Social Justice Mission Market Day

Last Friday, 30 October we held our Mission Market Day to raise money for our Global School Partner - Riamabana Orphanage Academy, Kenya. Each class prepared and ran a stall, with classes coming through the market one at a time to ensure that we were Covid compliant. It was wonderful to see the excitement of both the children running the stalls and those coming through to make their purchases. 

The Market Day was an outstanding success with over $2700 raised. Thank you for your ongoing support of this important day and Riamabana. All money raised will be donated to Riamabana Orphanage Academy to support meeting the basic needs of the students and ongoing maintenance.

In 2020, floods, locust plagues, drought, COVID-19 and a famine has been impacting people in Kenya. The main priority is to provide the basic necessities for the children. Schools in Kenya have been closed since March. Schools are scheduled to reopen in January 2021, with all students repeating the entire year. When schools reopen they must provide hand washing with soap, sanitiser, face masks and enough desks to enable physical distancing between students.

In addition, Riamabana’s water tank has collapsed and must be replaced to provide water access. The estimate is that on average, Global School Partner schools in Kenya will need approximately $1,500 AUD worth of PPE just to be allowed to re-open. We know that our donation will have a significant impact on supporting the children at Riamabana in a time of great need.