Lewa Wildlife Conservancy - Pack for a Purpose

Visiting orphanages

Pack for a Purpose does not condone visiting orphanages, as this can often lead to negative impacts on children. The accommodation or tour company working with the orphanage will deliver the supplies in a coordinated and respectful way so that the children can benefit from them. Your generosity is not diminished because you do not interact with the children.

Supporting 2 projects below

Project Description

The Lewa Education Program supports 23 schools that serve 12,000 children from ages 5 through 20 years old in the areas neighboring the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Northern Kenya. It does this through the construction of classrooms, lavatories, libraries, boarding facilities, dining halls, kitchens, teachers housing, fences, laboratories and more.

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Project Needs

General School Supplies:
Book Bags, Chalk, College-ruled Paper, Colored Construction Paper, Colored Pencils, Compasses, Crayons, Dry-Erase Markers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens, Protractors, Rulers, Solar Calculators, Solar Lantern Lights, and Wide-ruled Paper

Wall Charts:
(English, Kiswahili, and Swahili) Human Body, Language, Math, Science, and World Maps

Reference Materials:
(English, Kiswahili, and Swahili) Dictionaries, and Age Appropriate Encyclopedias on CD

Flash Cards:
(English, Kiswahili, and Swahili) Alphabet, Math, and Word

Text/Reading Books:
(English, Kiswahili, and Swahili) Age-Appropriate Story Books, Biology, Encyclopedias, General Science, Health, Language/Grammar, and Math

Hesperian Health Guides:
(English) Where There Is No Doctor, Where There Is No Dentist, Disabled Village Children, Helping Children Who Are Blind, Helping Children Who Are Deaf, Community Guide to Environmental Health, and HIV Health and Your Community (Only Available in English)

Art Supplies:
Acrylic Paints and Paint Brushes, Beads for Bead Work, Buttons, Craft Glue, Craft Scissors, Earring Hooks, Fashion Magazines, Sewing Needles, Thread, and Watercolor Paints and Brushes

Computer Hardware/Software:
Educational Software, Flash Drives/Memory Sticks, Mobile Phones, Printer Cartridges, Tablets, USB Cables, and Working Laptops

Educational Games/Toys:
Bananagrams, Chess Sets, Connect Four, Puzzles, Scrabble, and Stuffed Animals/Soft Toys

Music Instruments:
Cymbals, Harmonicas/Kazoos, Recorders, Tambourines, and Triangles

Sports/Outdoor Activity:
Inflation Pumps, Jump Ropes, Netball/Basketballs, Soccer Balls, Team Uniforms/Kits for Soccer, and Whistles

First Aid/Health:
Antibiotic Ointment, Band-Aids, First Aid Books/Manuals, and Sanitary Napkins

Office Supplies:
Markers, Pencils, Pens, Printer Paper, Rulers, Scissors, Solar Calculators, Staplers, and Writing Pads

Kitchen:
Bowls, Pans, Plastic Serving Bowls, Plastic Serving Cups, Plastic Serving Plates, Pots, Serving Spoons, and Spatulas

Gardening:
Books about Gardening, Cloth Caddy for Small Tools, Gardening Gloves, Hand Fork, Small Pruning Shears, Spades, and Trowel

Foods That Can Be Purchased Locally:
Cooking Oil

Project Description

The Lewa Health Care Programme is a vital part of their community development outreach. Lewa manages three clinics in the region, serving thousands of individual who would otherwise have no access to health care.

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Project Needs

General Medical:
Band-Aids, Blood Pressure Cuff (‘Sphygmomanometer’), Blood Sugar Machines and Test Strips, Gauze, Thermometers (Digital), and Dressings

Specialist Equipment:
Stethoscope and Autoscopes

Testing Kits:
Malaria Testing Kits (‘RDTs’ – Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits with Reagent) and Pregnancy Testing Kits

Initiatives

Education

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