Kefi - seek and sew joy!
We promote kefi by offering disadvantaged children the education and tools that lead to joy.
When my daughters were in high school, I spent my spring breaks with them in Puerta Penasco, Mexico as part of a sister city service group called Caravana Mexicana. Its task included building shelters, irrigating parks, maintaining playgrounds and painting schools. One year our group put together a large play structure at a Mexican orphanage. The whole week, we watched the Mexican orphans entertain themselves by playing soccer with a flat, beat-up soccer ball… Kefi is a Greek term that translates as "finding life's joy – especially in trying times and difficult circumstances." You may live in a Mexican orphanage but, as the kids proved, you can still have fun. It doesn't take much. A soccer game on a dirt field with makeshift goals and a deflated ball is still gratifying and joyful, so the Kefi Foundation was born.
Our Story:
Our mission is to promote the kefi spirit by providing disadvantaged children with the instruction and equipment they'll need to both lose and find themselves in art, athletics, dance, drama, and/or music. Kefi is about finding moments of delight. Even those living in unfortunate circumstances are capable of having unforgettable moments of satisfaction, even bliss. It doesn't take a whole lot to pursue joy. But it does take something – a ball, a hoop, an introductory lesson… We offer these — and more.
Our Mission:
The KEFI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization.
EIN: 26-3563846
We funded this basketball goal for a school on the Taos Pueblo Reservation in New Mexico.
Kefi Baseball! Kefi baseball in Nicaragua (Check out home plate)
El Progreso Project Our 2015 Kefi group and students in front of the joint Kefi/Seeds of Learning Project at El Progreso School.
El Progreso Students Returning Home Students in rural Nicaragua returning home after school. They will trudge over dirt roads and paths, sometimes for many kilometers.
Street Baseball in Matagalpa Playing baseball on a surprisingly steep street in the heart of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. The "baseball" was crumpled paper covered with tape - which actually worked better than a real ball because it wouldn't roll far away.
Kefi Art Arts and crafts with Nicaraguan students who rarely get to experience such a simple joy. Refreshingly, the boys were super into it!
Kefi Puppy The puppy brings her kefi. She brings her puppy Kefi.
Jumping Rope A simple, inexpensive jumprope can provide wondrous moments of Kefi joy.