Sponsorship & contributions brings much needed employment to teachers, house mothers, care-givers, watchmen, gardeners, cooks and other staff. The community marketplace also benefits because there is money to spend.
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In addition there are basic nutritional necessities that your tax deductible donations can be allocated to, including but not limited to: Due to severe drought in Kenya, food expenses have more than doubled or tripled in the last year (2008) and continue to rise.
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| Items |
Monthly Cost |
| Maize (corn) |
$476.00 |
| Milk |
$ 68.00
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| Cabbage |
$ 17.00
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| Potatoes |
$ 49.00 |
| Beans |
$500.00 |
| Rice |
$144.00 |
| Misc: Kale, Sugar, Millet, Tea Leaves, Cooking Fat |
$100.00 |
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| Monthly Food Expense |
$1354.00 |
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While the children are able to be fed regular meals with higher nutrition than most of them received prior to coming to live at the Ngatha International Children's Home, you can see from the above ingredient listing, they are still not receiving ideal nutrition. It is imperative that Ngatha be able to raise enough money each month to buy additional food stuffs, seeds, and add livestock to the farm so the children can receive adequate nutrients on a regular basis.
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We would like to be able to purchase the following livestock at the earliest possible opportunity:
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| Livestock |
Cost |
| (2) Adult High Yield Dairy Cows - bred for extreme conditions |
$700.00 each ($1200.00) |
(12) Goats or Sheep - Bread for extreme conditions
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$64.00 each ($768.00) |
(200) Chickens (egg & meat breeds)
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$2.86 each ($572.00) |
Minimum miscellaneous essential items required at the Children's Home & School:
| Items |
Monthly Cost |
| Firewood |
$18.00 |
| Paraffin |
$6.50 |
| Steel Wool |
$2.50 |
| Medicine |
$18.50 |
| Bar Soap |
$18.50 |
| Farm Inputs |
$76.00 |
| Pencils & Pens |
$9.00 |
| Student Notebooks |
$42.00 |
| Chalk |
$6.50 |
| Teachers Supplies |
$8.00 |
| Batteries & Misc. |
$100.00 |
| Average Min. Monthly Cost for Misc. Expenses |
$305.00 |
