Our Origins
Our work is to actively contribute to raising the children that everyone has forgotten about, giving hope and a future for those impoverished, deprived and malnourished boys who are unable to attend school or even predict when their next meal will be. It is our aim to reach out to the endless number of street kids, rescuing them from poverty, abuse and hopelessness. We provide them with a nurturing family environment and give each boy the power to create a successful life for himself.
The Origins of Life4Kids in Kenya
In 2008, our founder, a teacher visiting Nairobi, met a nine-year-old orphan named John, who slept on cardboard in a field with only a plastic bag for cover. His plight revealed the harsh reality of countless street boys in the slums of Nairobi, where children survive by begging or scavenging in dangerous conditions.
Moved by their suffering, she began offering daily breakfasts. Soon, fifty boys gathered each morning for food, play, and friendship. Yet meals alone could not replace the need for shelter, education, healthcare, and love. With no organizations serving these children, she sold her home and belongings to found Life4Kids in 2010. The first boy, Jackson, was welcomed into a safe home and family on Mother’s Day.
Today, Life4Kids continues its mission: “To provide care and protection to children in a nurturing and loving environment.” Today Life4Kids provides food, shelter, schooling, healthcare, counselling, love, and hope for boys who would otherwise be left on the streets.
By supporting Life4Kids, you help transform lives and give abandoned children in Kenya the future they deserve.
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Four older boys welcome new little brother