Kili Kids is Expanding

Based on their current success, the local board and the international fund-raising board has decided to expand the services of Kili Kids.  The overall goal is to eventually work with 100 kids.  They are currently at 24 kids and are being prudent not to grow too fast.  They view their expansion goals to happen over years and not overnight.  They know that any time adding kids will test their systems and they want to be prepared so they will be adding small number of children at periodic points. 

Along with the growth, they have acquired their own land are now developing their buildings for the orphanage and community hall.  It will be a small campus like setting that over time will be able to accommodate their growth in numbers.  It will provide the children with more rooms, bathrooms, classroom space and outdoor areas for them to play. They are looking to incorporate sustainable building principles into the site as well.  They are also looking at ways to incorporate their neighbors by farming part of the land.  It would provide food for the orphanage and the left over could be used by the neighbors or sold at the market to leverage additional resources.   I had the opportunity to visit the site where they are building during my time volunteering.

              Pictured: Sophia (the teacher) and June (a fellow volunteer) have reading time with some of the children.