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| | | P2P Kenya was founded in 2009 as a means to support children and families in Kenya affected by post-election ethnic violence. Anna Runkle and Father James Kairu travelled to Kenya in January 2010 (when we shot the videos featured on this website), and selected two additional projects to support -- Kilimambogo Hospital and Orphanage and the Mukuru Mwenge slum project in Nairobi. We also established agreements with our trusted stewards, Sister Celine Siratei and Esther Kanyi Kairu, who receive and distribute funds to the children we support.
Originally called "Friends of Kenya" we changed our name in 2010 to distinguish our group from several others who provide friendly support to Kenyan people. We process donations through the 100 Friends Project, a 501-C3 organization with a similar mission, who has agreed to provide tax-deductible status and IRS documentation letters for our donors, in exchange for a small percentage of the proceeds. We are a small, person-to-person operation, with minimal expenses and no paid workers. | 
"My masters studies dwelt so much on change and conversion and I realized that the best witness to Christian living is who we are and what we are to people.We initiate change in peoples lives by the way we relate to them. When we serve others, when we help, when we console and be present in other peoples lives we touch God. I want to use my life to do that as a Priest but also as human being and that is why I was attracted to personally getting involved in this project. I believe that my little contribution of my time and my resources will be a touch of God to people I meet and help. It will also be a touch of God for me too to see Hope in every person's eyes."
Father James Kimani Kairu | 
Anna Runkle is President of Click to Play Media, a full-service communications company specializing in web video based in San Francisco, and of Anna Runkle Consulting, where she provides business consulting, evaluation and operations research services. Anna leads fund raising and program development projects for P2P Kenya, and is the mother of two boys. She has a Master of Public Policy Degree from the Goldman School at UC Berkeley. | 
Father James Kimani Kairu is a native Kenyan who came to the US in 2006 for a graduate MA education from Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union. He is Assistant Pastor at St. David of Wales Catholic Church in Richmond, CA. Father James connects our work with the individuals, families, communities and organizations in Kenya, helping us to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of our work. | 
Esther Kanyi Kairu is a native Kenyan who lives in Nairobi. For five years she worked with young people in Africa under the umbrella of World Youth Alliance. She is passionate about African development and is the founder of Mwenge wa Vijana, a community based organization in Nairoibi's Mukuru kwa Reuben Slum. From 2005 to 2008 she was the Regional Director of Operations for World Youth Alliance Africa; she brings a wealth of experience in developmental issues and planning. She is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree on Sociology. | 
Sister Celine Siratei is a native Kenyan who directs the Immaculate Heart of Mary Hospital and Orphanage in Kilimambogo, which provides comprehensive medical, dental and surgical services to the surrounding community. The organization also provides a home and education to 21 children who have lost parents through ethnic violence, hunger, HIV and other diseases. | 
Leigh Anne Lionberger is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a BA in Psychology, and is based in New York City. She has experience in initiative development and program & business creation as well as with hands on person to person social aid. She was the director of a group home, research consultant to budding entrepreneurs and contributing author to a leadership theory book. |
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