Ogra Foundation
Giving Hope Saving Lives
ANNUAL REPORT
OGRA-WINAM ROTARY MALARIA PROJECT - May 11 2010
The event was geared towards fighting the deadly malaria disease which is very
rampant in Dunga community being an area that is prone to attacks being near the lake where mosquitoes bread. The community was given free NETS with emphasis on Children under
five and pregnant women who are most at RISK.
Francis Omondi Kadiri - Volunteeer Coordinator
Omen Orphan Feeding Centre, Ombeyi
Omen Feeding Project is situated in, Ramula Sub-Location. Ombeyi Location, Miwani Division, Muhoroni District in the greater
Nyando. This area has an estimated population of 50,000 people.
Fredah Ajowi - Project Officer
Poultry Project at Omen Orphan Feeding Centre, Ombeyi
The Omen Orphan Feeding Center at Ombeyi provides two hot meals a day (breakfast and lunch) to approximately 50 children from the surrounding community. The poultry project is being used as an income generating activity
(IGA) to create the funds needed to sustain the feeding center.
Sam Ngollo - Director of Programmes & Sustainability
OGRA MEDICAL CENTER & COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - CLINIC
OGRA Medical Center & Community Hospital is committed to ensuring a healthy community by providing accessible, affordable,
compassionate and quality healthcare services to individuals and families of all ages and economic backgrounds. It offers
a wide-range of primary healthcare services provided by a dedicated team of well trained and qualified clinicians, nurses,
laboratory technicians, community health workers, and support staff.
Rachel Ogolla - M & E Officer
AMREF-MAANISHA
OGRA Foundation received Ksh 1,170,000 for the period of January-December 2010 to conduct activities that promote behavior change among the young people while providing
HIV/AIDS services in Nyando District.
This far the Organisation has conducted sporting activities, youth dialogue forums and team building activities, magnet theatre and
produced IEC materials for behavior change.
The fund will also enable OGRA conduct outreach VCT and clinics, peer education campaigns and advocacy.
Fredah Ajowi - Project Officer
OSANI COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Is one of Ogra’s satellite clinics situated in the hard to reach areas of Ndhiwa districts (formerly Homa Bay district).
Osani serves a patient population of between
5000-6000 people. The average general patient attendance is between 25-30 patients per day. This translates to between 350- 400 patients per month. Other than Clinic services
Osani has a number of community programs and activities as here under.
Sam Ngollo - Director of Programmes & Sustainability
THE GSK PULSE VOLUNTEER PARTNERSHIP
The GSK Pulse program has been one successful program of our organization.
Pulse mission is helping people to do more, feel better and live longer
Pulse program has empowered GSKs high performing employees to volunteer using their professional expertise.
Francis Omondi Kadiri - Volunteeer Coordinator
OASIS OF HOPE SECONDARY SCHOOL
Oasis of hope secondary school is a charitable education institution that provides free and affordable secondary education to orphans and other bright and vulnerable children from poor backgrounds. OGRA Foundation helps in the running of the school as well as fundraising for its activities.
Gabriel Amollo - Deputy Director
KENYA ORPHANS PROJECT (KOP)
Kenyan Orphan Project is a charity organisation in the UK started in 2001 by medical students with the vision to fight against poverty, disease, social exclusion and injustice and to help improve the lives of orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya.
OGRA Foundation continues to benefit from KOP through its OVC feeding program in Omen Feeding Centre where 50 school-going children are provided with two meals a day to enable them continues with their learning. For this financial year 2010 Ksh. 874,000.00 has been set aside to provide meals for the 50 OVCs and pay salaries to 5 staff.
Gabriel Amollo - Deputy Director
NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL COUNCIL - TOWA PROJECT
For the year 2010 OGRA Foundation secured Ksh. 700,000 from National Aids Control Council (NACC) kitty to scale up uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision services (VMMC). This is to be achieved through community mobilization and sensitization activities and training of health care workers.
The project aims at increasing acceptance as well as access to safe voluntary medical male circumcision among the male youth in Nyando District. The project is expected to kick off in July 2010.
Gabriel Amollo - Deputy Director
OVC SCHOLARSHIP
Educating a child is educating a whole Nation. OGRA Foundation is a Community-based, non-governmental organisation which is committed to promote health, socio-economic and cultural development among the resident communities of Nyanza.
Fredah Ajowi - Project Officer
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