Kenya
A Chance for Unconditional Love
A rescue home in Kenya ensures that abandoned babies get the love and care they need to survive and thrive.
A Child Champion’s Persistence Saves a Little Boy’s Life
A Child Champion and a medical camp at a Hope Center in Malindi help a little boy get the correct diagnosis and medicine just in the nick of time.
How a Child Champion and a Gift Helped Stop an Early Marriage
A Child Champion’s intervention and a gift from a sponsor come just time to save a Kenyan girl from dropping out of school to be married off.
Child Champions Rally to Fix
a Family’s Damaged House
Child Champions in Kenya come together under the scorching sun to rebuild the dilapidated house of a sponsored child in Turkana.
Christmas Celebrations in Kenya
Here’s a look at Christmas traditions in Kenya, and how Child Champions help kids in hard places celebrate Christmas when their families cannot afford to hold celebrations.
A Boy’s Childhood Dream Comes True, Even in a Hard Place
A OneChild sponsorship program graduate achieves his dream career thanks to the Child Champions in his life.
Christmas Joy for a Family in a Hard Place
For the first time in their lives, a family in Kenya gets to celebrate Christmas with presents and delicious food, thanks to the support their child receives from her Hope Center.
New Beginnings for Turkana Boys
Turkana boys who attend Hope Centers in Kenya learn there is more to life than the often-dangerous job of herding livestock. Read how Child Champions help transform these boys’ futures through education.
Sponsor’s Gift Transforms a Family’s Future
A simple gift from his sponsor seven years ago transformed the lives of a boy and his entire family living in poverty in Kenya and opened the door to a future in cattle farming they had never dreamed was possible.
Childhood Hardships Fuel Woman’s Desire to Help Kids
The grueling challenges a Kenyan woman endured in her childhood inspire her to devote a life of service to kids living in hard places.
A Little Photographer’s Big Steps
Precious, a sponsored girl in Kenya, finds she has a talent for photography – and it gives her so much joy to see other kids smile for her camera.
The Bravery That Stopped a Vice
Thanks to the teaching and self-affirmation Josephine receives at her Hope Center, she took a firm stand against a dangerous procedure that her extended family was pressuring her to have.
Stepping in to Help a Child in Need
Wilfred Dakane, Kenya Supporter Care and Engagement Officer, knows firsthand the importance of investing in kids living in poverty. Read how Wilfred, a former sponsored child, helps transform children’s lives from hard places of hopelessness to fruitful, fulfilled lives in Christ.
Love and Care After the Fire
A family of two sponsored boys in Kenya lost all they had in a house fire. They also lost hope. Then OneChild’s Children’s Crisis Fund stepped in.
Quenching Thirst and Restoring Hope
A Maasai family in Kenya shares what the availability of clean water at a OneChild Hope Center means to their parched community.
Shaping the Destinies of Vulnerable Kids
Kenya Country Director Nicholas Kimatu helps meet the needs of kids living in poverty while providing them spiritual guidance to show them God has a plan for them.
Mental Wellness for Kids in Hard Places
Mary Ndundu, one of the longest-serving Child Champions in Kenya, helps us understand what it is like to serve in an impoverished, crime-prone neighborhood, and the psychological and emotional challenges that kids face there.
Dreaming Big in a Hard Place
A sponsored boy in Kenya discovers his talent, which is nurtured at his Hope Center, and he now lives his dream of playing in a band.
Feeding Souls and Empty Bellies
A pastor who never had a chance to dream big as a child uses her influence in her community to give hope – and nourishment – to kids living in poverty so they can dream big.
A Birthday to Remember
A sponsored child in Malindi, Kenya, has her first birthday celebration after joining the Hope Center – a memory she holds dear, thanks to her sponsor who sent a birthday gift.
