Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Eastern Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running down the southeast border.

Kenya's population of over 31,000,000 is composed of 97% of people of African descent. This group is composed of over 70 different tribal groups.

• Population: 30,339,770 (July 2000 est.)
  Projected Population in 2050: 38,660,226

• Child death rate: 59.07 deaths per 1,000 living births

• Life expectancy at birth:
  Total population: 47.02 years
  Males: 46.56 years
  Females: 47.49 years
  Natality rate: 3.88 births per woman

From Wikipedia.com and Kenya.com

Additional Information:

Kenya: An East African country with a population of 30 million (in 2000). Nairobi is the capital with about 2.3 million. English and Swahili are the 2 official languages but 61 languages are spoken in the country. There is freedom of religion with much of the population, including leaders, professing to be Christians; however, many are nominal and some embrace tribal religions and Christianity. HIV/AIDS is a concern as in most of Africa. Corruption has been a societal problem. Over ½ the population is under the age of 15. There are a large number of city slum dwellers and over 60,000 children live on the streets of Nairobi.

Details...

Trip Date: August 4-14 2006

Organization:
MetroMorningStar

Amount to Raise: $3,000

Previous Missions:

GoodwillZambia2005

Zambia 2006

Message from Ron:

I want to thank you for stopping by my Kenya2006 Website.

It is my hope that by partnering with me to help the orphans in Kenya, you too can share in the experience and be a part of helping bring hope to these very special children.

I thank you again for your support of this mission and it's team. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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