What's Happening

Two of the most difficult challenges people in developing countries face are access to education and to food and clean water. In Kenya, UNICEF estimates that more than 1.2 million primary-school-age children don’t attend school. Similarly, nearly 69% of Kenyans live in a state of food insecurity.   To help combat this, Tumaini Children’s Charity started and continues to fund Tumaini Brooks School, which has been supporting the community in Kiambu, Kenya, since 1999. Tumaini—Swahili for hope—is a place of refuge for anyone in Kenya. It not only offers quality education, but also access to food that’s provided by the school.    Wellness Advocate Hannah Ellis was touched by Tumaini Brooks School’s mission of hope and knew that she could make a massive impact. With help from the doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation®, Hannah and her team raised $23,052.57 for Tumaini. These funds were used to install solar panels, providing reliable access to electricity, as well as powering the school’s main generator, which pumps water from the school’s borehole. The funds were also used to provide food to different communities in Kenya that are facing increased struggles as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.    “Over time, Tumaini has become a place of unity and community. We make a difference one child at a time. This work is rich with purpose and hope, and the doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation has enabled that hope and supported our purpose.”—Hannah Ellis