Reaching out to communities, one life at a time.

JIFAHAMU KENYA FOUNDATION

COMBINATION PROFILE

Isac, the founder of JKF, goes through the center’s expenses at Emuhaya.

The founder with some of the member leaders in Esabalu, Vihigah.

Isac with Muthoni, a program manager at JKF.

Isac confers with Dorah, a caregiver at a Jifahamu clinic.

Isac talks to an infected JKF member.

The Jifahamu Kenya Foundation council of elders.

Isac talks animatedly to the youth and women, giving them hope.

Men infected by HIV go to a

Kangemi church to give thanks

to God.

Church pastors provide hope.

Some founding members and village representatives of Jifahamu.

A group photo after receiving a donation from Ms. Kawira, a Jifahamu Treasurer.

The founder listening to the villagers’ hardships.

HIV/AIDS infected women at a counseling session.

The women discuss how hard it is to survive without an income.

Infected members of Jifahamu at a counseling session in Kibera’s slums.

An HIV/AIDS congregation at a training and counseling session.

Celebrating life after the session.

JKF funds this self help group to assist its members in generating income.

These infected members of Jifahamu need donations to boost their business.

JIFAHAMU KENYA FOUNDATION

COMBINATION PROFILE

Jifahamu creates HIV awareness campaigns through sports and games.

This monthly game was arranged to minimize the stigma

surrounding HIV/AIDS. The games cost $150 to organize.

Sports awareness, as well as mobile counseling and testing service campaigns

attract youth from rural Kenya.

JKF uses these games to provide free voluntary counseling and testing services.

If we don’t take care of the youth, no one will. Many young people are infected and

require JKF support.

Isac gives inspirational adviceat one of the games organized by JKF.

A local Jifahamu coordinator talksto the youth.

Players showing off prizes after the game.

Many are heartbroken that the services provided by JKF may have to end.

Without Jifahamu, HIV/AIDS infected people will suffer.

Members react after being told of the possible closure.

Members of one of Jifahamu’s 30+ centers. This center is in danger of closing due to

insufficient funds.

Some of the people who depend on the center.If it closes, they will go down with it.

Ebusamba Secondary School is for students with HIV. The school is supported by Jifahamu and

needs enough funds to prevent its closure.

Members of the organization showcase their handmade products, which they make to

support themselves. They each need about $100 to sustain their business.

Members having fun at a luncheon in Emuhaya after a counseling session.

HIV infected and affected children sing at religious services during a Jifahamu

awareness event in Nyeri.

Villagers show their appreciation to Jifahamu during door-to-door HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in Mount Elgon.

Even those infected can fall in love and get married. Life must continue on.

People enjoying themselves at the wedding. Those infected were the honored guests of the day.

Jifahamu is a lifeline of hope.

We are truly a family, caring for and supporting one another.

JKF Receiving food donations.

These people are infected and desperate for

help.

Muthoni is the JKF coordinator in the

Embu area. She is a strong community worker and needs

$6 a day.

Mary sells vegetables and Sarah sells coal. They are both infected by HIV and need funds to support their businesses. That is the only way they can take care of their nutritional needs. They also require monthly medication amounting to $20.

HIV/AIDS infected women in Emuhaya.They each require $7 a day for medication

and other necessities, but rely on donations because they are unable to find jobs to

support themselves.

Rugena is infected with HIV/AIDS, and is supported by JKF. She sells tomatoes and needs

help improving her business.

A young woman entering her home. She has 8 children and needs $6 per day to care for them.

Rhoda, an elderly woman, is infected and earns her living

by weaving handicrafts. She

needs $180 to buy more materials.

Linda Mutenderi has lost all of her

family to HIV. Now her

grandson is infected as well.

Mrs. Kirimi needs $4 a day for medication

and food.

Kabaraga needs $4 per day for

support.

These women living with AIDS are among those

helped by Jifahamu. They

need your help to invest in business

ventures.

These women are infected, and each need $10 per day to support themselves

and their children.

Zipora sells roasted corn along the road. She needs $2 per day for healthcare.

Alerato Muteka is living with HIV and needs help

paying for medication.

Larieta is infected by HIV and needs

$3 per day for support.

Moris and Suba need $3 per day for medicine and care.

These women were infected by HIV as a result of rape. They are supported by JKF.

May you never know what it

feels like to be infected.

Infected women at a counseling

session.

All of the people in this photo are infected. Your help can give them hope.

Beatrice tells of her

experience with HIV/AIDS as a mother.

Loice is a community care

giver who supports women infected with HIV/AIDS.

Muthoni speaks to members of

JKF.

An elder speaks before being

tested.

Joy comes to Jifahamu for assistance.

This woman is HIV positive, but JKF gives her hope. She needs home-based care.

Tarana has been infected with HIV

for five years.

Elizabeth Agwata is infected and needs $2 per day for support and care. Her baby is also infected.

Many women are fearful because of

stigma against those with HIV/AIDS.

Jifahamu is a pillar of supportfor these people.

A group of infected women in Kangemi.

Hekima women at a JKF support center.

