OLPCorps Wesleyan Kenya

CHEBOSS COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION (CBO)

CBO is a village initiative program that was founded by Samuel Maritim, Josiah Tarus, Dr Peter Cheboss Jr and Symon Kibitok in 2007. It is concerned mainly with raising the living standards of the four villages of Kiptenden, Tulon, Kapchepsir and Kona mainly through creating awareness about important social issues like education, HIV and Malaria prevention. The organization has been partnering with college students from Baraton University under the leadership of Josiah Tarus and Josiah Letting ([1]), and Moi University under leadership of Peter Cheboss and Symon Kibitok. The organization has also recently partnered with Kapsabet Christian Intermidiate Technology Center CITC to seek to provide cheap and safe sources of energy. CBO also hopes to tap into the ICT technology and human resource from CITC to train villagers and school Children on how to operate and use computers. ([2][3]) The groups also intends has written to the Constituency Development Fund in Emgwen Constituency to request for funding to keep the project Running, but it is yet to receive the funds. [4]

We have also requested a grant from Wesleyan University grant office to help in future sustenance of the program. [http://www.wesleyan.edu/crc/students/grants/wuseg/index.html ]

               MEMBERS

NAME SCHOOL EMAIL Samuel Maritim (Contact Person) - Wesleyan University - smaritim@wesleyan.edu.

Job Ogutu - Wesleyan University

William Ndugire - Wesleyan University

Josiah Tarus - Baraton University

Dr Peter Cheboss Jr - Moi University

Symon M. Kibitok - Moi University

Josiah Letting - Baraton University

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