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Hard economic times affect everyone. Financial uncertainty and rampant unemployment urge us
to be cautious in our daily lives. Whatever care we are forced to take, it pales in comparison to
the mother who is unable to feed her child or lacks the water and health care to sustain her child’
s life. Imagine those at the bottom rung of the global economic ladder, the poor who always
suffer the most. They must depend upon the global community to achieve solutions to meet their
most basic human needs. Hope was not an option for many, until Kageno and a New York City
dentist stepped in.
Kageno, in Dholuo, a Kenyan dialect, means “A Place of Hope.” Dr. Frank Andolino is an
orthodontist and the co-founder and executive director of Kageno Worldwide Inc., a not-for-
profit international philanthropy that works in developing country communities. “Kageno’s
mission,” explains Dr. Andolinio, “is to transform communities suffering from inhumane poverty
into places of opportunity and hope.” Kageno’s primary purpose is to achieve lasting solutions to
global poverty through interdependent programs that address problems facing impoverished
people. Kageno believes by empowering communities to become diversified economies, more
educated populations, infrastructures for community health, clean water, and healthy
environments, the cycle of poverty can be broken, and healthier, sustainable communities can
emerge.
In five years, Kageno has grown from a grassroots effort in Kenya and Rwanda into a robust
organization delivering comprehensive development projects in three of the world’s most
impoverished communities, including two sites in Kenya and a third in Rwanda. Says Dr.
Andolina: “Kageno’s achievements, thus far, include empowerment programs that have created
hundreds of jobs. We’ve also built three nursery schools, one in each of our communities where
children receive a nutritious daily meal, constructed health centers at two of our three sites with
plans for the third in place, pending funding. We’ve constructed a counseling and testing center
for HIV/AIDS in Kenya, and built water pumps to deliver safe water to entire villages, and
developed recycling programs, and implementation of agro-forestry techniques to improve the
soil.”
Kageno’s work depends upon volunteers and global communities to continue its work. The
orphan assistance and sponsorship program, the proposed health care center in Rwanda, and
AIDS awareness programs are just a few projects that will continue with the help of individuals
and the global community. Here is a short video about Kageno and the important work they do:
to be cautious in our daily lives. Whatever care we are forced to take, it pales in comparison to
the mother who is unable to feed her child or lacks the water and health care to sustain her child’
s life. Imagine those at the bottom rung of the global economic ladder, the poor who always
suffer the most. They must depend upon the global community to achieve solutions to meet their
most basic human needs. Hope was not an option for many, until Kageno and a New York City
dentist stepped in.
Kageno, in Dholuo, a Kenyan dialect, means “A Place of Hope.” Dr. Frank Andolino is an
orthodontist and the co-founder and executive director of Kageno Worldwide Inc., a not-for-
profit international philanthropy that works in developing country communities. “Kageno’s
mission,” explains Dr. Andolinio, “is to transform communities suffering from inhumane poverty
into places of opportunity and hope.” Kageno’s primary purpose is to achieve lasting solutions to
global poverty through interdependent programs that address problems facing impoverished
people. Kageno believes by empowering communities to become diversified economies, more
educated populations, infrastructures for community health, clean water, and healthy
environments, the cycle of poverty can be broken, and healthier, sustainable communities can
emerge.
In five years, Kageno has grown from a grassroots effort in Kenya and Rwanda into a robust
organization delivering comprehensive development projects in three of the world’s most
impoverished communities, including two sites in Kenya and a third in Rwanda. Says Dr.
Andolina: “Kageno’s achievements, thus far, include empowerment programs that have created
hundreds of jobs. We’ve also built three nursery schools, one in each of our communities where
children receive a nutritious daily meal, constructed health centers at two of our three sites with
plans for the third in place, pending funding. We’ve constructed a counseling and testing center
for HIV/AIDS in Kenya, and built water pumps to deliver safe water to entire villages, and
developed recycling programs, and implementation of agro-forestry techniques to improve the
soil.”
Kageno’s work depends upon volunteers and global communities to continue its work. The
orphan assistance and sponsorship program, the proposed health care center in Rwanda, and
AIDS awareness programs are just a few projects that will continue with the help of individuals
and the global community. Here is a short video about Kageno and the important work they do:
Dr. Frank Andolino
If you wish to learn more about Kageno and its programs go to www.kageno.org.
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