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W EEKLY EDITION JULY 20, 2016 PSAI Philanthropic Alliance: Friends of Ngong Road Mission: providing education and support for Nairobi children and youth Friends of Ngong Road (FoNR), a Minnesota - based 501(c)(3), and Ngong Road Children Association (NRCA), a registered Kenya NGO, operate with the shared mission of providing education and support for impoverished Nairobi children whose families have been affected by HIV/AIDS. By taking an innovative approach to organization and service delivery and recruiting a cadre of highly engaged, talented volunteers, FoNR has demonstrated that its model can help transform the lives of one of the most at - risk populations in the world. Karibu Loo – a PSAI Member In 2013, FoNR set a goal of launching a for - profit business in Kenya. The objectives were to create a stream of income to support the mission of educating children and Nairobi's slums, and to provide employment for graduates of their program. By providing a clean, high quality portable toilet experience – while also allowing clients to know they are acting as responsible corporate citizens by supporting an organization that uses its profits to educa te impoverished Kenyan children – FoNR is creating a susta inable solution that meets both objectives. The initial shipment of 26 portable restrooms , a truck, and an exhauster arrive d in Nairobi in November 2014. During 2015, FoNR conducted a pilot project fo r a portable toilet business branded Karibu Loo. " Kari bu " means "welcome" in Swahili and " Loo " is well - understood in Kenya due to its colonial British past. Click here to visit the Friends of Ngong Road website Expanding the portable restroom business in 2016 FoNR is finalizing shipments from Germany and S outh Africa for additional portable restrooms, hand wash stations, handicap ped restrooms, a VIP restroom , and a pick - up truck. T wo new storage facili ties are being built f or the two trucks and for all restrooms and hand wash stations. Two additional driv ers/drivers' assistants (both NRCA graduates) were hired on a part - time basis and are being trained t o help handle the shipments and new opera tional challenges. In addition, FoNR has plans to hire a salesperson with industry experience in preparation for expansion. They will also greatly increase the nu mber of high school graduates to work as service technicians and in other staff roles. PSAI Member support PSAI Member Satellite Industries has played a key role for Karibu Loo in providing portable restro om units and supplies. Learn more at the Nuts and Bolts Educational Conference in New Orleans in November (see page 7). PAGE 2