At the 2015 Light the Future Gala, The Maisha Project launched the campaign to fund the girls and boys dormitories. Now, six months later, the walls to the girl’s dormitory are complete. The Maisha Project desires to provide a safe haven for children attending the Maisha Academy who are identified as at-risk. Walking in […]Read more
The Maisha Project is extremely grateful for all God is doing in Kenya and you’re invited to come celebrate with us! Join The Maisha Project for the Maisha Night of Worship from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at OKC Community Church located at 421 NW 23rd St in Oklahoma City. […]Read more
On Sunday, May 8, 2016, over 122.5 million people will pick up a phone and call their Mom. In the United States, the first Sunday in May is dedicated to recognizing mothers. Maisha would like to honor all the Maisha Moms around the world. Motherhood, as defined by Dictionary.com, means “the state of being […]Read more
After nine children from Maisha and 11 mothers and daughters from Oklahoma ran the Rift Valley Marathon in Eldoret, Kenya, in 2011, they were inspired to create a race of their own. The Run for Life Marathon began in 2014 and has become a yearly event for The Maisha Project. At 7:30 a.m. on […]Read more
During a visit to the Nyalenda slums, one of the Bridgeway Spring Break 2016 team members received a text. The message from her brother-in-law, who was in the United States, said he knew they were going to encounter a person with vision problems. Another member of the team said they knew they were going to […]Read more
HIV/AIDS Living Positive is a department within our Health Project. It specifically addresses the crisis of HIV/AIDS, which has left over 1.2 million children orphaned. According to UNAIDS, as of December 2011, 1.6 million people in Kenya were living with HIV and had already claimed the lives of 1.7 million more. In our rural region […]Read more
Missions Economic Empowerment Health Water & Sanitation HIV/AIDS FEEDING PROJECT Maisha’s Feeding project started in 2006 by Beatrice’s mother, Grace Ochieng or “Mama Grace,” a former schoolteacher. Seeing children falling asleep in class due to lack of food, she brought them home for lunch. As word spread, more starving children appeared on her doorstep each […]Read more
Over 1.5 million people travel during spring break. While most spring break travelers venture to tropical places with sand and beaches, a group of 10 Oklahomans will travel to a place with red dirt, tin shacks and hundreds of lovable children. A team from Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, Okla. will be traveling and spending […]Read more
The Maisha Project has a total of five interns for the Spring 2016 semester. We are excited for you to meet some of the people who help us out each week! Name: Ashley Sargent Intern title: Legacy of Hope Photography Intern School: Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Hometown: Moore, OK 1. How did you get involved with […]Read more
A new playground equipped with a bright yellow slide, swings, climbing gym, basketball goal and teeter totter now sits behind the Maisha Academy. As soon as the recess bell rings, the Maisha Academy students run towards the playground with excitement, ready to jump and climb on Bella’s Playground. In May 2015, Bella Marco, a […]Read more