The Projects

Main Partner

Mission with a Vision girls’ refuge

Patrick & Josephine Ngigi run this home for about 70 girls all of whom have been rescued from female genital mutilation (FGM) and/or forced early marriage.  This year we are starting a three-year build to help provide more accommodation for the girls, which will also free up some of the space currently being used to house girls for a revenue-creating sewing project. The aim of this project is not only to provide an income, but also to teach skills to some of the local people (there is a correlation between poverty and the prevalence of FGM). More space will also allow the project to undertake advocacy work – something that some of the older girls who have since moved on are very interested in doing. Mission Direct are in the final year of a 3-year build program.

Nkapililli School

Sister Clemencia is a Franciscan nun who has dedicated her life to helping disabled children who are often marginalised by society.  She has been given some land and has started a small mainstream school with a special needs unit attached.  The disabled children board at the school and the dorms have been changed by Mission Direct from very basic (metal sheets and mud floors) to stone built accommodation. Her vision is to run a school which will meet the needs of the disabled children offering them warmth and security and a place where they can learn. We will visit the school during your trip.

Rest and Relaxation

At the end of the trip we have an overnight trip to the Maasai Mara game reserve where we stay in raised safari tents with comfortable twin beds and thick blankets! The tents have en-suite facilities. There will be time to relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.

There is also an afternoon/evening trip to Maji Moto to enjoy the Loita Plains and experience some Maasai culture.