
The
month of September, this year, was indeed a special one for many widows
under Bryce – Home Program in Kenya. Having had very interesting interaction
session with each other, very useful recommendations were recorded. The
major resolution on their part was to categorize themselves in groups to
carry out income generating activities that would help them realize the
following
i) Help
them earn a living to supplement the food they receive on a monthly basis.
ii) They
also noted that the income realized from such Small Business Opportunities
would help them locally support fellow widows who are in a sorry state of
life due to poverty.
iii) From
such activities, their school going children who lack key stationery that
are so vital in their education would be assisted.
iv) The
joint SBOs will also help them train each other so as to become self reliant
through income generating activities.
v)
The activities will also help in engaging the children during holidays to
prevent them from being idle which are a risk factor in the adolescents.


In
line with the above postulated benefits targeted, the widows preferred
poultry keeping which is already flourishing in Bryce - Home #25. In
this Bryce - Home, a son to Pastor Achilla (Washington) has successfully
reared about 100 egg-laying chickens that really drew attention of
other Bryce Homes. Washington averagely collects 6 crates of eggs per day
which is equivalent to $18 per day.

When we engaged Washington on
how best he could extend a similar Small Business Oportunity activity to
other Bryce-Homes, he advised us to give him two people (Walter and Fred)
who would help assist the widows while he is in school. This idea was
received well by the entire Bryce-Home Board in Kenya. Walter and Fred are
therefore expected to give us the breakdown needed to jumpstart this joint
SBO activity.
In general, Bryce-Home Kenya is
continuously becoming so helpful to the widows and orphans who initially
lived a devastated life. We are looking forward to a more stable future for
every household under this program. All these shall be to the glory of God.
GOD
BLESS BRYCE-HOME KENYA, SHALOM
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