Providing Nutrition for Mercy Akoth

This beautiful girl is Mercy Akoth. Mercy will tell you: “I live a very hard life. Both of my parents have died.” She lives with her Aunt and cousins, and has very little food. During a visit to the project in June 2012, Mercy approached Laura Barkan and her courage led her to ask “Will you help me?”

Laura was so moved, she was inspired to find a way to help her and others like her. Through Laura and her family’s initial seed money and fundraising efforts, OCI was able to start the nutrition program to help many children that suffer like her to have the strength they need to perform well in school.

Since the nutrition program started, Mercy is able to study for longer periods, and is in better health. We are so thankful that Mercy helped us recognize the incredible need for nutrition as a critical part of the Ouko Community Initiatives.

HELP US SAVE LIVES!

Covid-19 is moving fast across the globe. Our team at OCI is working to employ local tailors, source materials, create a communication campaign, and distribute masks for free to the community.

Each mask will cost approximately $1 including labor, materials, and distribution costs.

Every $1 can potentially save a life!