Work-kenya.org Website Review

widows and orphans in rural kenya is a registered “not-for-profit” charity (reg. no. 1119959). mary-jane butler, the founder of work, has received the mbe for charitable service in kenya. w.o.r.k. is dedicated to helping people to become self-sufficient by supporting education, training and healthcare for widows and orphans.. every penny donated goes directly to the charity’s projects. w.o.r.k serves the needs of vulnerable ad*lts and children in the bungoma district of rural western kenya, east africa, an area which is roughly equivalent in size to devon and cornwall in the uk. w.o.r.k helps orphans and widows to become self-sufficient.  it provides health care for some of the poorest people and provides w.o.r.k. was established in 2005 by mary-jane butler, a healthcare professional, who had spent the previous 10 years living in the target mary-jane visits the region every year to directly evaluate the various projects. w.o.r.k. is focused on practical and sustainable healthcare and education projects that are simple and effective enough to have a real we channel all donations towards a variety of thoroughly researched, practical projects, including: • funding school and university places and educational opportunities for orphans • skills and business training for widows and small loans to start a business • vocational training and apprenticeship courses for young ad*lts and tool kits for starting work • providing healthcare for orphans and widows • promoting the prevention of ill-health through education which develops knowledge and skills • providing support for vulnerable individuals and families christ church methodist church in barnstaple has spent a year fundraising for w.o.r.k.   thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm