The ministry is 100% funded by gifts from private donors and churches that have a heart for God's poor. Tax-deductible donations can be made to AEM International.
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“The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to set the oppressed free.”
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Africa Equip Ministries (AEM) International is a registered 501.c(3) charitable organization under IRS regulations. The ministry is 100% funded by gifts from private donors and churches that have a heart for God’s poor. Tax-deductible donations can be made to AEM International. You can donate directly using Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express using the donate page.
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Inspiring Hope for Children
Education and Opportunity
Healthy Children
Employment for Men and Women
The Kawangware slum on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya is a place of deprivation, despair, and disease. God called Kenyan Pastor David Kitonga and his wife Ann, giving them a vision to establish a rescue ministry in the center of over 300,000 souls perishing in this vast wasteland. They founded Africa Equip Ministry (AEM) and developed a holistic community outreach effort including the thriving Huduma Church, a Christian primary school for children in the slum who had no access to education, and job training schools for destitute men and women.
Why We Are Here
The people of Kawangware are largely uneducated, unemployed, and underutilized. Many are outcasts from society … others are involved in crime and prey on the weak. Rampant use of alcohol and drugs is evident creating an underground culture of depravity. Prostitution is common, further debasing women. However, in the last decade, the landscape of Kawangware has been dramatically transformed, as have the lives of thousands of its inhabitants!
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The Atlanta team will meet again in early November. All men, women and students who have served on mission trips…
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Dr. Kitonga will be in Atlanta again in early November 2023 to meet with the Atlanta Team. The Atlanta Team…
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All those who have participated in Ministry Trips to Kawangware, as well as newcomers desiring to serve, are invited to…
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The Swahili word Huduma means Hope – and the Huduma Church and the Huduma School are centers of daily life-giving programs and activities that have given real hope to the Kawangware people. More than 800 children were enrolled in the school, receiving a nutritious meal each day. However, with mandated school closings during Covid, and funding declines, the school now can only support 200 returning children and 10 teachers – and urgently needs funding to restore full enrollment and additional teachers.
In Kawangware, compelling need always collides with resource limitations. About 60% of the slum population are youth who have never attended school or are drop-outs. These young men and women need education and training to become self-sufficient. Funding is also needed to restore the micro-enterprise sewing and carpentry schools, which have trained and developed hundreds of successful businessmen and women.
