Grants have global impact
Clubs on three continents got help with ambitious community projects.
By Erin Chandler
Earlier this month, we looked at how three Kiwanis clubs in the United States have put their own spin on “classic” Kiwanis projects. But Kiwanis Children’s Fund grants are helping clubs all over the world achieve big things for their communities.
Below, read about Kiwanis clubs in Asia, Africa and South America that have taken on ambitious projects to support the Kiwanis causes of health and nutrition, education and literacy, and youth leadership development.
Tampa Springs Water Project
Kiwanis Club of Mombasa, Kenya
The Kiwanis Club of Mombasa serves an area where 41,720 households had no reliable source of water. In partnership with the Asali Project, the club already has overseen the installation of a submersible pump and a building to house it, but club members still undertake most of the distribution efforts themselves. They carry water either in small carts or 20-liter jerricans to area schools and hospitals. A Children’s Fund grant will help purchase and maintain a water truck with a pump that will deliver water to eight hospitals, one clinic, four dispensaries, four secondary schools and 18 primary schools. Reliable access to clean water for drinking and sanitation will improve the health, school performance and self-esteem of over 60,000 children and spur economic growth in the area.
Strengthening Kiwanis Doña Julia Kindergarten
Kiwanis Sultana del Valle Club Foundation, Colombia
In cooperation with local universities and the community action board, the Kiwanis Club of La Sultana del Valle has increased the capacity of Doña Julia Kindergarten from 40 to 80 students by reconstructing classrooms, a kitchen and other facilities. A Kiwanis Children’s Fund grant will help with the next phase of the project: purchasing furniture, kitchen equipment and technology. The school will focus on providing education, nutrition and recreation to vulnerable children in the rural area of Cali. In partnership with universities, it will also offer programs on topics like mental health and healthy habits.
Green Generation Adventure Camp 2025
Kiwanis Club of Klang, Malaysia
In 2024, the popularity of the Kiwanis Club of Klang’s first Green Generation Adventure Camp took club members by surprise — and they want to keep it going. The three-day camp guides 150 young people on the path to becoming the next generation of leaders in environmental stewardship, climate action and sustainable agriculture. Campers participate in interactive, educational workshops and activities on a farm in Malaysia’s tropical forest. In 2025, a Kiwanis Children’s Fund grant will help cover participation and transportation costs for kids from low-income families, especially those in urban areas who might not otherwise have the opportunity to take part in farming or forest hikes. Grant funds also will help cover the camp’s supplies, food and lodging, activity costs and program facilitators.
How you can help
The Kiwanis Children’s Fund makes grants that improve the lives of children around the world by identifying projects that create a continuum of impact in a child’s life — one that spans their entire childhood and sets them up for a bright future. Through The Possibility Project, the Children’s Fund ensures that its grantmaking has the greatest possible impact, supporting projects that target the Kiwanis causes — health and nutrition, education and literacy, and youth leadership development — whether through a Kiwanis club’s local service project or a club’s partner.
Learn how your club can apply for a grant to help kids in your community. If you are interested in extending your and your club’s impact beyond your community, make a gift in support of The Possibility Project.
