MULLY CHILDREN’S FAMILY – (MCF)
“Savings Children’s Lives”
P.O BOX 557, 00606, Sarit Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. - Tel/Mobile: +254-700690004 ; +254 733 333 121,
Email; [email protected]; Website: www.mullychildrensfamily.org
Group of Homes for the Street Children, Orphaned, Abandoned, Destitute, Abused, Child labourers and Child Mothers.
Dear Friends
Receive warm greetings from Mully Children’s Family fraternity. We wish to acknowledge your accompaniment and
continued support as we serve and transform the lives of vulnerable children and communities. The successes and
impact of our work has been attributed to your faithful commitment to our goal and mission.
Since 2009 when we last experienced
devastating drought and famine, MCF directly
suffered the negative effects of climate change
including severe reduction of water levels in
River which was the main source of water for
MCF Ndalani programs. Since then, we have
tremendously experienced sustained progress
in our development and transformation agenda
of vulnerable children alongside our
sustainability initiatives.
Above and Right; A child takes impure water from a
stagnant water in a drying river bed in Turkana County.
Below-right; Livestock mortality on the rise Rift Valley and
Northern Kenya
I wish to report to you that, in 2017, Kenya and the
entire Eastern Africa Region is experiencing
the worst drought and famine in over 65
years. Kenya’s President declared drought
and famine, a National Disaster in February
2017. With drying rivers, dry water pans, dry
water boreholes and lack of pasture, the
situation is becoming by each new day with
large number of both domestic and wild
animals dying as well as reports of people
dying because of hunger incidents.
Above and Below Photos; MCF Ndalani Dry River Bed as from Mid-February 2017
The Counties MCF projects are located have been
listed by the government of Kenya among the
most affected by drought and famine in 2017
which are Machakos, Turkana and Kilifi.
Of critical importance is that, MCF for first time is
experiencing the most devastating impact of the
drought and famine as opposed to 2009. This is
because the River Thika traversing MCF Ndalani
farm completely dried up by Mid of February
2017 leading to the halting of all Irrigation
Farming activities. Crop failure is eminent in MCF
large tracks of farmland which were already
planted with crops hence we shall experience
shortage of food supply and losses of revenue
from initially anticipated sales of farm produce.
We have to continue feeding over 3000 children
targeted by MCF on a daily basis and hereby need
your prayers as we are not certain when this
situation shall get better. The MCF Water Tanker
is currently supplying clean water from the MCF
Yatta Branch Boreholes to MCF Ndalani project
for the children and staff.
The neighborhood communities who have also depended on us for clean water supply and even occasional relief
food supplies are in agony. The level of suffering and desperation is on the rise among vulnerable households in
MCF neighborhood projects especially in Turkana, Yatta and Kilifi as a result of the ravaging drought and famine.
There is need for food relief supplies alongside water supply to save lives of the most vulnerable households.
I also wish to report to you that in an effort to improve environmental conservation and management along the
river
banks
traversing
MCF
Ndalani
Farm
during this dry
spell,
we
are
currently
enhancing
river
embankment by
constructing
a
water
proof
concrete wall to
control
erosion
and destruction of
fauna and flora along the river bank adjacent to MCF water pumping machines and Guest Houses. We have also
hired women from the community to mine sand from the dry river bed and banks. This emergency activity is
providing the women with a source of income.
It is my humble appeal that you shall pray with us during this challenging season and extend any possible
support to enhance our capacity to sustain the daily provisions to children, facilitate emergency
intervention with relief food supplies and water to vulnerable families in the neighborhood communities
as well as completion of construction of water-proof perimeter wall along the river bank. I have attached
some photos on the current situation in MCF and Kenya in general.
Yours Sincerely
EV. DR. C. M. MULLI PhD. HSC
FOUNDER & CEO – MULLY CHILDREN’S FAMILY