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Kasuku assisting the local community
Our manufacturing plant is based in Ruiru, which is about 25 kms from Nairobi, Kenya. We offer steady jobs to hundreds of men and women in that area. We are totally compliant with the labour laws and support the community at large.
We also outsource some of our work to local community women's groups, which benefit from the extra income to support their families.
Kasuku Supports A Children's Centre:
Since 2006, Kasuku has been supporting the Ruiru Rehabilitation Centre.
The Ruiru Rehabilitation Centre evolved from a local response to the increasing number of street children within and around Ruiru Town. It began as a feeding programme in 1997.
Local well-wishers gave the street children food once a week. In 1998, a temporary shelter made it possible for the children to have a roof over their heads and a stable environment. It started with only 30 boys but now accommodates 50 boys and girls who are provided with food, shelter, clothing and medical care in a clean and healthy environment. All school-aged children are in school and the smaller children are being educated at the Centre.
In 2006, the Centre with assistance from Kasuku and others acquired four acres of land to build a more permanent structure with dormitories, a community hall, kitchen, toilets and bathrooms. In the long run, the plan involves buildings a school on the same piece of land.
Besides contributing money for the land, Kasuku also donates financially towards the day-to-day running of the Centre. Monthly, a percentage of the Kasuku retail sales is given to the Centre with a fixed minimum amount. By buying Kasuku Kikoys through our website you will be contributing towards a great and humble cause.
For more information on the home see http://www.ruirukids.org/
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