WHO WE ARE – ABOUT US

1.      Introduction

ACK Ebenezer children and youth Centre is a registered Community based Organization (CBO), based at the ACK Diocese of Mumias. We have a program called Tumaini Mumias which is geared at reaching out to street children and is an initiative that empowers children and youth by helping them build dignity and self-worth.  It provides a networking space for growth and motivation offering counseling and entertainment.

While Tumaini Mumias is focused on the underprivileged, the Centre welcomes children and youth from all backgrounds to promote integration and reduce stigmatization and discrimination.

2.      Vision

Be a prime Centre of hope to Children and Youth, providing entertainment and mentorship.

3.      Mission

Train and inspire children and youth to be positive socially impactive people, through exciting programs and opportunities.

4.      Motto/tagline

Serving those in need

5.      Core values

a)      Integrity

b)      Truth

c)      Honesty

d)      Accountability

e)      Service

WHAT WE DO- OUR INTERVENTIONS

1.      Street families

We do outreach to vulnerable children and youth in the streets of Mumias providing them with food, a safe place to connect, counsel and receive mentorship.

2.      Skills and training

We provide skills and training to equip the youth holistically so that they can be a positive impact on society.

3.      Mentorship

We provide mentorship and counseling to vulnerable and fragile people as a way to rehabilitate their minds and push them to effective societal integration

4.      Education

We offer educational support o vulnerable children and youth evaluating their needs individually for a tailored approach

5.      Food bank

We do outreach to schools and vulnerable groups by providing food. We also welcome partnership and support in building our food bank for effective support to those in need.

WHY (WE ARE/WE DO) WHAT WE DO? – JUSTIFICATION

There are many problems facing children and youth today. From inequitable resources to challenges in education, poverty, marginalization, social conditions, poverty, stigma/discrimination, unemployment, disease, substance addiction, disabilities, family issues, hunger and malnutrition. To be able to tackle these issues, we have outlined various approaches by focusing on the priority of inculcating social, religious and economic values to the youth in a fun and entertaining way through creating a safe space and offering programs geared towards restoring dignity and eradicating unacceptable behaviors.

HOW WE DO IT- IMPLEMENTATION

The Implementation of the Tumaini Mumias programs will be supervised by an all-inclusive committee of diocesan workers and stakeholders, working together with the partners to revive the project and radically grow it to reach a wide population of youth in Mumias. Our approach to this is by

a.       Offering meals to street children and vulnerable groups to help overcome hunger challenges

b.      Offering skills training to combat unemployment and idleness

c.       Giving counseling to overcome substance abuse, peer pressure and other social challenges

d.      Having youth camps to train and mentor on emerging issues

e.       Creating a safe space to allow youth connect, network, be mentored, entertained

f.        Cultivating social values acceptable in society

g.      Creating exposure to role models to guide and mentor youth in community living

h.      Providing education, creative skills and vocational opportunities to bridge market inequalities

The implementation will be through the outlined programs;

a.       TV entertainment

b.      Art and creatives

c.       Sports Music and Dance

d.      Remedial educational assistance

e.       Beauty, cooking, sewing, knitting trainings

f.        Computer knowledge

g.      Get together’s for youths and peer role models/mentors

WHEN WE OPERATE – AVAILABILITY

We are available Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm at the Ebenezer Centre. Our programs sometimes scheduled for weekends and notified in good time.

WHERE WE ARE – LOCATION

We are based at the Diocese of Mumias compound at the Ebenezer house building, Bomani Mumias.

CALL TO ACTION

1.       Build our food bank by supporting us with non -perishable food stuffs, toiletries, and bedding

2.       Create awareness to your circles to help bring in support

3.       Be a partner and consistently support us financially for effective management of ongoing programs.

4.       See our children profiles and support a child in their education journey

POINTS OF SPONSORSHIP / PATNERSHIP:

In order to support our programs and successfully accomplish our goals, we are looking for partners to join us in this journey as we seek to make a positive change to our children and youth, the generation of tomorrow. Following this we kindly request your financial and material support towards achieving this goal.

We are open to getting support in various ways and there are several guides towards which you can plug in; we have various material and recurring needs, for a detailed list to better guide the decision to support kindly contact us or reach us at our offices.

a.       Once off / free will gifts                                   

b.       Weekly                                                           

c.       Monthly                                                          

d.       Gifts in kind (Material donations)

e.       Other                           

God bless you as you consider and seek to join hands with us in our goal to serve those in need.

WAYS TO DONATE

a.       MPESA / BANK

ACK MUMIAS DEVELOPMENT

Pay bill: 247247

A/c no: 0500291302213

(Send message for accounting to 0718743432)

b.      ADDRESS TO VISIT OR DROP OFF ITEMS:

Anglican Church of Kenya       

ACK Ebenezer Children and Youth Centre                                           

Bomani, Mumias, Kenya

CONTACT US ON

Email: tumainimumiascentre@gmail.com

Phone: +254 718 743432

Web: www.ackmumias.com

Social media: @tumainimumias