THE ORGANISATIONS THE BUMALA TRUST WORK’S WITH IN KENYA AND THE UK

• Noah’s Ark Orphan Self Help Group is a community service organisation, being the African counterpart of the UK-based and registered charity- The Bumala Trust. It operates in a very remote area in Busia District, Western Province, Kenya. It was started by 5 members. These members had the interest of the orphans at heart. Today it has 15 dedicated members volunteering their time and resources for the benefit of orphans and widows. They visit the homes and decide which orphans and widows need the most help. The number of supported orphans has grown from 5 in 2002 to 50 in 2009. The number of widows has grown from 5 to 30. This is not because these are the only needy orphans and widows of the community, but because the hands of the organisation are tied as we depend on the available resources. At present the number of orphans in the catchment area is about 1,000, whilst that of the widows is about 300. The orphans and widows being supported are very needy - they are the worst hit by poverty, HIV/AIDS and other natural calamities. They need help in the form of food, medication and treatment, clothing, education and other essentials. The Chairman Mr Peter Weyama lives in Bumala and promotes a healthy/wealthy/wise programme.
• We are registered with the Government of Kenya's Ministry of Gender, Sports, Culture, Youth and Social Services. (Renewed annually) and this facilitates training and social issues as well as project evaluation.
• Constituency AIDS Control Committee which monitors and evaluates the HIV/AIDS related programmes.
• The Busia District Children’s Officer evaluates child development and provides legal aid to the abused children.
• Government Forest Office in Butula Division provides advice for the re-forestation project.
• Livestock Office provides livestock service in pig rearing and bee keeping.
• The Devon Peace Group of UK has donated £10,000 to provide a water borehole for the whole area involved- this project is in the process of development.
• Anonymous Business man in Devon has donated a total of £5000 to help establish a Tree Nursery, vegetable garden and pig project.
• Living Waters Church, Paignton, regularly supports with donations
• The Swiss Tropical Institute in Basel, Switzerland. have funded chain-link fencing to the Banana plantation.

ORGANISATION DESCRIPTION IN BUMALA

• A trained farm manager is in full-time employment for these projects
• One full time employee to care for all the Children's needs
• One full time employee to oversee the Tree nursery and other important work
• The number of casual workers working on our projects varies with the season and project
• There are 5 appointed casual workers to act as:- watchman, pig attendant, counsellor, cook and labourer
• There are 15 volunteers and help from the older orphans and some widows, who are unpaid
• The Organisation has no computer
• Detailed accounts are kept of donations and expenditure.

PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES

1. Registration of members
2. Registration of group/organisation with relevant government authority
3. Identification and registration of the needy
4. Assistance to the needy at our level

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

1. These are split between the orphans(education) and the widows (training)
2. Feeding 50 orphans each Sunday
3. Providing 50 orphans and 30 widows with maize and beans each month
4. Providing 30 widows with growing facilities for chilli, maize and beans
5. Growing vegetables and fruits for 50 orphans and to sell
6. Tree nursery-sales to help support 50 orphans and planting to re-forest that area in NW Kenya