Start With One

Clean water is a key initiative of humanitarian projects. Drinking unsafe water is a major contributor to disease & death within kenya. Through a grant agreement, swoi grants funds to Start with One kenya ("swok") for projects that focus on clean water. Swok & mission teams conduct training sessions on good hygiene practices and the importance of using & drinking clean water. In 2023, swok distributed 6,500 uzima clean water filters to households assisting an estimated 32,500 individuals in the njoro area of kenya. In 2022, there were significant shipping issues and it took many months for a re-supply of uzima water filters to arrive. Nonetheless, swok distributed 4,800 clean water filters to households assisting an estimated 24,000 individuals. In 2021 & 2020, due to covid-19, there was a reduction in donations received and thus a resulting decrease in mission work. For fye 30sept2021, 4,200+ uzima clean water filters were distributed by swok in the njoro area of kenya. For fye 2019, 7,500+ uzima clean water filters were distributed, as well as 15,000+ distributed in fye 2018. In fye 2017 8,000+ and fye 2016 13,000+ uzima filters distributed.

Building projects - swoi granted funds to swok for building various necessary infrastructure within kenya. In 2023, swok partnered with ngala school for the deaf in nakuru county to renovate and rebuild their kitchens and dining hall. Since gituamba jkc primary school has been selected as a site for the addition of a class 9, work began on a new 9th grade classroom as well as a science lab and computer lab. In 2022, building initiatives resumed at gituamba jkc primary school with the expansion & renovation of 4 early childhood development classrooms. Also, book cabinets, learning tables and a concrete slab for two additional classrooms. A new 10,000 liter water tank was added to the school to help the school becoming more water secure during droughts. In 2021 & 2020, due to covid-19, there was a reduction in donations received. As a result, all building projects for 2020 were postponed. In 2021, a classroom expansion project at gituamba jkc primary school was implemented in line with kenya government regulations for social distancing and new curriculum guidelines. Fye 2019 building projects at the school included improving water system and permanent flooring as well as the installation of a library. Fye 2018 building projects included additional classrooms and a room for a future library and other infrastructure upgrades to the school. Fye 2017 building included a kitchen and dining hall for the school. Also, a church with a business enterprise of corn grinding in the gituamba idp/refugee settlement was built.

Education - swoi through a grant agreement with swok is involved in the educational sponsorship of approximately 142 children including 30+ former street boys. In december 2023 swok had an unprecidented 24 students graduate from high school and another 24 attending post high school education. In 2022 and 2021, the kenya school program accelerated to 4 terms per year in an effort to catch up from the 2020 covid shut down. Due to covid-19 & school shut down in kenya, many of the sponsorship funds were used for covid relief and home-schooling efforts for the sponsored children. Swok has conducted & coordinated various other trainings & empowerment seminars in kenya (ie. Hygiene & sanitation presentations, pastor trainings & business practices). In addition, swok is involved with the gituamba jkc primary school located in rural kenya. Through granted funds, swok provides a lunch feeding program for 400- 500 students, and provides textbooks & other supplies. The school was recently selected by the kenya government to add a junior high school as part of the new competency-based curriculum ("cbc"). Class 9 is scheduled to begin at the school in january 2025.

Mission teams: swoi grants funds to swok to host mission teams. In 2023, swok hosted two mission teams and several small groups that focused on a variety of activities from the distribution of uzima clean water filters, to work at gituamba jkc primary school and ngala school for the deaf as well as conducting health & eye clinics. Expense of $47,701 including grants of $47,701 and revenue of $0.healthcare: swoi grants funds to swok for its heathcare initiatives. For fye 30sept 2023 and 2022, swok conducted several days of health & eye care clinics. In addition, the routine health issues of the sponsored children. For fye 30sept2021, the primary focus was for covid-19 relief to families that were impacted by the pandemic. In addition, there were expenditures for surgeries & dental care of two children. Expense of $10,366 including grants of $10,366 and revenue of $0.other program service areas: for fye 30sept 2023 include business empowerment initiatives expenses of $23,655 including grants of $23,655 and revenue of $0; swok office expense of $40,598 including grants of $40,598 and revenue of $0; swok personnel, vehicles & other expenses of $11,531 including grants of $11,531 and revenue of $0.