YOU CAN NOW SUPPORT THROUGH MPESA PAY BILL NUMBER 540200
Funds will be raised, broadly, through:
1. Corporate Sponsorships
Companies and organizations can contribute to the Fund. There will be two categories of Corporate Sponsors:
• Lead Sponsors: be the Lead Sponsor of the event. Be featured prominently in all the advertising and promotion of the campaign. Will receive a unique trophy.
• Other Sponsors: Contribute to the Fund be featured in all advertising and promotions (with less prominence) and as time and space will allow. Each will receive a unique Recognition Plaque at the end of the Campaign.
2. Bank Deposits
Individuals and organizations will have an opportunity to deposit or directly transfer funds to the Campaign Fund at the given Bank(s). The banks account shall be availed soon.
3. Mobile Money Transfer
This will target the 10-million people to contribute at least Kshs.10 per week, each of the 11-weeks the walk will be ongoing, forming the bulk of the contributors. They will send an SMS starting with the word “OKOA” and a goodwill message to a given SMS number. The SMS number shall be availed soon
4. MPESA/ZAP/yu-CASH/Orange Money – targets those willing to make a wholesome contribution of more than Kshs.10. They will have the option of contributing through the “Pay Bill” option from all the mobile money transfer services.
5. Branded Coin Boxes
To be placed at all leading Supermarkets, Shopping Malls, Fuel Stations, Churches, Mosques, Schools, Colleges, Universities and any other areas that will be identified convenient for the public.
6. Branded Merchandise
These shall comprise T-shirts and other apparel, Arm Bands, Mugs, Drinking Glasses, Paintings, Key-holders, Umbrellas, etc. Merchandise shall be sold with the help of Supermarkets, Shopping Malls, Fuel Stations, Churches, Mosques, Schools, Colleges, Universities and any other identifiable outlets – locally and internationally (online).
7. Charity Concerts
A series of Charity Concerts shall be held along the Walk’s Route with performances by local and international artistes, where all proceeds shall be towards the Okoa Maisha Fund.
The Okoa Maisha concerts shall held in two main categories at the outlined venues;
a) Saturday Nights – premium gate charges
b) Sunday afternoons – Family shows
Friday, July 29, 2011
HOW TO PARTCIPATE IN THE PHYSICAL WALK
PARTICIPATION
Individuals and organizations will have an opportunity to participate as follows;
a) Full-time
Individuals who will be walking the full course from Mombasa to Malaba
b) Part-time
Individuals who will join the walk for a particular day or distances e.g. Mombasa to Voi, Nairobi to Nakuru, etc.
c) Corporate Teams
Company and organizational teams that will be able to join the walk for a particular day or distances e.g. Mombasa to Voi, Nairobi to Nakuru, etc.
Individuals and organizations will have an opportunity to participate as follows;
a) Full-time
Individuals who will be walking the full course from Mombasa to Malaba
b) Part-time
Individuals who will join the walk for a particular day or distances e.g. Mombasa to Voi, Nairobi to Nakuru, etc.
c) Corporate Teams
Company and organizational teams that will be able to join the walk for a particular day or distances e.g. Mombasa to Voi, Nairobi to Nakuru, etc.
OBJECTIVES OF THIS CAMPAIGN
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE WALK
1. Raise Kshs.1 Billion to initiate model sustainable and practical projects in the perennial drought-stricken areas with emphasis on;
a) Rain Water Harvesting and recyling – directed drainage and re-utilization of waster for irrigating crops and animal feeds
b) Water retention and storage – tanks, water pans, boreholes, dams, etc
c) Sustainable Food production – use of Greenhouse and other modern technologies
d) Sustainable livestock production – utilization of harvested water to irrigate animal feeds, introduction of new and improved livestock breeds, fish-farming, etc
e) Green/Renewable energy production and utilization – solar, wind and bio-gas
2. Enhance awareness of the gravity of the drought and famine situation in Kenya
3. Rally ordinary Kenyans to contribute, in whatever little individual way they can, to the aid the development of sustainable solutions
4. Walk in solidarity with our fellow Kenyans who walk sometimes up to 40Kms a day in search of food, water and pasture.
5. Create a demonstrable and sustainable foundation for a long-term, sustainable program to avert this calamity in future through;
- Enhanced food production capacity through modern technology
- Improved water harvesting and storage
- Increased environmental care and conservation
6. Enhance public awareness in their need to actively participate in the realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) especially Poverty Eradication.
