We Need You

We the family of Ember all inclusive would love to appeal for more friends, well-wishers from all parts of the world for your support in whatever way small or big we will appreciate. Please partner with us to accomplish this noble work.

VISION

To create emotional, economic, social and spiritual support for grandparents raising grandchildren,

MISSION

To help grandparents raising grandchildren and their grandchildren have good healthcare, socioeconomic, emotional and spiritual stability,

CORE VALUES

Love, honesty, compassionate, transparent, accountable.

You Can Make a Difference

There is a cry from a vulnerable & needy child, a child who would love to have all basic needs met. Children with a yearning to go to school & fulfill their dreams. We have amongst us orphans who have no one to look upto. People living with HIV & AIDS , epilepsy and other health challenges.

There is a cry from that grandmother who has raised her own children but still has a burden of raising her grandchildren because of unexpected life circumstances. How can we reach out and give a helping hand to such vulnerable and needy people in our society . The answer lies with you who has a willing heart. Kindly contact us through our email emberkenyagrp@gmail.com or the following numbers +254 725 627 866 or +254 713

Your small contribution will go a long way to achieve and accomplish much and you will be blessed. We appreciate all contributions in terms of prayer, money, materials, counselling and kind.

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OUR TEAM

OUR DEDICATED TEAM THAT HAS DEVOTED THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT WE ACHIEVE OUR VISION AND MISSION

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WE HAVE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS AND THAT WE BELIEVE GO A LONG WAY TO BETTERING THE LIVES OF MANY.

Education

We raise funds in order to help needy children mostly raised by their grandmothers in obtaining a good education.

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Healthcare

At Ember we pride ourselves in knowing that those under our umbrella have access to healthcare services. We hence urge you to contribute to this noble cause.

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Financial Empowerment

Many people in this nation are struggling with dire financial difficulties Hence to this effect we lobby for funds to be able to reach and assist as many as we can in this category.

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Welfare

Mental and physical health is vital this is why a Ember we put in place measures to ensure the welfare of our beneficiaries.

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Farming

We have a variety of farming programs that help the grand parents under the ember family to cope with every day life expenses. To this effect we appreciate any donations to help improve on this cause.

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OUR HISTORY

A little bit about us and where we have come from

The Funyula Division of the Samia District in western Kenya is bisected by a major truck route leading from Uganda into Kenya. When AIDS came over the border, it decimated an entire generation of parents in the area, leaving thousands of AIDS orphans in its wake.

Quite suddenly, a number of grandparents found themselves taking into their homes anywhere from one to fourteen grandchildren, who they now needed to feed, clothe, raise, and educate. These elderly people were already struggling to support themselves, and now they suddenly had to care for a generation of grandchildren on their own. Furthermore, the stigma of AIDS was (and unfortunately, continues to be) so strong that other relatives refused to help.

Robert Barasa, a native Kenyan and an Anglican priest, first imagined Ember in 2004 during his doctoral studies. While studying in the US, Barasa travelled to Funyula to conduct basic research and interviews for his dissertation. He was overwhelmed by the interest that he found. While he expected to interview around 200 grandparents, more than 1000 came to tell him about their struggles.

Barasa came to understand that he was being called by God to do something to help these grandparents. The poverty of these people, many of whom had spent all their resources trying to help their dying children, pierced his heart. Many of these grandparents, who were still grieving the deaths of their own children, fell into despair at the prospect of having to start all over raising a new generation of children. These grandparents had assumed that their children would care for them in their old age and now who could they turn to for support? Just finding food every day was a challenge, leaving families hungry, afraid, and ill.

Barasa realized that he could best help AIDS orphans by first working with their grandparent caregivers to upgrade their standard of living.

Back in the US, Barasa reached out to others who wanted to help, forming what ultimately became the Ember Kenya Advisory Board. In 2006, believing that the Ember Kenya Grandparents Project was not only needed, but that it could succeed, Northminster Presbyterian Church located in Evanston, Illinois, took a leap of faith and contributed $35,000 to launch the project. It also agreed to fund the project for 3 years.

The major goal of the Ember Project was to show grandparents that by working together instead of living in isolation, they could create economic opportunities for themselves and their grandchildren. Barasa wanted the grandparents to feel empowered.

In 2009, a mission team from Tokyo Union Church came to visit Ember and was thoroughly impressed by how hard the staff worked, often for very little pay, to encourage, empower, and support the elderly men and women who were part of the project. Tokyo Union Church soon became a major sponsor of Ember’s work.

In 2010, the US Advisory Board dissolved, and Ember was then on its own to raise its own money and manage its own affairs. Although the US Board dissolved, many of the former Board members personally continued to support Ember financially, as did Northminster Presbyterian Church.

Today, Ember continues to do amazing work in rural Kenya to support approximately 700 elderly men and women raising their grandchildren.

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Our Partners

We have partnered with various individuals to ensure that we achieve our set out goals and mission.

OUR STORIES

Here are some of our top stories and news. We hope this stories will touch a heart somewhere in the world

WHERE EMBER STARTED FROM

WHERE EMBER STARTED FROM

The Funyula Division of the Samia District in western Kenya is bisected by a major truck route leading from Uganda into Kenya.

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CONTACT US

WE ARE ALWAYS READY FOR YOU. CONTACT WITH US FOR ANY TYPE OF HELP. WE ALWAYS TRY OUR BEST FOR HELPING PEOPLE. DROP AN EMAIL OR DIRECTLY COME TO OUR OFFICE.