Our Organisation: CBSM

As you know, Alex and I will volunteer at a non profit organisation called CBSM starting in January. But what does CBSM do?

Community Breakthrough Support Mission (CBSM) is a community of people helping to educate and care for 250 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Kimilili, Kenya. CBSM is concerned with eradicating poverty and improving the quality of the children’s lives by improving the livelihoods of the widows and guardians who care for them. One of the focuses of their work is creating practical solutions towards reducing poverty by setting up small-scale businesses that generate stable household incomes. To succeed, CBSM needs our expertise and financial assistance to set up and successfully run these projects.

For example, in 2009, CBSM held business and sustainable gardening training workshops. These workshops were made possible through private donations. The instructional material was collected from reliable online platforms. The trainers were Business & Economic university graduates who volunteered their time to train the community members. Two highly engaged community elders supervised the formation of various business co-ops and continue to support these initiatives.

Through collaborative work within the community, through the supervision of community elders, and through our willingness to offer practical and financial assistance, CBSM is enabling people to improve their lives and move towards a better future.

Alex and I will do our best to to support positive change in the lives of the CBSM community members and we THANK YOU ALL for your continues support! This is very much appreciated!