Fresh water is now available for the Nyanchonori community. Between January and October 2018, our sister organization HKA-Keroka, working in partnership with the government of Nyamira County, Kenya, has completed work on the water tank tower, installed the water pump in the borehole, installed a solar power system and built four kiosks to distribute the water within the community. HKA sent $30,000 to fund their share of the project and $15,000 has been committed toward the building of one more large storage tank and two kiosks to complete the project for Nyanchonori. Click here for a presentation on the project: Nyanchonori Water Borehole Project

We would like to thank Stacy Paolella, owner of Cream King in Pennington, for designating Monday, July 30th as Cream King Monday for HKA, meaning that 20% of sales and all tips for that day went to support HKA’s projects. HKA Board member Sierra Kochersberger, who was working at Cream King for the summer, requested support for HKA. Her tips for the day and those of employees Jess, Naomi, Ewa and Carolyn were donated and we thank them very much for their support. The event raised $326.

The 9th Annual HKA-WHO Club Flea Market, held on the weekend of March 24 and 25, 2018 at Hopewell Valley Central High School, raised $3,043 to help fund our projects in Kenya. Household items, clothing, books, toys, etc. were accepted at the High School on Saturday, March 24 and the Flea Market was held on Sunday, March 25 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. We very much appreciate the generosity of donors of goods and the efforts of all the volunteers who helped make this year's flea market a success.

HKA’s 10th-Anniversary Gala celebration, held at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association on Saturday, October 21, 2017 was a resounding success. In addition to a good time being had by all, the sold-out event well-exceeded the organizers’ fund-raising goals. The evening’s special guest, Kenya’s Deputy Ambassador to the United States, David Kahiro Gacheru, congratulated HKA on its work in Kenya over the last ten years and stressed the importance of such philanthropy in helping Kenyan communities to develop their local infrastructure. HKA thanks the many business, organizational and private sponsors, donors and contributors of funds, goods, services, time or talent that helped shape the event. A full listing of all sponsors, donors and contributors can be found by clicking on Gala Supporters.

Here is a press release on the Gala: HKA Gala post-event thank-you.