Nairobi City Stars players, acting as ambassadors of the Jonathan Jackson Foundation (JJF), spearheaded the dishing out of over 870 food hampers that equates to over 130,500 meals over the past week.
Team players as well as officials, led by Chair Jonathan Jackson and CEO Patrick Korir, were joined by JJF team, partners Kubamba Krew and Spread Truth Africa on selected days.
The latest activity, that concluded on Monday 10 August 2020, involved visits to Mukuru kwa Reuben in Industrial area and Mukuru kwa Njenga and parts of Pipeline as well as Tassia, and Mwiki where about 64 food hampers were issued out.
The latest distribution, under the initiative #JengaJirani, kicked off last week Monday with donations of 200 food hampers in two points in Kamukunji Sub County – Kitui Village, Pumwani Ward and Biafra Community in California Ward.
The rest of the days in the week saw households in Saika, Dandora, Masai Mater, Shimo La Tewa, Mariguini, Fuata Nyayo, Commercial, Kisii Village and Kathethera benefit from the visits.
“Jenga Jirani is an act of kindness where the little that we have is shared out to the vulnerable in the society,” said CEO Korir
“The impact it brings to families is what most important to us and that objective on any given day supersedes the number of people we have reached.” he added
Madiaba, Kabiro and Satelite Community as part of the larger Kawangware community, Waruku in Kileleshwa ward were part of the stop points.
The weeks’ activities also included visits to two children’s homes; Filomena (Kayole) and Paradise Community Centre in Bombolulu, Kibra, as well as a revisit to Rehoboth Blessed Assurance Home in Mwiki.
At Filomena, City Stars players led by the likes of Wesley Onguso, Jacob Osano, Elvis Ojiambo, Charles Oduro and Vincent Otieno, in conjunction with Kubamba Krew and leading Gospel artists such as Lady B and Evelyne Wanjiru, helped to cook, then fed with the children.
Part of those targeted in the latest #JengaJirani drive included households with cerebral palsy persons, those with cancer, disabilities, the severely sick, among others.
Pictorials
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- Midfielder Charles Otieno Oduro with members of Kubamba Krew distributing food at Dandora Phase 5 on Tue 4 Aug 2020
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- City Stars TM Joseph Andere (mid), Elvis Noor and Charles Otieno at Waruku in Kileleshaw Ward on Wed 5 Aug 2020
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- Wesley Onguso, Keeper Jacob Osano, striker Vincent Otieno cutting cabbages and potatoes at Filomena Cildren’s Home in Soweto, Kayole on Fri 7 Aug 2020
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- Striker Vincent Otieno spreading food hampers at Biafra, Carlifornia on Mon 3 Aug 2020
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- Midfielder Elvis Noor Ojiambo serving children at Filomena Children’s Home in Soweto, Kayole on Fri 7 Aug 2020. Striker Vincent Otieno looks on
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- Keeper Jacob Osano distributing food at Mukuru kwa Reuben in a #JengaJirani initiative on Mon 10 Aug 2020