We are changing lives one at a time!
Spark of Opportunity International builds relationships in the slums of Kenya through street ministry and medical services. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to changing the lives of youth and their families in the largest slum of East Africa. The lack of food, running water, and dependable electricity makes surviving in the slums of Kenya something that most of us can barely even imagine. If you add the burden of educational cost and overwhelming medical needs there are plenty of families in great despair, as unemployment is 80%.
Education isn't "free" in Kenya and many children are left without due to lack of school fees. We build relationships with the children and families to coach them through the educational process. With the hope of a good education the kids are attending school, instead of running the violent streets or becoming pregnant at early ages. We follow up on attendance, grades and any tutoring needs to help them succeed at their goals.
Growing up as a child in slums of Kenya is full of extreme poverty and daily struggles. Families and street children live hand to mouth, never quite sure where the next meal is coming from. Food insecurity is a huge problem in this area and we frequently offer packages of rice, cooking flour, ugali flour, beans, sugar and cooking oil to be sure they are eating at least one meal a day.
Finally, we assist with medical needs providing life saving prescription medications, funding hospital examinations and provision of counseling support for the HIV positive. We frequently take youth and adults to the medical clinic for pneumonia, typhoid or malaria. All three ailments are common in this community and while they can easily die from lack of treatment, we can save a life for as little as $25 making medical outreach a real game changer.
Our largest capital projects in the next 6 months is expanding our medical clinic. We are in need of a much larger facility to serve the community, add additional medical equipment and expand to 24 hour care. The medical needs are great but the options are few in our area. Women walk 30 minutes in labor to a birthing center, children are in accidents with no where for treatment till the following day and lives that could be saved are tragically lost due to the lack of available hours. We have identified the need, completed the research and for only $100,000 we can serve the community in a much larger capacity bringing them hope and saving lives. If you are in the medical field and this touches your heart please reach out to us.
“People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care” is a quote from Theodore Roosevelt that we have utilized in touching lives. We are not interested in handing out services but in building relationships and encouraging their hearts with hope as they have not been forgotten, but are seen and loved.
We can’t thank you enough for your continued support and encouragement. It isn’t every day that $50 can feed a family for a week, but on the days it does we rejoice for your faithfulness and partnership.