Second Quarter, 2008

Bringing Laughter and Learning to Children's Lives
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Mark Okello

Neighbor to Neighbor

Neighbor to Neighbor

Update provided by Mark Okello, Jirani Project Program Coordinator, Nairobi, Kenya

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Please Note: We have preserved Mark's original text and speech patterns, and did not attempt to impose American-English usage standards on his writing.

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March 29, 2008

"I am happy to report that all is settling in well for all our children and the families they stay with.  Particularly, Rosi, her one sibling, and the mother are now settling in after staying in the Turbo IDP . . . Read More>>

02/16/2008

Event Photos

Jirani Project Kenya Update

(With New Photographs!)

 Courtesy of

Mark Okello in Nairobi

Event in Phoenix Raises over $5,000 to Aid the Work of The Jirani Project!

Post-Election Violence in Kenya Touches the Lives of Our Kenyan Jiranis

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A fundraising event to benefit the work of The Jirani Project was held Saturday, February 16th, at Ticoz Resto-Bar in Phoenix. The event, hosted by AZ State Representative, Kyrsten Sinema, was the first of its kind for . . . Read More>>

Disputed results following the December 27, 2007, Kenyan presidential election sparked widespread violence and a humanitarian crisis in Kenya that resulted in over 1,200 deaths and the displacement of more than 600,000 . . . Read More>>

Jirani Project Kenya Update                                                        
Event Raises Over $5,000 to Aid The Jirani Project
Post-election Violence Touches Our Kenyan Jiranis