There are 2.2 million orphans in Kenya alone. Most live in the slums with no running water, sewage in the streets and not enough food. These homes are created to take these orphans out of these conditions.
Kibera Slums
There are 2.2 million orphans in Kenya. Most of these children live in abject poverty in the slums around the capital city of Nairobi. The Kibera Slum in one of the largest in the world with over a million inhabitants. In Kibera there is no running water, electricity or sewage system. To have only four meals in a week is a good week for most slum inhabitants. Over half of the population of Kenya lives on less than two dollars per day. AIDS is rampant in the slums of Kenya with many of the children infected, most having contracted it at birth from their mother. Many of these children succumb to everyday diseases that to children in the western world are but mere inconveniences.
typical street
We have started rescue homes to help get these children out of the slums. We provide an apartment that houses eight children, four boys and four girls. Each home has a full-time house mother that takes care of the children as a mother would in an other home. We feel that this is better than creating large orphanages because the children are in a normal family setting. The homes provide running water, three meals a day, medical treatment and schooling for these children. This allows them to have a fighting chance in life. We have in-country administrators that oversee the homes and insure that every aspect of daily life is taken care of in the best possible way. All of the personnel on the ground are Kenyans to insure that these children are still raised in the local culture.
Each home has a monthly budget of $1,400. This includes rent, utilities, clothing, school fees, uniforms, health care, food, etc… These homes are solely supported by regular monthly donors. If you would like to donate or be a regular supporter donate here. All funds go directly to the homes, and less than one percent is used in administration. It is truly a blessing to these children to be in a home and out of the slums.
