AFRICA CONNECT
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Mission Statement
Africa Connect is an undertaking of Berkshire Missions, Inc. a grassroots charity based in Western Mass. which funds indigenous projects that successfully contribute to holistic transformation in areas of extreme poverty.
About This Cause
Africa Connect's specific focus is on orphans and vulnerable children and their caregivers, with a goal of comprehensive community transformation and self-sustainability. Africa Connect is committed to working in partnership with nationals who have demonstrated passion to help their community, honesty, and responsibility in reporting and accountability. Since 2004, we have been working in Kenya, primarily in Tuwan Slum, an enclave of 100,000 near Kitale which is locally known as a center of prostitution, violent gangs, and illegal liquor. Our core project is a highly successful free preschool and its associated programs in Tuwan. As the only free preschool in the area, serving 90 children each year, its 3-yr program provides: 1) access to public education, nutrition, and medical care for children who would otherwise be shut out, and 2) access to training and empowerment opportunities for their caregivers and community. Following their graduation, the most needy students have an opportunity to be sponsored to attend a local private primary school. The caregivers of the students are required to participate in Africa Connect supported training programs, including Tailoring, Biointensive Agriculture, and Small Business. They then form business groups in each of these areas which provide accountability and mentoring support, assisting their efforts to better support their families. This program has been recognized by the county government and community leaders as highly successful in changing the Tuwan community, and Africa Connect's goal is to reproduce this program in other poor communities lacking such services. In addition, Africa Connect sponsors medical clinics and health instruction each year in remote areas with little to no access to health services. We resource with diverse local groups and organizations, but primarily work through local churches, helping to foster a community service-minded approach to ministry.