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Victory Community Development Center
"A Center Dedicated to the Promotion of Human Development" |
...VICODEC |
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HELP
FIGHT HIV/AIDS
You can help provide a better life for
those suffering from the scourge of AIDS by purchasing a beautiful
beaded cross individually handcrafted by a group of Maasai
women in Loitokitok, Kenya under the care of Dominican
Sisters from the Philippines.
I am suggesting a minimum donation of $10 each which
includes cost of postage and handling: When ordering, be sure to
indicate your choice of the two different color designs.
Thank you for your compassionate concern for our
suffering brothers and sisters in Africa. - fr. Bert
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Objective
The overall objective of VICODEC is to build a
stable society, committed to the restoration of Africa's traditional sense of
community. Consequently, VICODEC embraces the following core values:
interdependence, respect for the dignity of every human person, responsibility,
accountability, care for the earth and gender equality.
 Activities
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Education
The Center aims at providing basic education to poor children who cannot
afford to attend expensive schools in the area. After equipping the
children with an intensive pre-school formation, they are enrolled in
various neighboring public primary schools.
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Feeding Program
The Center runs a feeding program for less fortunate children. This
includes both those enrolled in VICODEC's pre-school program, as well as
those needy children in the surrounding public primary schools. The
Center's shamba provides most of their diet's fresh fruits and
vegetables.
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Community Outreach Programs
The Center, through the social workers' office, conducts outreach programs
aimed at assisting both the social and spiritual development of the
community through seminars and workshops in such areas as family life,
nutrition and health care, entrepreneurship, and civic education.
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Collaboration
In an effort to serve the community adequately, the Center collaborates with
other local and international organizations and institutions to more fully
promote an effective way of creating community awareness.
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Training Programs
The Center offers courses in garment cutting and making, pattern drafting,
textile science, fashion design and sketching, knitting and embroidery.
Training courses in weaving, spinning, culinary skills and various other
courses are being planned for future development.
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Medical Services
A small clinic is dedicated to maintaining good health, both for pre-school
children in our program, as well as for members of their extended families
within the community.
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Study
Resource Center
The Center is equipped with resource materials in various disciplines to
assist community educators, secondary school and university students to
broaden their education in fields of their respective interest.
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CONTACTS |
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For further information please
contact
the office of the Director:
Phone +254-(20) 3002534, 0727-968599
Email: jwachiras@yahoo.com
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For monetary contributions:
fr. Bert Ebben, OP
Dominican Friars
304 East Park Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27605 |
Or:
VICODEC
Barclays Bank, Ongata-Rongai Branch
00511 Ongata-Rongai, Kenya
a/c 052-1035536 |
Download our brochure (.pdf)
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