We ask you to join us
IN SUPPORTING BETH O’DONNELL’S PLEDGE TO BUILD
THE MATHARE MOTHERS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
In 2002, after spending several years aiding in seven different African countries, activist,
photographer, artist and GROOTS Kenya supporter, Beth O’Donnell visited the struggling Mathare
Mothers Development Centre. After witnessing the gravity of the centre’s needs, Beth pledged to
build a new structure.
Concerned by the deaths of children left alone in slum villages by single working mothers, Rose
Auma and GROOTS Kenya opened the Mathare Mothers Development Centre to care for the
neglected children. The centre, despite being a gift to the local community, is currently a dilapidated
structure in great need of renovation and modernization. The building of the Mathare Mothers
Development Centre will ensure the safety of the vulnerable mothers and children in the Mathare
slum, Nairobi, Kenya.
Our goal is to build a structure that has the capabilities to improve the lives of the local mothers and
children. Without your support and the help of GROOTS Kenya, the new centre will not be possible.
GROOTS Kenya is a network of community organizations and self-help groups for women in Kenya,
that was formed in response to the inadequate visibility of women in decision-making forums that
directly impact them and their communities. They work with more than 2,000 local groups to assist
in the development of sustainable local initiatives. With the help of GROOTS Kenya, local women who
lose a husband to HIV/AIDS avoid being stripped of their homes and possessions, being denied their
inheritance rights and being forced to live on the streets. GROOTS Kenya is able to provide these
women with entrepreneurial opportunities, protect their inheritance rights and offer urgently needed
health care, which helps to combat famine, poverty, illiteracy and AIDS.
Please join us in making Beth’s pledge come true. The Mathare mothers represent hope for Africa’s
future, and are a testimony to the courageous and resilient spirit of women worldwide. We appreciate
your support.
PLEASE JOIN US
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
7:30 PM to 11:00 PM
EN Japanese Brasserie
435 Hudson St (at Leroy St)
New York, NY 10014
Special Musical Performance
by Morley
Music by Coleman
Silent Auction
Host Committee
Jill Andresevic, Patricia Arquette,
Barbara Bach, Maria Bello, Donna D’Cruz,
Edie Falco, Ann Dexter Jones, Elizabeth Jordan,
Revi Joseph, Donna Karan, Keytt Lundqvist,
Alex Lundqvist, Nicole Miller, Pat Mitchell,
Clare Munn, Joakim Noah, Yannick Noah,
Yélena Noah, Sonja Nuttall, Beth O’Donnell,
Teresa Pemberton, Cécilia Rodhe,
Carolyn Roumeguere, Andrew Saffir,
Alicia Scanlon, Peggy Siegal,
Patricia Velasquez, Jacqie Venable,
Michelle Weinger, Reika Yo, Bonnie Young
Cocktail Attire
RSVP
GROOTS Kenya
Mathare Mothers Development Centre
May 8, 2012
EN Japanese Brasserie
435 Hudson St (at Leroy St), New York, NY 10014
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$1,500 (limited availability)
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Funds raised through this event will support GROOTS Kenya and the women and children in
the Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya. Help us build the Mathare Mothers Development Centre.
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