PROVIDING HEALTHCARE TO CHILDREN IN RURAL KENYA

When we first met Hannah, she was sad and had lost hope in life. This is because her mother would mistreat her forcing Hannah to spend most nights in school to avoid her mother. To sustain herself, she would go around collecting discarded bananas at the market in Limuru. When we found out about Hannah during one of the regularly scheduled health check-ups at her school, we reported the case to her head teacher who then forwarded our concerns to the area chief. The chief took action and immediately arrested her mother. Hannah and her younger sister were temporarily housed at a nearby children’s home. During her time in prison, Hannah’s mum got a chance to go through counseling sessions. Her Mother was released from the prison and Hannah and her sister were safely taken back home.

We followed up with Hannah and her sister and their countenance was greatly improved. Hannah is very lively and happy. During her interview, she told us that her mother now treats her well and that she is well fed every day.

Thanks to ‘Cooperación Iternacional’ and their program ‘A Smile for Christmas’ we distributed Christmas gifts to 525 children from King’othua Primary School in Limuru Kenya. King’othua Primary School is one of the beneficiaries CHEP and when Cooperación Iternacional approached us about participating in this powerful gesture, we were certain about where we wanted to gifts to go. 

For many of these children, this is the first time they are receiving any kind of gift for Christmas. Their faces say it all.

“What they received’ said the Head teacher, Mr. Stephen Omondi, ‘made all the difference for them during Christmas. The pupils look so smart with the new school bags and they feel loved and always eager to come to school’. This is the feedback on the experience early this year.