Pastor Mary using the green bag
Holistic Help Words Clara Ngobolia
“The pandemic has resulted in a lot of physical, social, psychological and emotional suffering”
All over the world the coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected the poor and vulnerable. Throughout this time, the Lifewords team and its partners have been serving people in Kenya. For those already struggling with poverty, debt, ill-health and insecurity, the merciless sweep of the coronavirus struck a further blow. In Kenya, living standards and lifestyle have changed completely with the onset of the pandemic. It has caught many people unaware and unprepared, especially those who are living in informal settlements, where people depend on casual labour. With new government directives and a curfew put in place, many families have been unable to meet their basic needs. How can someone buy sanitiser and masks when they can’t put food on the table? The pandemic has resulted in a lot of physical, social, psychological and emotional suffering.
SUPPORTING THE VULNERABLE In the midst of new challenges thrown up by the pandemic, Lifewords partners are continuing their work, especially with the poor and vulnerable. The Maisha Poa Centre works with street children and families in the Kawangware area of Nairobi. They seek to rescue, rehabilitate and reintegrate children, providing counselling, educational sponsorship, vocational and skills training, literacy programmes, and social and economic support. Throughout the pandemic Maisha Poa has received donations of food and non-food items to distribute to families living on the streets, and to the community they serve in Kawangware.
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