1. Raise Kshs.1 Billion to initiate model sustainable and practical projects in the perennial drought-stricken areas with emphasis on;
a) Rain Water Harvesting and recyling – directed drainage and re-utilization of waster for irrigating crops and animal feeds
b) Water retention and storage – tanks, water pans, boreholes, dams, etc
c) Sustainable Food production – use of Greenhouse and other modern technologies
d) Sustainable livestock production – utilization of harvested water to irrigate animal feeds, introduction of new and improved livestock breeds, fish-farming, etc
e) Green/Renewable energy production and utilization – solar, wind and bio-gas
2. Enhance awareness of the gravity of the drought and famine situation in Kenya
3. Rally ordinary Kenyans to contribute, in whatever little individual way they can, to the aid the development of sustainable solutions
4. Walk in solidarity with our fellow Kenyans who walk sometimes up to 40Kms a day in search of food, water and pasture.
5. Create a demonstrable and sustainable foundation for a long-term, sustainable program to avert this calamity in future through;
- Enhanced food production capacity through modern technology
- Improved water harvesting and storage
- Increased environmental care and conservation
6. Enhance public awareness in their need to actively participate in the realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) especially Poverty Eradication.
Why WE should Take This BOLD Step?
INTRODUCTION
48-years after independence, Kenya has never been able to achieve her food security objectives, resulting in an endless cycle of responding to drought and famine, all the times requiring the intervention of Kenyans of goodwill and intent, alongside development partners and friends of Kenya.
Kenya has continued to experience climatic vagaries resulting in severe drought and famine since independence, claiming thousands of lives each year and resulting in losses running into billions of shillings of livestock and economic activities.
Each year, millions of Kenyans face death from starvation especially in the arid and semi-arid areas comprising Turkana, North Eastern Kenya, Coast and parts of Lower Eastern Kenya.
These communities, most of which are pastoralists, are forced to walk tens of kilometers each day in search of food, water and pasture.
Despite continued reactions by the government and other international partners in response to the perennial calamity, there has been a consistently demonstrable lack of planning and sustainable action plans to avert this crisis, while guaranteeing food security for communities in these drought prone areas.
As a result, the majority of Kenyans and other partners are growing weary and tired of the lack of tangible commitment, especially by the government, to develop and implement practical and sustainable long-term solutions to permanently address this cyclic catastrophe; hence having to come in year-in-year-out to save the lives of millions of Kenyans facing death from starvation.
This Walk seeks to provide an opportunity to all Kenyans (and friends of Kenya) of goodwill and intent an opportunity to contribute in whatever little way they can, towards initiating practical and sustainable model projects in these marginalized regions to demonstrate their capacity food and livestock production, to feed its members.
It is our humble prayer that you shall find it in your heart to walk and work with us, as we seek to develop long-term sustainable solutions to avert this recurrent crisis in future.
48-years after independence, Kenya has never been able to achieve her food security objectives, resulting in an endless cycle of responding to drought and famine, all the times requiring the intervention of Kenyans of goodwill and intent, alongside development partners and friends of Kenya.
Kenya has continued to experience climatic vagaries resulting in severe drought and famine since independence, claiming thousands of lives each year and resulting in losses running into billions of shillings of livestock and economic activities.
Each year, millions of Kenyans face death from starvation especially in the arid and semi-arid areas comprising Turkana, North Eastern Kenya, Coast and parts of Lower Eastern Kenya.
