We posted this graphic on Facebook this week. Here, we will expound on it.
Housing and Salary under "Maisha Kamili in Texas" was for the Kahindi family. Salary under "Maisha Kamili Kenya" was for the employee in Kenya (Lyz).
Ministry expenses include, on the US side: software to manage our financial records, fees for international wire transfers, printing expenses; on the Kenya side: office supplies, board members' retreat, a new laptop ($580), phones for 3 people (Rodgers, Rachel, and Lyz), internet.
Transportation expenses may look disproportionately large. One reason is gas. We fill up our SUV an average of 9 times per month, $35-$40 each time (we fill up way before we are close to empty). Because of the state of the roads (pot holes and bumps), we have to replace various parts of the suspension on our car every 3 or 4 months. Our side mirrors were stolen twice. They cost $150 each. We also had to replace the transmission ($940). Plus car insurance, oil changes, and various other repairs. This country, these roads, and driving off road are not easy on a car. This category also includes public transportation, which we use sometimes, around $50-60 per month. In 2016 we have to buy new tires.
In 2016, the Maisha Kamili board in Texas has budgeted $4,400 per month, $52,800 for the year. This includes $6,000 to bring the Kahindi family to Texas. Some ways you can help:
$15/month = office supply needs
$25 one-time = PO Box for the year (they don't deliver mail to your house in Kenya!)
$30/month = internet connection in Kenya
$40 one-time = fill up our car with gas once
$45/month = Maisha Kamili Kenya's phone bills
$45/month = meals for 1 MKK at university
$55/month = electric bill (part of housing)
$40-60/month = sponsor 1 MKK in high school, college, or university
$75 one-time = 1 oil change
$150 one-time = repair the suspension on the car once
$240 one-time = 1 new all-terrain tire
On average, we received $4,000/month in 2015, and we spent $4,200. This is $50,400 for a year to pay 2 people, run an organization in the US and a partner organization in Kenya, and sponsor 30 children and young adults in school (some of them in boarding schools, some of them in Transition Home sponsored rented rooms who also received an allowance to buy food and necessities).
Housing and Salary under "Maisha Kamili in Texas" was for the Kahindi family. Salary under "Maisha Kamili Kenya" was for the employee in Kenya (Lyz).
Ministry expenses include, on the US side: software to manage our financial records, fees for international wire transfers, printing expenses; on the Kenya side: office supplies, board members' retreat, a new laptop ($580), phones for 3 people (Rodgers, Rachel, and Lyz), internet.
Transportation expenses may look disproportionately large. One reason is gas. We fill up our SUV an average of 9 times per month, $35-$40 each time (we fill up way before we are close to empty). Because of the state of the roads (pot holes and bumps), we have to replace various parts of the suspension on our car every 3 or 4 months. Our side mirrors were stolen twice. They cost $150 each. We also had to replace the transmission ($940). Plus car insurance, oil changes, and various other repairs. This country, these roads, and driving off road are not easy on a car. This category also includes public transportation, which we use sometimes, around $50-60 per month. In 2016 we have to buy new tires.
In 2016, the Maisha Kamili board in Texas has budgeted $4,400 per month, $52,800 for the year. This includes $6,000 to bring the Kahindi family to Texas. Some ways you can help:
$15/month = office supply needs
$25 one-time = PO Box for the year (they don't deliver mail to your house in Kenya!)
$30/month = internet connection in Kenya
$40 one-time = fill up our car with gas once
$45/month = Maisha Kamili Kenya's phone bills
$45/month = meals for 1 MKK at university
$55/month = electric bill (part of housing)
$40-60/month = sponsor 1 MKK in high school, college, or university
$75 one-time = 1 oil change
$150 one-time = repair the suspension on the car once
$240 one-time = 1 new all-terrain tire
To help bring the Kahindi family to Texas:
$6000 total, which is:
$1500 per person, which is:
$150 for round trip Mombasa-Nairobi, and
$1350 for round trip Nairobi-Houston
