MARAFIKI COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL....that's what friends are for.

This is a story about an unjustifiably meager community...
It is 1997 in the North-Eastern African country Kenya. Communal violence and political corruption has led to murder of thousands of Kenyans. Those who have survived are terrified of returning back to their homes which are now unsafe and reclaimed by the government as state land and property.
The internally displaced people fled to relief camps set up by the UN for their only chance of starting a new life.
Individuals were surviving off of bare rations and the women of the camp were often resorting to prostitution to feed their families. Whole families were drinking from jerry-cans that were previously used to store battery acid and other harmful liquids. Large families were cramped into dusty, small tents that were littered with chicken feces and other refuse.
3 years on.... it’s 2010 and these communities still exist. Living conditions are still as inhumane as they were in the beginning...but one thing has changed... the presence of the Marafiki Community. Marafiki volunteers offer weekly food distributions to these communities which mean hundreds of families have the essentials to feed and support their families. But we rely on ongoing community and international support to continue this mission. To donate or volunteer contact youthcomaustralia@gmail.com