Life4Kids Canada

To provide a loving home for homeless and abandoned boys in Nairobi, Kenya.

Specific Gifts For Specific Needs

Boy on a donated bicycle
Life4Kids boys on bikes
(generously donated by one of our sponsors)
Boys working in the garden
Life4Kids boys working in the garden

Here are a number of ways in which you can improve the lives of the boys … and provide a foundation for bringing more boys into the home:

Health, Comfort & Care

Here are some ways to support daily needs and restore dignity and well-being:

  • Sheets and blankets – $29 per month
    [The boys suffer from trauma and wet the bed. We need bedding constantly.]
  • Medical Care – $55 per month
    [Good healthcare should never be a luxury]

Small Gifts … Big Smiles

Here are some low-cost, one-time donation items that will bring joy and restore dignity:

  • Backpacks for School – $19 one-time gift
    [Every child deserves to carry hope]
  • Soccer balls – $25 per ball
    [Let the boys play like kids]
  • Soccer shoes – $35 per pair
    [Soccer is more than a game. It is therapy and community, and brings joy]
  • Chairs for counselling – $75 per chair
    [Help create a safe, calm, welcoming area]

Tools for Learning & Creativity

Here are some opportunities for recurring monthly gifts that nurture minds, build confidence and stimulate self-expression:

  • Library books – $19 per month
    [Support new books each month for boys who are eager to read and learn]
  • Live chickens – $19 per month
    [Teach responsibility. Feed the home]
  • Garden Tools & Seeds – $29 per month
    [Nourish body and spirit as boys learn to grow their own food]
  • School Supplies – $39 per month
    [Books, pencils, crayons, and learning tools that build confidence in the classroom]

Launch a Life

Here is a way to give beyond today, to give a boy a future, and to equip a future leader:

  • Scholarship – One-time $3000 gift
    [Help a young man achieve post secondary education: his impossible dream]

Expand the Mission: Provide for More

The home can accommodate 44 boys. But we can only afford to house 26. With additional funding, we can rescue a boy from the streets:

  • Sponsor a new boy – $275 per month
    [Be the reason a boy feels safe and loved]
  • Help support a Caregiver – $150 per month
    [Every child needs care, love & guidance]
  • Outfit a new bed – One-time $550 gift
    [Welcome a new boy into the home]
  • Clothes, shoes, etc. for new boy – $95
    [Outfit him with dignity and resilience]