Protect 150 children in Kilifi, Kenya

by Grandsons of Abraham Rescue/Rehabilitation/ Education Centre
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya
Protect 150 children in Kilifi,  Kenya

Project Report | Oct 6, 2022
Thank you for supporting my schooling

By Faustine Mutiso | Social Worker

Sande at GOA
Sande at GOA

Sande an 11 years old boy is ever smiling, friendly and very hardworking. He is very promising and shows a lot of determination to make it in life.  He is very independent and always eager to learn. He is also a determined boy and very ambitious.

Being in school has given a glow to this former street boy at the Grandsons of Abraham Rescue Center. He comes from the Miritini slums at the outskirts of Mombasa County and together with his three siblings, was raised up by their late single mother.

Before the demise of his mother, Sande and his brothers had a fairly normal life at the Miritini slums. Despite the area being densely populated and lacking essential amenities leading to unhealthy environment and occasional diseases, their mother, who had no known source of income somehow managed to fend for them. However, Sande had already reached the school going age but was not able to attend school. 

Shortly after Sande's mother became ill and her health started deteriorating and was in and out of hospital. Unfortunately, due to lack of proper care, the mother passed on leaving Sande and his siblings with their ailing grandfather. Their grandfather could not provide adequately and so Sande started moving around the village collecting empty bottles and selling them to afford a meal. He could walk across the slums dirty, malnourished and was vulnerable to many abuses. The influence in the slums was so much with older boys going to Mombasa streets for some days and come back with stale foods from streets. Sande would feed on the stale food since he could not afford fresh food.

Soon Sande would end up in the streets of Mombasa, not knowing that this was the start of a long stay in the streets. Life in the streets was difficult especially at night he had to sleep in the cold on shop corridors to pass the night. Despite making some friends in the streets, life was hard and the cold nights were unbearable. The day to day harassment by the city authorities led to his several arrests for loitering in the streets. He could spend several weeks without showering and this predisposed him to several skin diseases.

“I used to go without food even for three days.  One must be aggressive in the streets in order to survive, but I was young and too weak to scramble with the older guys. I eventually started sniffing glue and other drugs to avert the suffering”, says Sande.

Fortunately, Sande's day dawned with luck and hope for him. It was on this day that social workers from Grandsons of Abraham Rescue Center went for a street rescue in Mombasa City. Sande was one of the boys who caught the attention of the social workers. His state was pathetic owing to what he had undergone at the cruel street life. He was frail, sickly and dirty. He was among the youngest too to be at the streets. But, despite the state he was in, Sande's face radiated with a smile of hope and resilience. He expressed his desire to be in school like other children his age, and to be in a family setup laced with love and care.

The social workers sympathized and empathized with Sande's case. He was rescued to Grandsons of Abraham Rescue Center, where he was taken care of.  His health improved. He made friends at the center, engaged in many life skills that and proved to be very talented. He regained his ever jovial and friendly personality enlightening the environment of the Centre.

Later he was enrolled in school where he is doing exceedingly well in his studies. He is also a good footballer, baseball player and an artist too. He is currently in Grade 4. 

“I am working hard to be a Doctor like the doctors that treated me when I came to Grandsons, so that I can be able to treat young children in the future too”, says a jovial Sande.

Thanks to our you and all our supporters who selflessly donate through GlobalGiving to enable Sande and all the children at the Grandsons of Abraham Rescue to regain hope and have a new lease in life. 

Asked what message he had for our GlobalGiving supporters, Jovially, Sande had this to say:

“Your support has helped in rescuing and transforming me to the new person that I am. I am very happy with your support. May God bless you all.  Thanks for helping me go to school.”

Thank you for supporting my schooling
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Jun 7, 2022
A responsible citizen is in the making

By Faustine Mutiso | Social Worker

Dec 17, 2021
A Christmas Gift to all our Supporters

By Bridgita S. Mwawasi | Project Leader

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Grandsons of Abraham Rescue/Rehabilitation/ Education Centre

Location: Mombasa, Coast Province, Kilifi County - Kenya
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Grandsons of Abraham Rescue/Rehabilitation/ Education Centre
Bridgita Mwawasi
Project Leader:
Bridgita Mwawasi
Mombasa , Kilifi County Kenya

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