All donations can be made online or by checks payable to “Imani Project” Imani Project PO Box 82360 Portland, Oregon 97282
EIN: 26-1682325
YOUR DONATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
FOUR WAYS YOU CAN HELP
1.Sponsor a Child in Need
Sponsorship is $35 a month. This can be paid monthly, quarterly, biannually or yearly. For consistency in a child’s life, we encourage you to commit to sponsoring a child for at least a year. Click on the child’s name or image below to start the sponsorship process.
Birth Year: 2020
Six-year-old Pascolina lives in Moi Village with her mother and two siblings. One additional sibling is living with an uncle because the family cannot afford to support all of the children.
Pascolina’s mother is currently unemployed. As a result, the children often do not have enough to eat and are frequently sent home from school due to unpaid school fees.
Pascolina has begun kindergarten and hopes to be able to continue her education.
With a sponsor, Pascolina will receive school fees, a new school uniform, and regular food distributions to help support her family. Your support can bring much-needed stability and hope to Pascolina’s life.
Birth Year 2020
Five-year-old Emmanuel lives in Moi Village with his mother and five of his six siblings. Life has been very difficult for the family since the passing of their father a few years ago.
To provide for her children, Emmanuel’s mother buys and sells watermelons, but the little she earns is not enough to meet their basic needs or pay for school fees.
Emmanuel is supposed to start first grade at Vetenary Primary School this January, but without support, he will not be able to join his classmates.
With a sponsor, Emmanuel will receive school fees, a new school uniform, and regular food distributions to help sustain his family.
Your support can open the door for Emmanuel to attend school, enjoy consistent meals, and begin building a hopeful future.
Birth Year: 2022
Four-year-old Tracy lives in Marikebuni Village with her mother and two sisters, all sharing a single room. Her father left the family when Tracy was just two months old.
Tracy’s mother supports the family by selling fresh fruit, but the work is seasonal and the income is not enough to meet their basic needs. As a result, the children often do not have enough to eat and are frequently sent home from school because school fees have not been paid.
With a sponsor, Tracy will receive school fees, a new school uniform, and regular food distributions to help support her family. Your support can bring much-needed stability, nourishment, and hope to Tracy’s young life.
Birth Year 2017
Nine-year-old Kelvin lives with his mother and five siblings in Kabiboni Village. His father passed away from complications related to diabetes, leaving his mother as the sole provider for the family.
Recently, Kelvin lost his sponsor. The family depended on the food support that sponsorship provided, and without it they are once again struggling to meet their most basic needs. Kelvin’s mother tries to earn an income by making charcoal and selling it to neighbors, but what she earns is far too little to provide food for her children—let alone cover school fees.
Kelvin has just begun second grade at Kabiboni Primary School and longs to stay in school with his classmates.
Your support would help restore stability to Kelvin’s family—ensuring access to nutritious food, continued education, and relief from constant worry. With your help, Kelvin can return to being a confident child, focused on learning and hope for the future.
Birth Year: 2014
Twelve-year-old Dorcas lives with her grandmother and four cousins in Misufini Village. Her mother died in childbirth. Dorcas is in fourth grade at Marikebuni Primary School. She enjoys playing football and loves to learn. Dorcas wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
Recently, Dorcas lost her sponsor. The family had relied on the food support that sponsorship provided, and without it they are once again struggling to meet their most basic needs. Dorcas’ grandmother is unable to provide for the children living with her, making support from the Imani Project crucial.
Your sponsorship can help Dorcas continue her education and provide her family with food and stability, giving her hope for a brighter future.
Birth Year: 2011
Fifteen-year-old Hilda and her three siblings live with their father in Kabiboni Villlage . She enjoys swimming, running, drawing, singing, and working in the garden. Hilda wants to be a farmer someday.
Recently, Hilda lost her sponsor. The family had relied on the food support that sponsorship provided, and without it they are once again struggling to meet their most basic needs. Hilda’s father is unable to provide, making support from the Imani Project crucial.
Hilda has just begun seventh grade at Kabiboni Primary School, and wants to continue her education alongside her classmates.
