Celebrating the Life of Charity B. Osome and Her Legacy of Compassion
On July 21, 2019, our sister and friend Charity would have
celebrated her 51st birthday. Her sparkling smile and infectious energy
will not be forgotten, nor will her love of children and passion for
helping the disadvantaged.
Since 2011, in celebration of Charity's life and legacy, her parents, Ben and Bea Osome have held a BBQ & Sale on the Saturday closest to her birthday to raise funds in support of the construction of water wells providing clean water for a school and community in rural Western Kenya.
2019 Event :
Date & time: Saturday, July 13, 2019, 2pm- 6pm
Venue: Osome residence in Bells Corners
Various items, including beautiful African arts and craft, paintings and appliances, will be auctioned off and/or sold. There will be three exciting Raffle draws (tickets will be sold at the event). Sale item prices range from $20 to $200. Payment by cash or cheque only accepted.
Please RSVP to Bea Osome by July 11, 2019 at 613-726-7289
celebrated her 51st birthday. Her sparkling smile and infectious energy
will not be forgotten, nor will her love of children and passion for
helping the disadvantaged.
Since 2011, in celebration of Charity's life and legacy, her parents, Ben and Bea Osome have held a BBQ & Sale on the Saturday closest to her birthday to raise funds in support of the construction of water wells providing clean water for a school and community in rural Western Kenya.
2019 Event :
Date & time: Saturday, July 13, 2019, 2pm- 6pm
Venue: Osome residence in Bells Corners
Various items, including beautiful African arts and craft, paintings and appliances, will be auctioned off and/or sold. There will be three exciting Raffle draws (tickets will be sold at the event). Sale item prices range from $20 to $200. Payment by cash or cheque only accepted.
Please RSVP to Bea Osome by July 11, 2019 at 613-726-7289
The Bea Osome Clean Water Project: Clean Water = A Human Right
In a developed country such as Canada, there is no need to walk two to three
kilometres to fetch water – mostly contaminated – in large buckets, basins and Jerry cans carried on one’s head. In developing countries, including Kenya - Beatrice Osome’s country of origin – this is an unfortunate reality, especially in rural areas. As there is often no running water in the home nor compound, women and children spend several hours a day walking long distances – sometimes in harsh weather - to supply their households with much-needed but mostly dirty
water from unsanitary sources.
The mission of the Bea Osome Clean Water Project is two-fold: saving lives and preventing water-borne diseases such as Typhoid, Cholera, and Dysentry; and drastically reducing the time spent by school-age children fetching water – time
that should be spent learning in the classroom. This is why since 2006, the Project has funded the construction of hand-dug wells on school grounds, where students, school staff and the neighbouring communities can conveniently access clean water.
School officials or community leaders requesting wells submit proposals to Bea for consideration. Once proposals have been approved, the wells are dug by hand using locally available materials, equipment and labour. Once the wells are completed, the users are trained to properly maintain
them. Each well costs $ 4,000 if operated with a manual pump and $ 5,000 if equipped with an electrical pump.
As of 2013, funds raised by the Bea Osome with the support of her church family and friends as well as the Rotary Club of West Ottawa have financed the construction of seven wells in Western Kenya.
Bea Osome raises funds for her clean water project through donations from friends as well as by making presentations to individuals, small groups and organizations. She also holds an annual fundraising BBQ at her home in honour of her late daughter, Charity, who always encouraged and supported her efforts to help disadvantaged communities in rural Western Kenya.
How You Can Help:
Donating auction items for the annual Charity’s Dream fundraising BBQ (usually held on the Saturday closest to July 21st, her birthday). You can also arrange to donate directly to this life-saving cause by emailing Bea at [email protected]
VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI3-moKGVmQ&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-8-3PWijkA
Mrs Beatrice Osome's speech for water well inauguration on Tuesday January 19, 2016, at Galuma Primary School in Sabatia, Vihiga County in Kenya
https://youtu.be/yT8Ti7zIuEI
THANK YOU FOR HELPING PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN KENYA!
kilometres to fetch water – mostly contaminated – in large buckets, basins and Jerry cans carried on one’s head. In developing countries, including Kenya - Beatrice Osome’s country of origin – this is an unfortunate reality, especially in rural areas. As there is often no running water in the home nor compound, women and children spend several hours a day walking long distances – sometimes in harsh weather - to supply their households with much-needed but mostly dirty
water from unsanitary sources.
The mission of the Bea Osome Clean Water Project is two-fold: saving lives and preventing water-borne diseases such as Typhoid, Cholera, and Dysentry; and drastically reducing the time spent by school-age children fetching water – time
that should be spent learning in the classroom. This is why since 2006, the Project has funded the construction of hand-dug wells on school grounds, where students, school staff and the neighbouring communities can conveniently access clean water.
School officials or community leaders requesting wells submit proposals to Bea for consideration. Once proposals have been approved, the wells are dug by hand using locally available materials, equipment and labour. Once the wells are completed, the users are trained to properly maintain
them. Each well costs $ 4,000 if operated with a manual pump and $ 5,000 if equipped with an electrical pump.
As of 2013, funds raised by the Bea Osome with the support of her church family and friends as well as the Rotary Club of West Ottawa have financed the construction of seven wells in Western Kenya.
Bea Osome raises funds for her clean water project through donations from friends as well as by making presentations to individuals, small groups and organizations. She also holds an annual fundraising BBQ at her home in honour of her late daughter, Charity, who always encouraged and supported her efforts to help disadvantaged communities in rural Western Kenya.
How You Can Help:
Donating auction items for the annual Charity’s Dream fundraising BBQ (usually held on the Saturday closest to July 21st, her birthday). You can also arrange to donate directly to this life-saving cause by emailing Bea at [email protected]
VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI3-moKGVmQ&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-8-3PWijkA
Mrs Beatrice Osome's speech for water well inauguration on Tuesday January 19, 2016, at Galuma Primary School in Sabatia, Vihiga County in Kenya
https://youtu.be/yT8Ti7zIuEI
THANK YOU FOR HELPING PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN KENYA!