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Children at the school sponsored by the Augustinian parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Baba Dogo, Kenya, proudly display their work. Severe overcrowding at the school has made the building of a six-room addition an urgent necessity. Augustinians of the Midwest organized the “Build a Classroom in Baba Dogo” Project as their 2007 Lenten almsgiving activity. The project raised enough funds to underwrite the construction of two new classrooms - double the initial goal. Most of the students come from poor families. |
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Students at Sacred Heart School, Baba Dogo, Kenya, are full of energy as they take a break from their classes. The school, sponsored by the neighborhood Augustinian parish, provides access to a quality Catholic-based education for children of the poor families who live in Baba Dogo. |
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Family homes in Baba Dogo reflect the poverty of the people who live there. Baba Dogo is one of the poorest areas of Nairobi, Kenya. Sacred Heart Church, the Augustinian parish in Baba Dogo, in addition to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, is putting the teachings of Jesus into action by meeting the needs of the poor who live in the area. |
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Residents of Baba Dogo gather for the dedication of the Baba Dogo Comunity Based Health Care Clinic, which is sponsored by Sacred Heart Church, the Augustinian parish in the neighborhood. Extreme poverty contributes to ill health for many people in Baba Dogo. The clinic provides access to health care that otherwise would not be available. |
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The Baba Dogo Community Based Health Care Clinic is a beacon of hope for the poor people of Baba Dogo. The Augustinian parish in Baba Dogo sponsors this Clinic and and its health care programs that are so important to the lives of the poor. |
Augustinians of the Midwest support their brother Augustinian friars who minister in Baba Dogo, one of the poorest sections of Nairobi, Kenya, Africa.
The three high schools operated by the Augustinians of the Midwest used varying means to raise funds for Baba Dogo from their students, faculty and staff. Several Augustinian parishes collected donations from members. In addition, many Augustinian communities and friars contributed generously.
Donations were used to help construct a seven-classroom addition to Baba Dogo Sacred School, sponsored by the Augustinian Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus there. The school had been severely overcrowded.
The parish in Baba Dogo also operates the Baba Dogo Community Based Home Care Project, which ministers to the sick of the neighborhood, who otherwise would not receive medical care. The international Augustinian Fund for Africa, which the Augustinian friars, schools and parishes of the Midwest have supported since 2002, has been a principal source of funding for this project.
See photos of the dedication of Baba Dogo Sacred School
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