legacy projects
"Boa me na me mboa wo" ("Help me and I will help you")
While education and self-sufficiency remain at the heart of KVNC-USA’s mission, we have also responded to evolving needs within the village. These initiatives support, uplift and strengthen the community in meaningful ways.
In 2004 with help from the Bucks County Links and Bryn Gweled Homesteads in Pennsylvania, along with partnering with the DOD and AID, KVNC shipped a full container of items donated by many organizations, businesses and individuals including, textbooks, resource books, school supplies, school furniture, computers, school science equipment, building supplies, bicycles, other humanitarian items, and a piano to Kuntu.
In 2007 KVNC responded to a shortage of safe drinking water. We supplied the village with 2 water storage tanks and trucked in clean drinking water to alleviate the water and health crisis.
In 2008 KVNC funded and facilitated life-changing surgery to repair the serious cleft lip of an 11-year-old Kuntu boy who previously shunned himself and did not attend school due to his deformity.
In 2008 and 2009, the Kuntu primary and nursery school buildings received much needed painting. KVNC provided materials and supplies for Nkosohen Scholar graduates to paint the buildings. This activity provided an opportunity for scholars to give back to their community and bring new life to the schools.
In 2014, a full-time live-in community nurse clinic was commissioned in Kuntu. This has led to Kuntu receiving additional health services from the surrounding district. The clinic was upgraded to a Health Center status in 2025 providing greater access to health care for more people.
In 2025, KVNC again responded to another water shortage. Assessment of the previous water tanks found one was no longer operational. KVNC replaced the water storage tank to alleviate the water and health crisis.
KVNC has collected donations of consumable health supplies, such as band aids, gauze, syringes, alcohol swabs and other items that were transported to Kuntu during each site visit.
