Second Floor Extension
to the home
Construction on the upper story at the home is almost complete!
We are all looking forward to welcoming more children into Tumaini Children's Home. With the good food, medication and care they will receive from the staff they will soon feel one of our big happy family. |
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U.K TRUSTEES
Danielle Bonning
Mary Leadbetter
Steve Turner
Michael O'Leary
Jason Lang
Michelle Porter
Bronwyn May
Our job is to co-ordinate the fund-raising in the U.K and to collect news and events from The Home to pass on to our UK supporters
As trustees all of the work we do has to be voluntary. We do not receive payment for the work we do and Administration costs are kept to a minimum in order to ensure that the money you have helped raise gets to where it's needed most. |
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APPEAL The only way we can get donated items to the home in Mombasa is with your help.
Do you live in Devon?
Are you visiting the home in the next 6 months?
Do you have room in your case? We can arrange extra luggage allowance with certain airlines.
Would you mind taking donated gifts with you?
We have been contacted by a lady who lives in the Torbay area of Devon who has some sports equipment that she would like to donate to the home. If you live in the Torbay area and are planning a trip to the home could you please contact us on the above email so we can put you in contact with each other.
Not from Devon but still have room in your case or goods to donate? Let us know and we will try to organise things for you. |
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JEREMY KYLE
The Jeremy Kyle Show is fast approaching it's 1000th episode and to celebrate they are planning to re-run some of the most
morable episodes
of the past. So It will come as no surprise to those of you who saw the first show that the Tumaini Children's Home is to be one of the featured episodes!
We are all very excited and grateful to Jeremy, Graham and their team for the publicity these shows generate.
Unfortunately, we do not have a date for the planned screening as yet. |
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Future Events
There are plans for a group of supporters, that may included one of our trustees, to climb the great Mount Kilimanjaro in 2010!
If this is something you might be interested in taking part in please email us and we will pass your details on.
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Sending gifts.
Posting items is not a good idea. Most post items do NOT arrive - the service is not safe, like we think ours is! Many people send items by sea - then the home gets a call from customs, who impound items for a huge release fee. Usually the release fee is far in excess of the value of items sent. If the package does not have details of the items on the outside the home refuses to accept or pay for them. The items never get returned to the sender!! |
Visiting Protocols
With the expansion of the Home and school, may we remind you of the protocol when visiting the Home. All visitors are required to sign the Visitor's Book and any donations, be they gifts of money or equipment, should be acknowledged by Matron or member of staff/trustee and all donors given receipts. This is to protect the integrity of the Home, the staff and trustees, both in Kenya and UK. Thank you. | |
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Dear Supporter,
Firstly we would like to welcome you all to our latest newsletter. We now have over 1300 subscribers.
We take this opportunity to give you information on the children and staff, plus changes and improvements at the home.
If you would like to contact us please use any of the above methods. We endeavour to reply to all emails and postal letters within a few days
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Visit by U.K Trustee Jason in September 2009
It had not been too long since my last visit but in that time the children have multiplied to 31. They are all growing so well and remain happy and healthy.
  Joan has given us a request - If anyone has a few bob and some space in their suitcase. Joan prints off her own flyers about the Home and requires ink cartridges to do this. They are very expensive in Kenya so - again, if anyone has some spare cash and space, could they take over ink cartridges Nos. HP 350 and HP 351. Thank you very much. |
Joan and the Children - Health Update
Joan has suffered yet another bout of illness and has been hospitalised recently. She is now awaiting surgery in the tummy area and we wish her well. We shall keep people informed of her condition.
Some of the children have been ill recently; May has TB and was admitted to hospital, although she is well on the road to recovery she is still receiving medication. Lilian who had TB has now been confirmed as completely recovered.
Christopher had a severe fungal infection on his fingers and toes. He is having steroid treatment and will continue to be monitored by our Matron Elizabeth and the Doctor.
James had a severe bout of malaria but is back to his normal happy self now.
Little Steven has had surgery to correct his squint. He will still need to wear glasses but at least he can now see straight.
Faith had surgery on her knee following a fall from her bike. The wound is almost healed now and Matron continues to change her dressing daily.
The rest of the children are in good health and as usual they are ALL in high spirits and enjoying life to the full.
