Welcome to Makindu!

Makindu Children’s Program (MCP) is a charitable 501(c)3 non-profit organization headquartered in Brownsville, Oregon that operates a day resource facility called Makindu Children’s Centre (MCC) in a rural region of eastern Kenya.  The Centre provides nutritional, medical and emotional support, access to basic education, and opportunities for vocational training for over 400 destitute AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children. The children live in guardian homes in the community, and can come to the Centre daily for food, recreation, bathing, and laundering facilities, emotional support, and crisis intervention.

Meet Cindy Ingram, our new Stateside Executive Coordinator

Cindy Ingram has been named the Executive Coordinator of Makindu Children’s Program (MCP). She comes to MCP with a diverse educational and work background which will serve our organization well.

Cindy has a certificate from the University of Oregon in non-profit management and has completed course work for her Masters in Public Policy. She has helped numerous non-profit’s fundraising efforts, provides public relations and management services for community groups and events, and is well versed in computer and internet technology. MCP is pleased to have Cindy as our new Executive Coordinator and will utilize her many skills and diverse work experience.