These communities, most of which are pastoralists, are forced to walk tens of kilometers each day in search of food, water and pasture.
Despite continued reactions by the government and other international partners in response to the perennial calamity, there has been a consistently demonstrable lack of planning and sustainable action plans to avert this crisis, while guaranteeing food security for communities in these drought prone areas.
As a result, the majority of Kenyans and other partners are growing weary and tired of the lack of tangible commitment, especially by the government, to develop and implement practical and sustainable long-term solutions to permanently address this cyclic catastrophe; hence having to come in year-in-year-out to save the lives of millions of Kenyans facing death from starvation.
This Walk seeks to provide an opportunity to all Kenyans (and friends of Kenya) of goodwill and intent an opportunity to contribute in whatever little way they can, towards initiating practical and sustainable model projects in these marginalized regions to demonstrate their capacity food and livestock production, to feed its members.
It is our humble prayer that you shall find it in your heart to walk and work with us, as we seek to develop long-term sustainable solutions to avert this recurrent crisis in future.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Introduction to the Feed the Nation walk
Okoa Maisha (Feed The Nation) walk 2011 is an initiative of Sustainable Development For All-Kenya (http://sdfa-kenya.org) that will ensure Kenyans do not starve again.
The Walk will start in Mombasa on 5th September 2011 and end in Malaba on 30th November 2011.
OKOA MAISHA [Feed the Nation] 2011
Start Date : Monday, September 05, 2011
Flag off : Mombasa
Finish Date : November 30, 2011
Finish Venue : Malaba
Duration : Eleven [11] weeks
Team : Volunteer Kenyans and friends of Kenya
Lead Organization :
Evans Wadongo
Sustainable Development for All-Kenya
[SDFA-Kenya]
www.sdfa-kenya.org
OBJECTIVE
• To raise Kshs.1-Billion, in a build-up from the Kenyans4Kenya Emergency Response Campaign, to establish sustainable and practical model projects in the perennially drought-stricken areas on Water Harvesting, Water Storage, Food and Livestock Production and the Utilization of Green/Renewable Energy; to mark the beginning of breaking the present endless cycle of emergency response to famine.
Project Contact Person:
Amos Wemanya
Sustainable Development for All – Kenya [SDFA-Kenya]
No. 02, Valley Court, Korosho Road, Valley Arcade, Lavington
Tel: +254-20-2422516 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +254-20-2422516 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Mobile: +254-722-625060 / +254-732-625060,
Email: a.wemanya@sdfa-kenya.org
you can also email us on: okoamaisha@sdfa-kenya.org
The Walk will start in Mombasa on 5th September 2011 and end in Malaba on 30th November 2011.
OKOA MAISHA [Feed the Nation] 2011
Start Date : Monday, September 05, 2011
Flag off : Mombasa
Finish Date : November 30, 2011
Finish Venue : Malaba
Duration : Eleven [11] weeks
Team : Volunteer Kenyans and friends of Kenya
Lead Organization :
Evans Wadongo
Sustainable Development for All-Kenya
[SDFA-Kenya]
www.sdfa-kenya.org
OBJECTIVE
• To raise Kshs.1-Billion, in a build-up from the Kenyans4Kenya Emergency Response Campaign, to establish sustainable and practical model projects in the perennially drought-stricken areas on Water Harvesting, Water Storage, Food and Livestock Production and the Utilization of Green/Renewable Energy; to mark the beginning of breaking the present endless cycle of emergency response to famine.
Project Contact Person:
Amos Wemanya
Sustainable Development for All – Kenya [SDFA-Kenya]
No. 02, Valley Court, Korosho Road, Valley Arcade, Lavington
Tel: +254-20-2422516 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +254-20-2422516 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Mobile: +254-722-625060 / +254-732-625060,
Email: a.wemanya@sdfa-kenya.org
you can also email us on: okoamaisha@sdfa-kenya.org
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