Micro-Enterprise
In the course of providing services, the CHWs realized that Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children (OVCs) were facing numerous problems. Some of the CHWs sourced for food from local religious institutions and distributed to the Orphans. The volunteers of St.John lived up to the organisation's motto and sacrificed not just their time, but also their resources to help deserving persons in the community. Some of their contributions included:
- Soliciting for funds from Churches for Orphans and PLWAS.
- Contributing money to help PLWAS.
- Helping Orphans and PLWAS to cultivate their land and harvest crops.
- Contributing towards hospital bills.
- Provision of Amaranth and Vitacaps
St John saw the need to start Income Generating activities for CHWs to enable them continue offering the much needed support. Each Region organized one training session on Group Savings and Loans facilitated by volunteers working for Care Kenya. The training was aimed at encouraging members to save. The funds to start the savings and loans scheme were provided by Johanniter Unfall e.V.
Some of the activities that members are involved include goat rearing for milk which is highly nutritious and recommended for people living with HIV and AIDS, buying and selling of cereals like maize, beans and green grams among others, rearing of dairy cattle for the consumption and selling of milk and horticultural farming.