Who We Are
Myles of Great Hopes (MOGH) is a nonprofit 501-3c in the state of North Carolina with a vision of Reviving, Empowering and Sustaining of Hopes for the impoverished communities in Africa, with focus on needy public Kenyan schools.
We are comprised of a diverse group of individuals who have come together to improve the lives of those in need.
Myles of Great Hopes was founded in 2009 and officially launched in October at Cameron Village Library in Raleigh, North Carolina by Founder and President Isaac Kuria, a Raleigh resident and Kenyan native. MoGH leadership embraces all volunteer board members, including the chair. To remain effective and relevant, MoGH has a presence in Raleigh, NC as well as in Nairobi, Kenya.
We have propelled forward and achieved milestones in the community addressing specific areas. Provision of Clean Water remains our top most priority, and through that, Education and Health are addressed.
At MoGH, we survey the communities and address the most pressing needs that are aligned with our mission and vision.
Water is Life in Kenyan Schools.
Our primary focus is to identify and assess abandoned wells in hopes of restoring them for underserved communities in Kenya. Given the limited resources, our belief is that restoring existing wells is an effective and immediate strategy that benefits a larger number of affected communities. We support Kenya’s vision to improve the nation’s water quality conditions and empower the underserved communities for today’s generations and generations to come.
A broken well that MOGH rehabilitated at llbissil Girls High School is filling more than a need for drinking water. This project has translated into both health and educational benefits, impacting more than 1,500 students, staff, and the community.
Teacher testimonial: New Borehole paves the way girls to learn farming, entrepreneurial skills at Ilbissil Girls High School
“The llbissil Girls High School would like to bring to your attention our sincere and heartfelt gratitude for the water project your organization did for us.
The borehole has greatly impacted the lives of the girls and even the neighborhood community. Apart from other water benefits, the school is now able to do farming. We’re growing vegetables and planting trees. We grow kale (skuma wiki), which is used as greens in learners’ diet.
Some girls from vulnerable families took advantage of the farming project to raise money from their produce, which ensured their pockets never went dry.”
Stephen Paulsen Otieno
Agriculture Teacher, llbissil Girls High School
Myles of Great Hopes has also donated a 10,000-liter water tank to IlBissil Township primary school in Kajiado, Kenya. As part of the second phase, MOGH volunteers dug trenches and connected the school with the municipal water supply. MOGH is planning to drill a well in a third phase, and we have partnered with the Global Outreach Group at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Church in Raleigh, a 25K project with the goal of drilling a well.
Also, we have donated a 5K liters water tank to the Salvation Army church in Nyangeri, Embu. We are serving nearly 400 church members and families whose health would have been impacted by the highly contaminated Itimbogo river, due to agricultural chemicals rundowns during rainy season. This project is not only meeting clean water needs but also addressing health issues that lead to economic losses and education setbacks as a result of missed school due to illness.
Upon further evaluation, we recognized the need to continue work on this project since the goal is to have permanent source of water. We have therefore partnered with Sacred Cathedral Church in Raleigh in support of sinking the water well. The bore hole survey was funded by the Sacred Cathedral and was completed by NYIKA ASSOCIATES HYDROLOGISTS (LICENCED HYDROGEOLOGISTS IN NAIROBI. as of May 6th 2013. This is a survey report produced under the approval of WARMA – a public sector institution namely the Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) Kenya Government.
Because of our friends and donors through fundraising efforts, we donated a water tank to IlBissil Township Primary School with more than 900 pupils. We still envision to sink a water borehole to permanently solve this problem.
Water for Kenya Project
Our main and central focus with the organization is therefore clean water provision. We realize and with all validity acknowledge solving a water problem in a community is in essence solving a health problem as well as solving an educational problem.
We therefore see these three items: Water, Health, & Education as an intertwined, weaved together, dancing and feeding on each other. It’s hard to separate them. Our primary survey to the community also authenticates our approach. Since we listen to the needs and address those needs, Our logo therefore represents our three pillars our core programs and our mission to the community.
Global Outreach Group at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Raleigh – Hillsborough Street is our main sponsor of this Water for Kenya Project. We are very appreciative of their commitments to the project and their love for the children and the community at large of this semi arid region part of Kenya. Click here to watch the efforts the children of this school walk two kilometers in support of this project Two kilometers walk by the students in support of this project in February 2014
According to the NYIKA ASSOCIATES HYDROLOGISTS (LICENCED HYDROGEOLOGISTS IN NAIROBI report as of May 6th 2013, at least 1800 feet of drilling is required, meaning a foot will cost at least 14 dollars.
We have a very good campaign going on right now and it offers anyone to donate to whatever cause we have with our organization.
Water Bubbler – Ozonator Machine and Stainless steel tank for Il Bissil Girls High School
Reclaim Water Filters and System CEO remind us that Ozone is used in the treatment and purification of drinking water. Ozone is non carcinogenic, generated from oxygen and is ten times stronger than chlorine at water disinfection. Our purifiers bubble up ozone through water in a container of up to 500 gallons. The ozone kills waterborne pathogens and oxidizes organic chemicals in the water helping to make it safer to drink. Bubblers can be powered by 12 VDC solar panels or run from 115 or 230 VAC so please specify which one would best suit your needs. A pictorial instruction set is included with each bubbler.
Through sponsorship by Reclaim Filters and Systems –Open Water Reclaim site here of Wake Forest North Carolina, Myles of Great Hopes has donated a Water Bubbler Machine to IlBissil Girls High school. The company also donated a stainless steel water filter talk and its white approved bags as filters that would fit to size. Il Bissil girls have more than 400 students including teaching staff and others.
In a letter from the school leadership and students body, the Ozonator machine is beneficial and their survey indicates few cases of stomach problems, or common water borne diseases according to their letters.
Educational support for impoverished families by MoGH is a key component to our cause. We dedicate this mission by going to public institutions in need and supporting projects that help keep students more focused on their education and avoid missing classes, or becoming sick from preventable conditions. Equally and in special cases, we have dedicated a family support where not supporting would have led the child to drop from school, so yes, a unique situation.
At YMCA Nakuru Branch, MoGH spearheaded a 10 kilometer walk and proceeds benefited a young girl, a student at the school whose family of seven couldn’t support her for tuition. She was the first born in the family. We are happy to review requests. We do not guarantee anything since we depend on well wishers and donors, but on cases that gets approved by us, we do everything to see the success.
Please support a seasonal campaign when one becomes available.
EMPOWERING GIRLS
In Kenya, one million girls miss school each month because they cannot afford sanitary pads. To help fill the gap, MOGH has supplied more than 6,500 individual packets, since 2027 impacting more than 400 girls and young women. More than 750 girls from Enchurai Primary school in Loitoktok – Kenya and 250 girls and young women from Nyeri YACO CBO partnership program have benefited from the work that MOGH is doing to ensure that young girls do not miss out on vital learning.
Addressing proper hygiene and avoiding sicknesses through waterborne contamination are some of the ways that MOGH is making an impact in sanitation and health. We offer seminars and workshops in places of learning or community-based public forums such as schools and churches to help advance this agenda in the right direction.