By Mercy Chelangat
The Empty Vessel Ministry Foundation has launched a donation drive in partnership with Uasin Gishu County Government to support the Eldoret Rescue Centre.
The campaign, launched on Friday, 31st October, 2025 at Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, asks for support from residents and Kenyans at large to donate food, clothes, school items, hygiene products and other essential items that will help children, distressed mothers and street families undergoing rehabilitation at Eldoret Rescue Centre.
According to Rose Smith, the founder and director of the foundation, they recently signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County Government of Uasin Gishu to bolster ongoing support to the centre.
For how long had Empty Vessel Ministry Foundation worked with Uasin Gishu County?
Smith said that the Empty Vessel Foundation has worked in close collaboration with the Eldoret Rescue Centre since 2021, offering continuous support
“We recently signed an MOU with Uasin Gishu County to continue helping Eldoret Rescue Centre. We have been part of the centre since 2021 when we saw the needs there,” she said.
Smith also said the number of children and families coming for assistance at the centre is increasing hence causing a huge demand for food and other essentials.
She also commended the move initiated by the county government in 2022 to take children off the streets and reconnect them with their families.
“When His Excellency the Governor took the initiative in 2022 to ensure that there are no children begging on our streets, we joined hands to support such a goal,” she added.
The drive will hold a public donation event at Zion Mall in Eldoret on November 6, 2025, starting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Donation boxes have also been placed in several supermarkets in Eldoret, giving shoppers to drop contributions as they shop.
Jackline Kemunto, a long-term beneficiary said that she has been part of the centre since she was nine years old.
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Kemunto who is a first year student at Kenyatta University noted that the centre has helped her pursue her dreams.
“This initiative has helped people like me rebuild our lives, and I encourage the community to share whatever they have so that others can be supported too,” she said.
The Empty Vessel Ministry Foundation has called on the public for continued donations to enable the centre to meet the ever-increasing demands of the community it serves.
