Kageno
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Kageno Worldwide, Inc. (Kageno) is a New York City based non-profit international community development organization operating two community development projects in Kenya and a third in Rwanda. The name "Kageno" translates to “A Place of Hope” in the Kenyan dialect of Dholuo.
Kageno was co-founded in 2003 by Dr. Frank Andolino, Peace Corps
worker Rob Place, and Kenyan community organizer Alphonce Okuku.
(PIH), and PIH co-founder Paul Farmer
sits on Kageno’s board. In 2008, PIH and Kageno collaborated with SolesUnited - the U.S. based philanthropic arm of shoe manufacturer Crocs
to provide 10,000 pairs of shoes for distribution in Haiti.
The Kageno Orphan Sponsorship Program helps provide care for orphaned children in Kageno Villages. Children's needs are addressed through Kageno’s initiatives including access to safe water, sanitation, education, medical care, and nutrition programs. Drena De Niro
became the Spokesperson for the program in 2006.
Kageno organizes all of its activities into the following core program areas:
Kageno's first project was founded on Rusinga Island
- a small and remote island in Nyanza Province on Lake Victoria in Western Kenya. To date, Kageno has created approximately 600 new jobs, constructed two nursery schools, opened health facilities that have reduced typhoid fever and malaria, constructed a solar powered clean water system, and planted thousands of trees.
In 2011, a chapter was dedicated to Kageno's Kenya project in the book "Problem Solving for Better Health: A Global Perspective," by Barry H. Smith, MD, PhD, Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, and Pamela Hoyt-Hudson, BSN, published in part by the Dreyfus Health Foundation.
Rwanda
Kageno also operates a project at Banda Village in Rwanda.
in western Kenya, where Kageno operates its flagship project. Two-hundred AIDS orphans have been taken in through Kageno programs in Kenya, where Kageno also administers a Voluntary Counseling and Testing
centre (VCT
) that provides access to anti-retroviral drugs for those who test positive for HIV
/AIDS
. In addition, Kageno holds an event on Rusinga Island
each year on World AIDS Day
that is attended by more than 200 local people. Kageno recently partnered with Intel Corporation
to roll out an initiative that will train thousands of Kenyan students from rural areas on how to use computers as a tool for learning. Kageno's recent partnership with Intel Corporation
continues to show great progress and the students are making great strides as computer literacy becomes part of their everyday lives.
Kageno was co-founded in 2003 by Dr. Frank Andolino, Peace Corps
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...
worker Rob Place, and Kenyan community organizer Alphonce Okuku.
Programs
Kageno engages local people at all levels of its projects. Community members participate in identifying needs and designing, implementing, and evaluating programs - which include microenterprises, clean water and environmental initiatives, health clinics, and schools. Kageno’s organizational model is influenced by that of Partners in HealthPartners In Health
Partners In Health is a Boston, Massachusetts-based non-profit health care organization dedicated to providing a "preferential option for the poor". It was founded in 1987 by Dr. Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, Thomas J. White, Todd McCormack, and Dr...
(PIH), and PIH co-founder Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer
Dr. Paul Edward Farmer is an American anthropologist and physician. He is currently the Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard University, formerly the Presley Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Department of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an attending physician and Chief...
sits on Kageno’s board. In 2008, PIH and Kageno collaborated with SolesUnited - the U.S. based philanthropic arm of shoe manufacturer Crocs
Crocs
Crocs, Inc. is a shoe manufacturer founded by 3 friends - Scott Seamans, Lyndon "Duke" Hanson, and George Boedecker, Jr. - to produce and distribute a foam clog design acquired from a Quebec company called Foam Creations. The shoe had originally been developed as a spa shoe. The first model...
to provide 10,000 pairs of shoes for distribution in Haiti.
The Kageno Orphan Sponsorship Program helps provide care for orphaned children in Kageno Villages. Children's needs are addressed through Kageno’s initiatives including access to safe water, sanitation, education, medical care, and nutrition programs. Drena De Niro
Drena De Niro
Drena De Niro is an American actress and producer. She is the daughter of actress Diahnne Abbott, and adopted daughter of Robert De Niro, whose last name she took upon her mother's marriage to him in 1976...
became the Spokesperson for the program in 2006.
Kageno organizes all of its activities into the following core program areas:
- Ventures (including Economic diversification, Income-generating activities, MicrofinanceMicrofinanceMicrofinance is the provision of financial services to low-income clients or solidarity lending groups including consumers and the self-employed, who traditionally lack access to banking and related services....
) - Environment (including Reforestation, Clean water, Sanitation, Horticulture)
- Health (including Medical care, Pharmacies, Voluntary Counseling & Testing (VCT) programs)
- Education (including Nursery schools, Feeding programs, Orphan sponsorship, Community education)
Project Locations
KenyaKageno's first project was founded on Rusinga Island
Rusinga Island
Rusinga Island, with an elongated shape approx. 10 miles from end to end and 3 miles at its widest point, lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria at the mouth of the Winam Gulf...
- a small and remote island in Nyanza Province on Lake Victoria in Western Kenya. To date, Kageno has created approximately 600 new jobs, constructed two nursery schools, opened health facilities that have reduced typhoid fever and malaria, constructed a solar powered clean water system, and planted thousands of trees.
In 2011, a chapter was dedicated to Kageno's Kenya project in the book "Problem Solving for Better Health: A Global Perspective," by Barry H. Smith, MD, PhD, Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, and Pamela Hoyt-Hudson, BSN, published in part by the Dreyfus Health Foundation.
Rwanda
Kageno also operates a project at Banda Village in Rwanda.
Impact
According to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, Kenya is home to an estimated 650,000 AIDS orphans. Particularly devastated are the communities along the shore of Lake VictoriaLake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....
in western Kenya, where Kageno operates its flagship project. Two-hundred AIDS orphans have been taken in through Kageno programs in Kenya, where Kageno also administers a Voluntary Counseling and Testing
Voluntary Counseling and Testing
Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV usually involves two counseling sessions: one prior to taking the test known as "pre-test counseling" and one following the HIV test when the results are given, often referred to as "post-test counseling". Counseling focuses on the infection , the disease ,...
centre (VCT
VCT
*'Vinyl composition tile is a finished flooring material used primarily in commercial and institutional applications.VCT is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — ISO country code....
) that provides access to anti-retroviral drugs for those who test positive for HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
/AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
. In addition, Kageno holds an event on Rusinga Island
Rusinga Island
Rusinga Island, with an elongated shape approx. 10 miles from end to end and 3 miles at its widest point, lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria at the mouth of the Winam Gulf...
each year on World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day, observed December 1 every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Government and health officials observe the day, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an...
that is attended by more than 200 local people. Kageno recently partnered with Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
to roll out an initiative that will train thousands of Kenyan students from rural areas on how to use computers as a tool for learning. Kageno's recent partnership with Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
continues to show great progress and the students are making great strides as computer literacy becomes part of their everyday lives.
External links
- http://www.kageno.org
- http://www.pih.org
- http://www.vimeo.com/user1588573 (Video)
- http://www.andolinoorthodontics.com