
Twenty thousand handmade handles on ten thousand imprinted paper bags. That is what the United Nations ordered from a handful of street boys in the slums of Gatina. Kennedy Ojango has been making bags at Light and Power since he was rescued from the streets as a young boy. Now he is reaching out to others in the community and has led Light and Power to land their biggest order to date. Instead of standing on the street corners sniffing glue, he is helping others learn to use glue to create quality paper bags with professional designs. Each morning he gathers with a dozen or so boys outside the turquoise tin walls of their compound. After a time of prayer the boys spend the day cutting and folding paper and pressing paint and silkscreen prints. They share an afternoon meal of ugali and mixed vegetables and often engage in games of soccer at a nearby field. . . Light and Power has big dreams for the future. The Centre hopes to add a weight room, library, and computer training center. Their goal is to foster economic and spiritual growth and provide opportunity and hope in the midst of overwhelming poverty and despair.

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