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Our programs promote long-term, sustainable growth in African communities. It’s what makes us different.

Bware

Bware is a rural community of 30,000 located in the South Nyanza Province of Kenya near the border of Tanzania.

Projects

  • Bware United Health Workers Association
    • BUCHWA is a Community Based Organization of women who partner and support each other in the care of pregnant women and provide basic health education and community based distribution of family planning to the general community. More…
  • Bware School and Library Project

    • Workshops on adolescent reproductive health, donations of textbooks, school supplies, water harvesting tanks and desks are among the contributions that this project makes to the community. More…
  • BBEKAS
    • In 2009 Head teachers from the six schools organized this Cluster Group. They work with Ray of Hope to prioritize the needs of the schools. More…

Kawangware

Kawangware is one of the large urban slums of Nairobi. It’s over 650,000 inhabitants are some of the poorest people in Kenya. #1 killer – HIV/AIDS…. #1 problem – poverty!

Projects

  • Ray of Hope Clinic and Community Center
    • The Ray of Hope Clinic provides full service primary care medical services including pediatric care, immunizations, prenatal care, HIV pretest counseling, laboratory, labor and delivery services. More…
  • Ray of Hope Learning Center
    • In November 2006 the Learning Center was established to address the needs of at risk children identified through our outreach activities. More…
  • Learning Center Sponsorship Program
    • The Learning Center Sponsorship Program provides academic support, healthcare, books, nutritional supplements and an after school enrichment program to qualifying students at the learning center. More…
  • Global Health Elective
    • In May and September of 2012, we will take two groups of Physician Assistant students from Pacific University to Kenya for 6 weeks. More…

2 Comments

  1. Gloria Green
    Posted March 23, 2012 at 10:47 am | Permalink

    I work in Bulawayo with and church project. we focus on reaching out to communities infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.

    How can our organisation apply for funding from you?

    Gloria

  2. Posted April 20, 2012 at 3:00 am | Permalink

    Gloria
    Thanks for reaching out to us. At this time we are only working in Kenya.

    Good luck with your work.

    Be blessed

    Teresa F Gipson MD, MPH
    Founder and Director
    The Ray of Hope Foundation
    221 NW Second Ave. Suite 210A
    Portland, OR 97209

    PO Box 746
    Beaverton, OR 97075

    office phone: (503) 505-5705
    website: http://www.rayofhope4all.org
    email: admin@rayofhope4all.org

    The Ray of Hope Foundation is a
    501 ©(3), non-profit organization.
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  • Wish List

    What does your contribution to Ray of Hope provide for our programs in Kenya? School
    • $20 Gives labor support and nourishment to a woman delivering at the Bware Maternity Center
    • $25 Water for one week at the ROH Clinic and Learning Center in Kawangware
    • $50 School supplies for one primary school classroom per term
    • $100 Monthly salary for an HIV/AIDS Outreach worker in Kawangware
    • $250 Cost of a Girls Empowerment Seminar for 100 girls in a rural community
    • $750 Full year sponsorship for one student at a secondary boarding school
    • $1200 Cost of a 6,000 L water harvesting tank and roof gutters at a primary school