ABOUT I NEED A FRIEND (INF) PROJECT ( Children 4 Children Mission)

 

I NEED A FRIEND is a project of Missionary Children founded by Stephen Kagoio and Br. Jay with the aim of empowering children to discover their potentials and to use these potentials to improve their Lives. MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to search for talents, to empower and use the same talents to give hope to poor and abandon children and to those in confounded situations And so we are animating the groups of talented children in our neighbourhoods. With them we are Singing, Dancing, Acrobats and Playing Soccer. We are reaching out to the society giving a message about the well being of all children with a predilection to those who are living in the slums and streets. With the help from our friends we started the RESCUE MY CHILD CAMPAIGN which ams at improving the living condition of our children. This Campaign  is planning conducts Holiday's Camps in the slums. The camps aim at helping the children not to engage into risk behaviours which could undo whatever they acquire in school. OUR VISION We see genuine smiles in the faces of children in the slums......we see them living in simple but dignified shelters We see Children's ability to stand up tall and speak about their experiances and demanding their rights....through the use of Art  OUR MOTIVATION ü  We have been motivated by the Gospel; especially on the account of the multiplication of bread (John 6:9), "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish”. ü  St. Don Bosco who dedicated his entire life to the poor and abandoned Children/Youth and who through his own boys his mission spread all over the world.  CHILDREN IN THE PROJECT ü  Bosco Boys Lang’ata - Music/Reachout ü  Kuwinda Slum - Acrobats ü  Utume Oratory - Savio Kids FC. ü  Mutuini - Music and Elocution     Korogocho - RESCUE MY CHILD...           .

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES *Discovering talents (searching) *Empowering children’s talents( self realization and appropriation) * Using talents (e.g. Sketch & Music) to reach to many ‘friends’ ( giving hope and inspiration) *To enhance children to attain their desired adulthood * Giving hope to the hopeless Children *Improving the Living Condition of our children ACTIVITIES *Stage Performance *Charitable visits (imparting hope): Hospitals esp. children wards, Juvenile Prisons and Rehabilitation Centers. *Motivation talks, Debates etc. *Training life skills (music, singing & dancing  ANIMATION ü  Stephen Kagoio ( founder, and Music Trainer) ü  Br.Jay (  founder Program Co coordinator) ü  Charles Makale - RESCUE MY CHILD.      Phillip Maina - Acrobats.. ü  The I.N.F Councilors ; Brs. Leo Nathan, Nicodemus Omboro and Severien Ufitamaholo (Utume I.N.F Facebook Group and page likers are our friends and well wishers THE PROGRESS We have managed to record five songs; two are complete; three are still processed in studio ( we are planning to record 5 more) We have started a reach out programs We have received several invitations for stage performance for various occasions We have started the RESCUE MY CHILD CAMPAIGN We have started an ACROBAT group and Savio Kids FC.       Motto: A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

 

MEET MASTER STEPHEN KAGOIO; THE FOUNDER

 Master Stephen Kagoio ( The Project Founder)



 Stephen Kagoi with Derick( Left)  and Antony ( right)  of Bosco Boys Lang'ata ( INF Lang'ata).
Steev is the Founder of the Project. A talented yong man with vision. His vision is to see the talented children are reaching their full potentials through Music and Art. He is happy to dedicate his life to serve the young generation, he teaches them songs and inspire them to be courages to perfom on the stage.

I NEED A FRIEND kuwinda Unit

i need a friend children- kuwinda unit: From right; Felix Mberia, Edwin Olal, Antony Sesi, Elvis Mungai, Victor Peter (yellow). Hinde; Solomon Mberia, Abel Kinuthia and Fredrick Ooko ( Patron).
These are Talented Chidren from Kuwinda who are ready to use their talents to give the message of hope especially to their fellow chidren who have lost hope due to one reason or another. Their smiles are too wide such that they can share it to thousands  whose reasons to smile was shattered by some circumstances. They are the chidren missionaries of hope, joy and optimism; children for children missionaries.

