Overviewof our work in Kenya
The Family International has been active in Kenya for over 10 years. Working with professionals, government agencies, and business leaders, the Family in Kenya brings many key elements together to identify and address pressing needs. With well-established projects in the areas of food, aid, and resource distribution; education; HIV/AIDS support and community development and outreach, the Family International’s work has an enduring record as a positive force in the communities where we are active.
Project Highlights
Food Distribution Scheme, Nairobi
| The Family International distributes an average of two tonnes of food staples monthly through a feeding programme organised by the Nairobi-based project, Family Care Missions. The programme caters to orphanages and eligible low-income families. These families often consist of single mothers and teenage-led households, and victims of HIV/AIDS.
Little Rock Feeding Programme, Kibera
| Little Rock is an Early Learning Centre for poor children in Kibera, one of the largest slum villages in East Africa. Family Care Missions supplies food staples for Little Rock’s daily feeding programme, which caters to over 200 of the neediest children. At Christmas and Easter and on other special occasions, Family Care Missions arranges specially prepared food packages for these children’s families.
The STEPS Programme, countrywide
| The STEPS character- and faith-building programme has been approved by the Ministry of Education in Kenya as an excellent supplementary course for primary-school children, and a number of schools have been using the STEPS Programme with positive results. We supply schools with the programme materials and offer teacher training and support in the effective use of the modules. The Family in Kenya also helps to locate sponsorship for poorer schools interested in using the STEPS Programme.
The Nairobi HIV/AIDS Support Initiative, Nairobi
| Family missionaries and counsellors in Kenya actively work to support victims of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. While logistical support through such activities as ongoing feeding and education programmes is a regular part of the Family’s work, the Family’s spiritual support to those affected has had the greatest long-term impact.
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New Hope Orphanage Support, Uplands
| For over five years the Family International has been involved with the New Hope Orphanage, helping to create a brighter future for the 132 orphans who live there. On a weekly basis we provide 150 kg of food and supplies. We also provide educational materials, school supplies, and clothing. Sponsors were located to participate in the construction of a new building for the orphanage, and a chicken breeding project was set up, providing a source of food and supplementary income for the orphanage.
Olives Rehabilitation Centre, Mombassa
| For over seven years the Family International’s Family Care Missions project in Kenya has sponsored the Olives Rehabilitation Centre for street children and orphans in Mombassa. Daily, 90 of these children receive literacy classes and a nutritional meal. The programme helps to prepare and place these destitute children in local primary schools, and we locate sponsors for those who successfully make the transition. A teacher-training course is held twice a year for the centre’s teachers and staff, which helps maintain a high standard. The project has recently launched a weekly Bible club and Sunday school and also offers counselling for single mothers.
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