Welcome to Makindu!

Makindu Children's Program (MCP) is a charitable 501(c)3 non-profit organization headquartered in Brownsville, Oregon that operates a day resource facility called Makindu Children’s Centre (MCC) in a rural region of eastern Kenya.  The Centre provides nutritional, medical and emotional support, access to basic education, and opportunities for vocational training for over 300 destitute orphan children. We are continuing to expand, and expect to serve over 400 children by the end of 2008.  The children live in guardian homes in the community, and can come to the Centre daily for food, recreation, bathing, and laundering facilities, emotional support, and crisis intervention.

A Proper Walk 2008
The AIDS pandemic has ravaged sub-Saharan Africa, leaving over 13 million orphans. There are an estimated 500,000 orphans in Kenya. Michael Farley was so overwhelmed by these statistics that he focused in on the 315 orphans he knows in the village of Makindu, where he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the 1970s. Farley has organized and led three Proper Walks ('02, '04, & '06) in Northern Kenya to raise money for the Makindu Children’s Program and to raise the awareness of the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. More info...
Our Programs
  • Guardians
  • Nutrition
  • Education
  • The Makindu Water Project
  • Baskets
  • Medical
  • Advocacy/Protection
  • Psychosocial
  • Shelter and Care
  • Family Support
  • Community Development
    • Makindu merchandise is available at Cafepress. We have shirts, cards, calendars, and much more! Your purchases support the Centre.

    Makindu child You can also support the children through a secure online donation.


    Makindu in the Media...
    In early 1999, the Eugene (Oregon) Register-Guard ran a beautiful story on the Makindu Children’s Centre, how it was founded, and some of the early trials the program experienced.  "The Invisible Children" was written by Paul Neville, with photos by Nicole DeVito.  Click to read the story. (PDF format, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

    Tim Cahill's National Geographic Adventurer article about the 2004 Proper Walk

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