Help us bring hope to shattered lives

Kenya is a beautiful country with a rich culture and heritage.  But after years of poverty, social and political conflicts, disease and economic greed, there are more than 2 million orphans  including the third highest number of Aids orphans in the world.

Half the population live on less than £1 per day.  Millions suffer from typhoid, cholera, malaria and other diseases including 2,000,000 victims of HIV AIDS.  Years of drought have caused widespread child malnutrition and mortality.  Disputes between some of the 42 tribes in Kenya have led to violence, deaths and homelessness.  These led to the post election troubles in early 2008 and the people are still reeling as a result of the collapse of tourism and the steep increase in poverty and unemployment.

UNICEF’s statistics are daunting:  3,000,000 people face malnutrition; life expectancy has fallen since 1990 from 60 years to 46 years and 12% of children die before they reach 5 years old.

Orphan girls are particularly vulnerable because they are seen to be more of a burden.  We estimate that 50,000 orphan girls are abandoned without any means of support or schooling.  They are almost certain to suffer emotional and physical neglect, exploitation, abuse and possibly death.  Our girls have been rescued from these desperate circumstances.

Kenya Children Centres rescues destitute orphan girls and cares for them in a safe and loving environment.  The children live in small family units, each with a house mother who looks after them as she would her own children.  We provide each child with food, shelter, education, health care and a home that is free from conflict, abuse and exploitation.  

We have been caring for children since 1999. We have recently moved to a new centre that  will eventually have 12 family units.  We have almost completed a health clinic  alongside, which  will provide medical treatment, health education and counselling to girls and young women in the local community.

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