team, a group consisting of peer educators tasked with driving the HIV/AIDS awareness message within Safaricom.
The visit was courtesy of the Spartans team, a Safaricom Foundation World Of Difference team volunteering at the Village for the year 2011.
The donations were not all. The visitors spent time with the various groups in the village, holding talks on topics specific to each group. The groups consisted of Cucus(the grandmothers), youth past High school, High School students, upper primary kids, and the younger lower primary kids.
The Uzima team split themselves into smaller teams to handle each group based on individual skills and passion. Each group spent time with their specific UZIMA team holding talks on issues affecting them. The Uzima team is trained on Peer Education and Counselling skills.
At the end of it all, the UZIMA members were elated to have had a chance to share their valuable time with the community, while the Village groups were happy to know that someone cares.
Nyumbani village supports children orphaned by HIV/AIDS by providing them a place to call home. You can read more on the Nyumban Village, a project of Children of God Relief Institute(COGRI) by following this link www.nyumbani.org