Your sponsorship can help Hilda continue her education and provide her family with food and stability, giving her hope for a brighter future.
Birth Year 2009
Baraka Kenga lives with his mother and younger sister in the village of Shomela. He is currently in seventh grade at Shomela Primary School and loves music and playing football (soccer). One day, Baraka hopes to become a teacher.
Recently, Baraka lost his sponsor. His family depended on the food support that sponsorship provided and is now once again struggling to meet basic needs. Baraka is eager to continue his education and finish school, but he cannot do it alone.
Please consider helping Baraka so he can stay in school and continue working toward his dream.
2.Cash Donations
Donation
Your tax deductible support of the Imani Project is greatly appreciated.
Your contribution will be considered a General Donation, unless you have specified how you would like the donation to be used. For example: Gift for David Kadzo.
Checks can be written to the Imani Project and mailed to:
The Imani Project PO Box 82360 Portland, OR 97282
You may select a cash gift for your child using the form on the left. Kindly note to specify the child’s name during payment checkout under Additional Information.
Imani Project EIN: 26-1682325
3.Purchase a Gift for a Child
✨ GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE ✨
Transform Lives — Share Love — Inspire Change
Each recipient will receive: 💌 A beautiful gift card announcing their gift 📸 A photo showing the impact their gift has made
💌 How It Works
1. Choose and purchase your gift.
2. Request your personalized gift card by emailing: dana@imaniproject.org. Include: Product purchased, recipient’s name, email or mailing address, and desired greeting (e.g., Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday).
3. Receive a photo and update showing the impact of your gift.
💖 Together, We Can Make Gift Giving More Meaningful.
The family will receive a selection of special sweet pastries to enjoy with their morning tea. For their afternoon meal, they will be given ingredients to prepare pilau—a flavorful dish made with rice, meat, and vegetables. To make the day even more special, an assortment of candies and cakes will also be included.
When mature, goats can produce 1-3 liters of milk every day offering nourishing milk and cheese. Goat are social animals and prefer to be with at least one other goat.
A lactating goat can produce 1-3 liters of milk every day offering nourishing milk and cheese.
Duck eggs provide nourishment and protein for a child. A flock can provide a reliable income through the sale of eggs, meat, and feathers. This mini flock includes one male and two female ducks.
Duck eggs provide nourishment and protein for a child. A flock can provide a reliable income through the sale of eggs, meat, and feathers. This maxi flock includes one male and four female ducks.
In our part of Kenya, most of the children sleep on the ground on either a mat or burlap bags. Give the gift of comfort on a Kenyan made foam mattress. (5’x6’ high density mattress)
Many children do not start school because the don’t have money for the school fees. Others start but are sent home if they are unable to pay. $35 will pay for an entire year of primary school.
School supplies include a backpack, shoes, socks, books, a geometry set, and pens.
Children in Kenya must wear a uniform to school. Help a child fit in and feel proud. Get an extra uniform for your sponsored child or buy one for one a child still waiting for a sponsor.
A bicycle allows a child to have fun exercise and to get to school more quickly.
A bicycle allows a child to have fun exercise and to get to school more quickly.
4.Options to renew your Sponsorship
Click on your child’s name below to continue your sponsorship.
Birth Year 2022
Four-year-old Mathias lives in Misufini Village with his father and five siblings. Life has been extremely difficult for the family since the death of Mathias’s mother two years ago. She was a cook and supported the family.
To provide for his children, Mathias’s father repairs damaged bicycles, but his small income is not enough to meet the family’s basic needs or pay school fees.
Mathias recently began preschool at the Imani Project’s Mama Marlene Learning Center. Sadly, his health is not good. He lacks access to a healthy, nutritious diet, and the family’s living conditions are very poor.
With a sponsor, Mathias will receive school fees, a new school uniform, and regular food distributions to help sustain his family.
With your support, he can receive proper nutrition and the opportunity to grow up healthy, secure, and hopeful. Your generosity can make a life-changing difference for Mathias and his family.