Saint Tabitha Orthodox Orphanage and School
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St. Tabitha Orthodox Orphanage and School was established by Father Agapios (Habbil Lipesa Omukuba) and his wife, Papadia Dorah in Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa. Father and Papadia eventually moved the children to Malava, a city in Western Kenya north of Kisumu, to provide them with a safer place to live and learn, far from the nefarious activities of the slum.
The vision is simple. An educated Kenya is a better Kenya. St. Tabitha Orthodox Orphanage and School provides a safe environment for primary and secondary age school children to receive an education. Graduates are encouraged to 'pay it forward' as others had done for them.
Fr. Agapios also sponsors children at other schools by paying for tuition, uniforms, supplies and meals. He returns to Kibera regularly to rescue children from the slums. He also works to bring children to St. Tabitha from remote areas where living conditions are extremely harsh for children.
Fr. Agapios has acquired property for a new home and school house, a church, and medical clinic, all of which will be open to the local community as well. The land will be used to grow food, support dairy cows, and cultivate sugar cane, a huge cash crop in the area.
The total monthly expenses are currently $227,700.00 KSh, or roughly, $2277.00 U.S.. This includes rent for dormitories and classrooms, utilities, salaries for eight teachers plus staff, office supplies, meals and school fees for children attending other schools. This does not include textbooks, dictionaries, literature, geometry sets and other school supplies.
Our hope and prayer is that you will support St. Tabitha monthly so we can help Fr. Agapios and Papadia Dora continue this good work. You can also visit us on Facebook and on the Web .
St. Tabitha Orthodox Orphanage and School is an institution of the Orthodox Christian Diocese of Kisumu and Western Africa. The Orthodox Church in Kenya is a metropolis of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa.
Campaign Organizer: Archpriest Peter Tobias. Seattle, Washington. USA.
The vision is simple. An educated Kenya is a better Kenya. St. Tabitha Orthodox Orphanage and School provides a safe environment for primary and secondary age school children to receive an education. Graduates are encouraged to 'pay it forward' as others had done for them.
Fr. Agapios also sponsors children at other schools by paying for tuition, uniforms, supplies and meals. He returns to Kibera regularly to rescue children from the slums. He also works to bring children to St. Tabitha from remote areas where living conditions are extremely harsh for children.
Fr. Agapios has acquired property for a new home and school house, a church, and medical clinic, all of which will be open to the local community as well. The land will be used to grow food, support dairy cows, and cultivate sugar cane, a huge cash crop in the area.
The total monthly expenses are currently $227,700.00 KSh, or roughly, $2277.00 U.S.. This includes rent for dormitories and classrooms, utilities, salaries for eight teachers plus staff, office supplies, meals and school fees for children attending other schools. This does not include textbooks, dictionaries, literature, geometry sets and other school supplies.
Our hope and prayer is that you will support St. Tabitha monthly so we can help Fr. Agapios and Papadia Dora continue this good work. You can also visit us on Facebook and on the Web .
St. Tabitha Orthodox Orphanage and School is an institution of the Orthodox Christian Diocese of Kisumu and Western Africa. The Orthodox Church in Kenya is a metropolis of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa.
Campaign Organizer: Archpriest Peter Tobias. Seattle, Washington. USA.
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Peter Tobias
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Kenai, AK