From street boy to top of his class
After living on Bungoma’s streets – miserable, hopeless and rejected – Stephen was given the chance for a new way. You helped give him that chance. He stumbled off the streets and found his way into the children’s home at Restoration Of Hope Ministries International....
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The year ahead
I don’t know about you, but I’m excited for what 2019 holds. It feels like this year is ripe with opportunity and I can’t wait to watch the children in Kyampisi, Kisumu, Nateete and Bungoma thrive because of the work you’re doing. When I think back to last...
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It takes a village… including you
This month marks an incredible milestone for Musana Daniel. He’s graduating from university with a Bachelor of Science (with Maths and Statistics). Our partner Haggai saw potential in Daniel to make something of his life many years ago and has mentored him ever since....
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Shelin: a crusader against child sacrifice
“With hope as the only tangible reality, justice still remains a dream that every victim envisions before they wake up from the ugly nightmare of child sacrifice that smothers a bright future.” These are powerful words from a courageous woman who’s been working to...
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A little story to brighten your day
“When I started school at New Seasons I didn’t know how to read and write but now I can.” Don’t these words from 12-year-old Mugoya Joshua Praise just make your heart sing! Joshua goes to New Seasons Nursery and Primary School in Nateete and has overcome much hardship...
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Growing up too young
Kisumu seems to be screaming out a story of abandonment. Parents die at a young age, with their children being forced to grow up far more quickly than they should. That’s exactly what happened to the neighbours living beside the Milele Centre. The four children, aged...
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Soccer is transforming Bungoma’s streets
Who would have thought a ball and net would rally Bungoma’s youth and give them a vision for their future? Bungoma’s street boys spend their days searching for food and just ‘surviving’, which means there’s no time to play games or enjoy life. But our partner,...
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A new future for Shamillah
Some children have all the potential and drive in life to succeed, but it’s their circumstances that hold them back. Things happen to them out of their control and these things so heavily restrict their future. But not for Nakamate Shamillah. She lives in the slums of...
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Children rescued from terrorist group
In May, 126 children were rescued from a radical Islamic terrorist group in Uganda. These children were kidnapped, held hostage, abused and trained by the group, so they could be trafficked to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s difficult to imagine exactly what...
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I will never forget the sight of his pink vest
When I first met Steven*, he was sitting on the railway tracks, wearing a pink puffer vest. He instantly jumped up the moment he saw me leaning out the window with my phone. He rushed up to the car waving a piece of paper at me. It was a grubby little brown envelope...
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This is why they live on the streets
There are many reasons these boys in Bungoma find themselves living on the streets… and it often takes a pretty awful situation at home for them to choose the tough street life. One such situation is caused by a cultural phenomenon called “widow inheritance” where if...
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You won’t believe what these boys are forced to eat
Before DIAS Director, Rod, left for Africa last month, he had a question he wanted answered. And while he was walking the streets of Bungoma in Kenya, it was. His question was this: does helping and feeding street boys actually make them want to stay on the streets?...
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