Volunteering your time at a children’s home makes a unique difference in the lives of the children. It gives you hands-on experience such that you’re able to contribute to a specific aspect such as mentoring, cleaning or cooking. It also helps in personal growth and skills development such as media,
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HOW CAN CHILDREN HOMES FOSTER EDUCATION AND PERSONAL GROWTH?
Children living in Children’s Homes encounter a number of challenges ranging from social, emotional and educational due to the traumatic experiences that they encounter. It is crucial to nurture their academic and personal development. Some of the ways to effectively support nurture a child’s education and development include: Encourage them
HOW COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT STRENGTHENS CHILDREN’S HOMES
Children’s homes support orphans and vulnerable children who have gone through adverse childhood experiences. They support the children with the basic necessities such as food, shelter and clothing. Community involvement could help strengthen children’s homes in the following ways: Advocacy. Spreading awareness about children’s homes. And advocating for their rights
WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING TO SUPPORT A CHILDREN’S HOME
It is a significant decision to choose a children’s home to offer support as it has the potential to transform the life of a child. Choosing the best children’s home to support orphans and vulnerable children ensures that your donations provide the basic resources, education and care needed. There are
WHAT VULNERABILITY FEELS LIKE
A frightening experience, vulnerability is not a choice nor a desire. Vulnerable individuals bear the weight of their vulnerability, which can lead to service barriers and complete isolation. In a state of vulnerability, even the most basic decisions involving your life are taken away, undermining your independence and autonomy. Those
Building Bridges: The Shared Commitment of Comoros and Kenya in Supporting Orphaned and Vulnerable Children
In a world where the plight of orphaned and vulnerable children often goes unnoticed, it is heartening to witness countries like Comoros and Kenya stepping up to make a positive impact. Despite being geographically distant, these two African nations share a common dedication to supporting children who have experienced the
Orphaned and vulnerable children need support for a promising future
Do you ever think about destitute children who live in the streets? Do you ever think about orphans who have no father, mother or relative to support them? You may be fortunate to find support as a child or if you struggled to grow as an orphan or vulnerable child,
Life as it is
Poverty is something that we are still dealing with as a country. Around 35.5% of Kenya’s population is living below the poverty line. Most of them if not all live in the slums because that’s the only place they can afford to get housing at a cheap price considering the
A day in the life of our founder’s work routine in slums
There are approximately 2.5 million slum dwellers in about 200 settlements in Nairobi representing 60% of the Nairobi population and occupying just 6% of the land. Challenges in slums are many and children are the most affected by poverty. What triggered her to serve in the community? Our founder decided
Is there one way in which you can change someone’s life?
Mourine Kirigho takes you through the story of orphaned and vulnerable children.The big question here is, Is there one way in which you can change someone’s life?
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