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Follow on Google News | American Express Give2Gether Adopts Seeds of Hope Kenya Children's Outreach Vocational MinistryAmerican Express announced its Give2Gether matching funds program adopts Seeds of Hope Kenya Children's Outreach ministry of teaching vocational skills to some of the homeless teen aged street kids of Kenya.
By: Seeds of Hope Kenya Seeds of Hope Kenya is a 501c3 charitable organization with a mission to serve desparate street children in Kenya with food, clothing, shelter, love and vocations. American Express has a giving heart, and each year worthy 501c3 charities are chosen for their Give2Gether charitable matching program, which is initiated in September and runs through the Holiday season. Inclusion in this program requires nomination from an American Express employee and meeting stringent compliance criteria. The Give2gether program provides a format for the 54,000 American Express employees to give to the approved charities, and then AX will match the contributions dollar for dollar. Seeds of Hope Kenya has also been added to the Members Give program, whereby all American Express customers may donate using their American Express cards via the American Express website. Accrued benefit points can also be allocated for donation. http://www.seedsofhopekenya.org There are over 300,000 homeless street children in Kenya - mostly teens with very little, if any, education, no homes, family, means of support, nor hope. The Seeds of Hope Kenya model is to teach vocations, not elementary education, to this group of forgotten kids, including farming, masonry, cabinetry, carpentry, sewing, welding and custodial. The purpose of the Seeds of Hope campaign is to raise funds for the purchase of Kenya land, as well as to teach its Forgotten Children vocational skills A video is available on the Seeds of Hope YouTube channel, which is Kenya Street Kids Hope. Watch it right here: https://youtu.be/ End
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