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Western Kenya is suffering from
the devastation caused by HIV-AIDS.
In Busia District alone, almost
half of the children have lost one or both their parents to AIDS and 30% of the adults are HIV positive.
The primary goal of the Children of Bukati Project
is to enable all AIDS orphans and destitute children in the rural village of Butula to attend the Bukati Primary
School.
Learn more about the Children of Bukati Project
and how you can help.
Bukati School is located in the town of Butula,
which is between
Nambale and Mumias, in Western Kenya, Africa.
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The season for
giving is upon us.
May we suggest a different, and charitable gift this holiday season?
Supporting the Children of Bukati is a gift that is given twice - once to your family
or friend and then again to a needy child in Kenya. Here are three ways you can support the Children of Bukati
during this holiday season:
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- Make a donation
in someone's name and then send them a donation card that you can print
from this website. This is an ideal gift for someone who has everything, for a teacher thank-you, or for a child
who is learning about giving to others.
- For $10 you can buy a copy of BRAIDS. All proceeds go to the Children of
Bukati. This can be purchased on line or at one of the many bookstores listed on this website.
- For $7 (including cost of mailing) you can buy a bracelet made by a Kenyan student. Please
send a cheque made out to Stone United Church and put COB bracelet on the memo line, then mail the cheque to Children
of Bukati, c/o Cate Dewey; RR1, Rockwood, ON, Canada; N0B 2K0. Please allow at least 2 weeks for mail delivery
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- Dec. 12, 2009 Update: Click here for a short video from the Dec. 10 2009 Rogers TV show "Inside Guelph,"
in which Taya Kendall is interviewed about the Braids book.
- Nov. 28, 2009 Update: A new photo-gallery page: Page 17: U of Guelph Volunteer Build - University
of Guelph students and the Campus Minister raised funds and travelled to Butula to build a classroom.
- Nov. 24, 2009 Update: A new photo-gallery page: Page 16: Feeding the Children - young children
eating and laughing.
- Nov. 21, 2009 Update: A new photo-gallery page: Page 15: Teachers - Meet "Mama", the
founder of Bukati school, and Peter, the new Chairman of the School Council, as well as other photos.
- Nov. 18, 2009 Update: A new photo-gallery page: Page 14: Graduating to High School - This shows
the top two 2008 student graduates that are being supported by individuals in Canada, as well as an update on last-year's
three 2007 graduates.
- Nov. 13, 2009 Update: Two new newsletters have just been added. Click on the
Newsletters
link above, for more details.
- Nov. 9, 2009 Update: A new photo-gallery page: Page 13: Final Assembly; Children Singing & Dancing,
with photos, poems, songs, and a video of the Standard 8 class singing and dancing at the Final Assembly.
- Oct. 28, 2009 Update: A new photo-gallery page: Page 12: Sustainability: Land for Food, with photos
and descriptions about the recent purchase of 11 acres of land, bought to grow crops for the school.
- Oct. 19, 2009 Update: Kids Helping Kids - A new page, with photos and
descriptions of how Canadian kids are helping Kenyan kids. Also, the How-to-Participate web-page has been updated with
some new photos.
- Oct. 11, 2009 Update: A new photo-gallery page: Page 11 - Sustainability, with photos about the
livestock and trees.
- Oct. 2, 2009 Update: Some of the Bukati school-children are now almost like
family. You see them growing, year after year. Page 10 shows some familiar children in 2007 or 2008, and the same
children in 2009. Page
10: Children Growing Up.
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Braids, written by Robert Munsch, was donated by him to eight-year-old Taya Kendall, who
has now published the book, and is donating all proceeds from the sale of Braids to
the Children of Bukati Project.
Braids was launched on June 16,
2009, the International Day of the African Child. Braids is available in stores and online.
Dec. 12, 2009 Update: Click here for a short video
from the Dec. 10 2009 Rogers TV show "Inside Guelph," in which Taya Kendall is interviewed
about the Braids book.
Nov. 10, 2009 Update: News Release: Child publisher clears $20,000 with Munsch book; all money to charity.
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Click
here for more details about Braids, and how to buy the book.
Update: Sept. 23 2009: Braids is now featured in the Portico News, at U of Guelph, and also has it's own Facebook
page.
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Click
here for a short (10 minute) YouTube video
taken of Dr. Cate Dewey, from a presentation she did at the University of
Guelph in March, 2008.
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