PEACE AND TALENT FESTIVAL 15th DECEMBER 2012

I Need a Friend children will have another opportunity to share their talents  during the peace and talent festival. The event organised by Kencare and Masterpeace Kenya will give room to many oather upcoming young artists.
During the the festival  I Need a Friend are going to perform their newly recorded songs. We are very grateful for all those who support us to make sure that the dreams of these children are becoming a living reality.

IN THE NAME OF HOPE

 

 Richard in Action at Vuvuzela Studio

Recording Music
From the month of August 2012; we have been recording some songs. Our aim is to make a song album. We have planned to finish recording activities by the end of February 2013. Thanks to Vuvuzela Production Ngong for their effort to make sure that we achieve this goal. We are grateful for our children " i need a friend kids" from Bosco Boys Lang'ata Unit for their efforts and dedication to make sure that they give their best so as to reach to many children in Kenya and Africa  with their masage of hope

Stage Performances
 we have participated in several stage performances. In all of them our kids proved that they are able and still they can do even more to make sure they impart hope to their fellow children who have lost hope due to one reason or another. 
Charity Visitation
we have visited several orphanages and hospitals. The experiance has been very positive both to our children and for those we visited. during the visits our children play, pray, dance, sing etc with their friendswho are  in the orphanages and in the hospitals.
Remand's Visit 18th Nov. 2012
Our girls from Don Bosco Utume Unit paid a visit to Nairobi Chilren's home former known as Kabete remand home. Accompanied by Br. Nico and Njeri Monic their guardians they had good time together: sharing, playing netball and all sorts of fun. We are grateful to  Utume community for providing us with transport and other facilities which helped us to make the event fruitful. We extend our gratitude to the Administration of the Children's Home for giving us chance to spend a quality time with friends. God bless you all.


21st Sept.2012 I Need a Friend Kids after a Show.

 

 Friends from St. Elizabeth Academy @ Kotolengo Orphanage 

 Rev. Fr. Ambroce Anene SDB among the Friends

 

I NEED A FRIEND PROJECT

I NEED A FRIEND PROJECT – “Children for Children Mission” 

We Search, Empower & Impart

 

              WHO WE ARE
 

I NEED A FRIEND is an Autonomous Charitable Project under the Umbrella of Kencare Initiative.

                          

                   OUR MOTTO

 

“A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed”        

 

        MISSION STATEMENT
 

Our mission is to search talents, to empower and give hope to poor and abandoned children. Through Music and other arts.

  

            VISION STATEMENT 

Our vision is to come up with the best group of talented children with multiple talents. This will facilitate the reach out program to reach to more ‘friends’ and giving them hope. This will advance to networking- going out of Nairobi and even beyond Kenya’s borders

           OUR MOTIVATION 

• We have been motivated by the Gospel; especially on the account of the multiplication of bread (John 6:9), "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish. 

• St. Don Bosco who dedicated his entire life to the poor and abandoned Children/Youth. He says “there is nothing like a bad boy/ girl just touch the right key and you will see the beauty within each one of them”.

 

WHO WE SERVE 

Poor and abandoned Children/Adolescents especially those living in the slums.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 

• Discovering talents (searching)
• Empowering children’s talents( self realization and appropriation)
• Using talents (e.g. Sketch & Music) to reach to many ‘friends’ ( giving hope and inspiration)
• To enhance children to attain their desired .adulthood

ACTIVITIES

• Entertainment ( stage performance)
• Charitable visits (giving hope): Hospitals esp. children wards, Juvenile Prisons and Rehabilitation Centers.
• Motivation talks, Debates etc.
• Training in deferent life skills (music, singing & dancing etc).

SUSTAINABILITY

Ours is a charitable Project. We depend on donors and some generous friends
Selling our music products will be another source of income and stage performance to sustain the Project

ANIMATION
 

Stephen Kagoio ( Founder, Manager and a Trainer)

Sivali Joachim (programs)

I Need a Friend Machinery Group ( All our friends)