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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

A Personal Note

The Odhiambo Mbai Centre is a small organization I founded with my daughter as a tribute to my late husband. My husband up until his death had dedicated his life to effecting change that betters the lives of Kenyans, advocated for democratic Governance and strived for economical and sustainable development. His ideas and vision for Kenya not only act as personal inspiration but also played a major role in the formulation of the Centre. For me, the Centre is a platform to highlight and solve many of the developmental problems I have encountered since I relocated to work in the rural area after my husband’s death.

As a widow who comes from a community whose negative cultural practices have contributed to the escalation of the HIV/ AIDS pandemic (one of the biggest challenges the Centre has met yet), I particularly empathise with the women who unlike me, do not have the privileged to go against tradition. I believe that if more women are empowered towards alternate avenues of survival we would have fewer grandparents and child-headed households.

In my experience, HIV/AIDS is dangerous in that it reverses gains in developmental achievements. Further the direct costs and other impacts of increased ill-health such as spending on healthcare and lower productivity drives many families into poverty. HIV/AIDS is both a cause and consequence of poverty. It is mainly for this reason that the Centre works in Kanyada, Asego Division, Homa Bay District, in Nyanza Province. Nyanza is among the marginalized areas in Kenya. For example the constituency where Kanyada is situated has an estimated population of 145,274. 104, 335 individuals live below the poverty line (1999 census)

I hope this site not only gives you a deeper understanding of the work being done with the community, our vision and goals but also ignites a desire to assist our efforts. The work so far has been challenging mainly because the need is great but the resources both technical and financial are limited. We are a very young organization but our motivation and inspiration from the people we serve, hope to serve in the future and the mandate we set for the Centre sustains us. The rewards in our efforts thus far, are in huge part products of the collaboration of friends, well wishers- basically ordinary people who realize there is a need to change things, and are in a position to make a difference. For there to be real significant change, there is need to also collaborate with organizations who have the resources to intensify our efforts.

I would therefore like to invite everyone (both individuals and organizations) to join and assist us in developing tangible lasting solutions. Thank you in advance. I hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely
Margaret. A. Odhiambo Financing Director

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