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Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Eldoret Region, Christian Community Services, Kenya


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[top] [end]Contact details

Physical address: Pioneer Estate, Next to Kimalel Primary School
Postal Address: P.O. Box 6495, Eldoret, Kenya.
Telephone: 254-321-62784
Fax: 254-321-61457
Telex: 35039
Email: elreco@... or elreco@...

[top] [end]Contact person

The Executive Director, Mr. Jackson K. Sambu
Attention: Ms. Hellen J.T. Yego

[top] [end]Background, mission and goals

[top] [end]Description of Organisation

The Anglican Church of Kenya Eldoret Diocese was created in January 1983. The ACK Diocese, Eldoret region company is a Christian Community Service (CCS) which covers administrative districts in the Northern Rift Valley Province of Kenya namely: Turkana, West Pokot, Marakwet, Trans-Nzoia, Keiyo, Uasin Gishu and Nandi. The Christian Community Service runs six-community development programmes aimed at alleviating poverty in the rural areas.

The programmes include:
  1. Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP),
  2. Small Scale Business Programme (SSB),
  3. Community Based Rehabilitation Programme (CBR),
  4. Christian Intermediate Technology Centre (CITC)
  5. Development Awareness Programme (DAP).
  6. Water Programme

[top] [end]Mission Statement/Vision

The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed and announce that the time has come when the lord will save his people. Luke 4:18-19

[top] [end]Objectives

To enable the community to discover their spiritual, social economic and environmental shortcomings and to alleviate the same, thus improving and sustaining their standards of living. This will be done through a holistic and integrated approach to development.

[top] [end]Approach, organisational programmes and activities:

  • Promotion and dissemination of renewable energy including improved stoves and biogas digesters.
  • Training households to construct safe fire places which minimise kitchen pollution and prevent fires in homes
  • Tree planting
  • Conducting training and disseminating renewable energy technologies through the Christian Intermediate Technology Centre


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