One thing that has to be really focused on, is the question - "Why Kenya?" A formative handful of people became aware of the serious needs of the people of rural Kenya, West Africa. Hearts for Kenya was born. In life one learns that you cannot save the world; you have to pick your battles. Only a few are willing and able to travel the world helping people. There are many who can stay and serve the local needs. Hearts for Kenya believes that if good is being done in some local place, why is it any less important than the good being done in another place?

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Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher once said, "Give a Man a Fish, Feed Him For a Day. Teach a Man to Fish, Feed Him For a Lifetime." Hearts for Kenya is focused on "teaching for a lifetime" one rural community, Oyugis, Kenya. By sharing modern agricultural practices with the citizens of Oyugis, the people are learning to be self-sufficient while raising their standard of living. Hearts for Kenya firmly believes that not only do the people of Oyugis become self-sufficient and are able to survive without being provided for, but they have a sense of achievement and fulfillment.

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Hearts for Kenya has successfully completed a wide range of projects since first arriving in Oyugis, Kenya, West Africa. Between 2001 and 2005 several churches, clinics and orphanages, playgrounds and a tree nursery have been constructed or repaired. Beginning in 2006 the agricultural focus began in earnest with the introduction of hybrid seed, fertilizer and the instruction of irrigation and planting techniques. Development and support of these efforts, including the formation of a farm cooperative, continue through today for Hearts for Kenya.

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