A Hekima youth forum.

Obukusa is HIV positive and cared for by JKF.

Doreen is infected and often feels hopeless. She needs $6 per day for herself and her six

children.

Infected women baking bread. They are supported by JKF.

Charles lives with HIV.

He needs $3 a day for support and

care.

Mrs. Aruka and her daughter are

infected with HIV. Jifahamu is their only hope for medicine,

food, and support.

Mariamu and her daughter are both

infected and in need of help.

Alloyce and his wife are both

infected. JKF has helped them

open a beverage shop.

Youth spread the word about HIV during a voluntary testing clinic.

HIV does not spare old age.

With JKF’s support, this

infected couple has opened a

business.

These adults are in need of food.

Infected and stigmatized by

others.

These women are infected with

HIV/AIDS, but JKF gives them hope.

Jifahamu also helps the disabled.

Agnes and Nduru are infected

and need your support.

A JKF nurse talks to the women as

they relax.

Affected youth who need your support.

Alex and Johanna are HIV positive and supported by JKF.

Zilipa is infected and cannot expand her

clothing venture without your help.

Mushili is infected and JKF has helped her open a beauty

shop.

Atieno works on her chicken

project.

Agura has forgotten her HIV situation and

can laugh! She depends on JKF for

food donations.

You can give these people the hope they need.

JKF can reach out to communities with your help.

Pledge a monthly donation through STAP to help this

woman, or any of the affected

people Jifahamu supports.

JKF is proud to support children in Kenya.

We are fighting for the future generation. We need to feed and educate them to

make a brighter tomorrow.

A corn planting project provides food to the children of JKF.

Joy Wanyonyi is 14 months old. She needs medical care, nutritious food, and shelter. She is infected

and lives with her single parent at Gichagi.

Dina, Rachael, Linda, and Maggie are orphaned and living in the Nairobi slums. They need food, clothing, shelter, and education. These children

need $3 a day for continued support.

Infected children look for food at the dumping sites.

Children at a JKF rehabilitation center. The center has over 1000 children who need food, clothing,

and education. Some of the children are infected, while others have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS.

Receiving their one meal per day.

Isac gives a school uniform to Sarah. She has lost both

parents, and needs $3 per day for food,

education and shelter.

Children in their new uniforms. They need donations every three months

to continue their education.

An elderly woman takes care of Mugambi, an HIV/AIDS orphan in Embu.

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Diana receives her school

uniform. Her parents have died of HIV/AIDS. She needs $2 per day

for support.

Lucy is infected with HIV. She has

also lost both parents, and now

lives with her grandmother.

They need $4 per day.

Ruth was abandoned and

has never known her parents; she lives with a care giver. She was

diagnosed with HIV and needs $5 per day for care.

Desperate orphans with

HIV/AIDS waiting for help in Amagoro.

Sad children in need of your

help.

Juma has little hope after losing his parents. He

lives with a caregiver in

Emuhaya. He needs $1 per day for care and food.

Little Kuya is an HIV/AIDS orphan.

Both parents committed suicide after discovering that they were

infected. He needs $4 per day.

Opuya has lost both parents this

year to HIV. Opuya lives with a caregiver and

needs $3 per day for support.

This is Tina, who is infected with

HIV/AIDS. She needs $2 per day

for food, medication, and

education.

Zila is HIV positive and lives in Esaalu. He has no parents and

needs $4 per day for care and

support.

Otieno is an HIV/AIDS orphan. He needs $1 a day

for food and education.

Melisa was thrown away by her parents after they learned that

they were infected. She

needs $4 per day to survive.

Agwela and Agie are sisters who lost their single

mom to HIV. Together they

need $5 per day.

Step by step, you can make a difference.

Isac gives hope to Jack and Ismael,

HIV/AIDS orphans.

They need hope.

Please keep us in your thoughts.

Your help is needed. Be a voice for these children.

Rosa is infected but

refuses to give up. She is an

A+ student and needs $95 per

month.

Many children live in abandoned homes. Their

parents have died from HIV.

These orphans live in the muddy structure behind them. They need $4 per day for care and support.

Paulo and Koi lost their parents earlier this year. They are living in this house

with their aunt, and are taken care of by

Jifahamu Kenya Foundation. They need $3 per day.

Mureme’s back is scarred because her guardian beat her when she asked for food. Jifahamu

has given her shelter, food, and education. We need a sponsor to help her get meals and

medication.

We can salvagethis generation.

You can partner with the Jifahamu Kenya

Foundation through STAP, to give hope to children who have lost parents to HIV/AIDS. We appreciate this partnership because you have become a voice for African children. Ask

for a child's name and details, and we will send you the information. We have many children who

need your help.

“It takes one man to spot an elephant but it takes men to bring it down, so even though we’ve spotted it, without your help there is nothing we can do. Jifahamu Kenya Foundation strives to combat HIV/AIDS in Kenya one step at a time by the year 2030, and with your help it is possible. May the good Lord bless you all for being a voice to the voiceless.”-Isac OdingaFounder, Jifahamu Kenya Foundation

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