When Eunice was just a young child, she began preparing herself for marriage. Her family arranged a special ceremony to initiate her into adulthood, paid for by her suitor. She was excited to finally become a woman and make her family proud. Little did she know the lifelong consequences of what was about to take […]
How Children’s Centers Support Kenya’s Homeless Children During COVID
By Courtney Withrow, guest blogger & freelance writer After the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, countries around the world put their citizens in lockdown. The impacts of these restrictions on movement were far-reaching, touching upon areas most policymakers hadn’t anticipated. One area that was thrown into sharp focus was homelessness, and how people without a home […]
A few positive takeaways from our progress in the field in the first Quarter of 2020
Mother Esther – Agricultural Farm Expansion In Q-1 of 2020, we installed an additional Green-house and an additional 2 acres of drip irrigation systems that included drip lines and two 5,000 liter water tanks to increase the capacity of the project. The farm not only produced enough vegetables to help feed 120 girls and staff […]
Drought Scare in Kenya – THE IMPACT ON OUR PROJECTS
The majority of Kitechild’s projects in Kenya are agricultural by nature, from crop and livestock rearing, borehole water purification, harvesting of rainwater, and numerous other projects they are all directly or indirectly impacted by the abundance of rain. Earlier this year the Kenyan long rains- which typically run from March to May, were significantly delayed, prompting the Kenyan Government to declare […]
A Toast on World Water Day: Raise Your Clean Glass of Water
Arguably, one of the greatest feelings can be the one you get when you take a sip of clean, crisp water after a particularly scorching day… Water is life. Affordable clean water is a human right, but one that many people across the globe lack. Whether here in our own backyard of Flint, Michigan, or […]
Winning Silver at the Deauville Green Awards for our Sustainable Mission and Message!
It’s not enough to have a story to tell, it’s how you tell that story. At Kitechild, we truly believe in creating change, not charity. In helping communities rebuild from the ground up – literally and figuratively with our agricultural based projects, and with our emphasis on supporting at risk children and empowering them with […]
Let’s Keep Families Together
Julio is 10 years old. He has a million-dollar smile and a puff of brown curls on his head. I’m taken to him particularly because he instantly attached to me when I arrived at the orphanage he lives in, holding my hand and showing me around. He clearly yearns for a connection, but unfortunately, his […]
Join our Village – One The Helps At Risk Children to Thrive
Just like the African proverb, “it takes a village to raise a child”, we firmly believe that the entire community should step up and support at-risk children, and their families, in times of need. On December 3rd, we held our first ever photo exhibit depicting our work in the field. The theme of the night […]
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