In September the children were taken to see Ice Age in 3D for the first time, with money donated by an i-to-i volunteer at the home. On the 10th & 20th October the children all went swimming as it was a public holiday - no school! |
MEET THE STAFF
Tumaini Housekeeper - Joyce Kahanga
 Joyce was born on 23rd May 1964. She is a coastal person born and bred. She did her Primary education at Miritini Primary School in Mombasa and then went on to do her secondary school education at Lutsangani Secondary School which is situated in Kilifi District.
After completing her education she enrolled at Pwani Commercial College where she did a secretarial course for 2 years followed by a housekeeping course for 1 year. Joyce did her practical training at Lagoon Reef Hotel which is situated in South Coast. Joyce also worked at Bahari Beach hotel for 4 years as well.
Joyce is married to Larry and they have a 16 year old son called Fred. |
| Fundraising News
As usual you have all been wonderfully generous with your donations and fundraising events!
Two adventurous donors have recently climbed Machu Picchu in Peru. Another took part in the London Triathlon and another cyled from londaon to Paris! Other events have included, Running the Lewa Marathon, Brownies saving their pennies, A sponsored 'no alcohol and beard grow month', which ended in the gentleman dying the beard a lovely glowing red. Tumaini has also been nominated as the receiving charity for a lady that is taking part in the 'Clipper 09-10 Round The World Yacht Race'. Many other fundraising events have taken place to which we are extremely grateful for. A huge thank you to you all.
There is one special person who deserves a public thank you and that is Miss O'S. This lady has sent us a very substantial amount of money in order to aid the expense of the second story. She is delighted that it is now going up so quickly and hopes to see the photos once it's completed. This lady has been a true inspiration to us all as she has been battling Cancer for the last 10 years and has recently been told that it is now terminal. She is extremely brave and her first thought was for the children of Tumaini. The words she used were "Keep a smile in their eyes and on their little faces." |
Sirio Primary School
The school has been under construction for over two years. Our children have been using some of the class rooms for some time now but we are happy to announce that the school should be officially opened in January 2010!
Once fully operational Sirio Primary School will have the space and facilities to accept children from the local community. |
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PROJECT MANAGER We are pleased to tell you that, with the expansion of the Home and school, we are now busy recruiting a Project Manager, who will work closely with the staff and trustees, both in Kenya and the UK. We are currently designing an advertisement and we shall be looking for someone with qualifications in business/finance, as well as experience in working with children/adults who have experienced social deprivation, through illness, in particular the AIDS/HIV virus. Does anyone reading this fit the bill? We'd love to hear from you. Please email us on michaeltumaini@googlemail.com |
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Baby Lilian
5 Month old Baby L was brought to the home by a grandparent. The baby arrived in a pitiful state and was to be honest on deaths doorstep. She was wearing dirty clothes and was unable to take any kind of food or liquid as her mouth was full of sores. The grandparent advised that the babies mother had died from HIV and the father
disappeared long before the baby was born.
 She weighed less than 4 kgs.and was taken straight to Pandya Memorial Hospital in Mombasa and admitted immediately. Her HIV status was confirmed as positive and she was also found to be suffering from TB as well as severe malnourishment and dehydration.
Its amazing what some tender loving care, good nutrition and excellent medical care can do. Her weight has already gone up and she is well on the way to making up for lost time.
The other children admitted to the home this year were in very much better health.
This is why we do our best to support the Home and children . |
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NEW TUMAINI DVD
We have been very lucky in having the services of Mr. Perrin Sledge, writer/director of note, who has prepared a new, very good, short promotional dvd. We would like to thank you Perrin for all your hard work and patience in getting the material into dvd format for us. If anyone would like to have a copy, (very useful if doing a fundraising stint), then please write to our Administrator, Mrs. Sarah Turner, Box Office, No. 242, Hythe, Kent, CT21 6WW. A small donation would be very welcome please. If you like the work that Perrin has done, his website: www.perrinsledge.com | |
Finally, just to remind everyone, WORLD AIDS DAY is on Tuesday, 1st December. I'm sure there will be many interesting and inspiring stories written by survivors of this ghastly virus published in the media on that day.
We the Trustees in the U.K. would like to thank you all for your love, support and kindness. |
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Sincerely,
The UK Trustees of
Tumaini Home of Hope |
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