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NDENGU stew – a nutritious meal at CBCH!

150 children at Cherry Brierley Children’s Home are served a sustaining meal every day (except Sundays). In the picture, Dominick is cooking NDENGU (polished green grams) stew with rice.  The recipe: Green grams (Ndengu) stew with rice Ingredients: Polished Green grams (you can use any other beans) Tomatoes Onions Salt Spice (of your choice) Cooking […]

Dr Robert Ouko School is expanding.

Education is Key to Breaking the Cycle of Poverty We are delighted to see . When Dr Peter Brierley first visited Dr Robert Ouko School, there was just one row of classrooms. Now, in the Google aerial view (picture beside), we can see a complex of buildings. The new classrooms can be easily spotted because […]

The gift of a New Kitchen for Tieng’re Primary/Junior Secondary School

For many years Alice, retiring head teacher of Tieng’re Primary/Junior Secondary School, has longed for a functional kitchen to provide lunch for her 1000 undernourished and poverty-stricken children. Where there was little hope, through one of the generous KCT supporters, God provided funds for the entire building (the kitchen and dining room). We are in awe […]

‘Yes, we can’ – a training course for widows

Parenting can be very challenging, especially for single mums. Our social worker provides Positive Parental Training for caregivers. The slogan of the training is: ‘Yes, we can.’ The sessions give the women the knowledge, skills, encouragement, and emotional strength!

A rescue centre at CBCH

Currently, Cherry Brierley is acting as a rescue centre for children needing care and protection. At the beginning of 2024, four children in poor health came to the Children’s Home; they were malnourished and in bad condition. Our Kisumu Staff were doing their best to ensure that these children received special nutrition care as recommended […]

Funding More Micro-Businesses

We are delighted to fund five more start-ups after the reasonably successful outworking of our first three last year. The five have been chosen, a meeting has been held with them, and all five have received their initial funding. One, Benta, who wished to set up a grocery stall, has already done so, and it […]

We are delighted to sponsor more children

The KCT is taking on ten more children. Alice Aoko Atollo, the head teacher of the Tieng’re Comprehensive School (TICS), and teachers will decide which children should be supported. This requires some tough decisions as many needy children are at the school. For sponsored children, KCT covers educational costs for as long as they are […]

New Classrooms at Dr. Robert Ouko Primary School are completed!

Three (four) New Classrooms and the Administrative Block are completed! The commissioning service is planned for the middle of May, and the children will be able to start using them at the end of May. The classrooms look very good and are much larger than average; they will seat 70-80 pupils. As the classrooms were […]

New Generator for TICS

Please give thanks to the Lord for the receipt of a generous donation to fund the purchase and installation of a generator at Tieng’re Comprehensive School (TICS). This will guarantee a reliable backup when the regular electricity supply fails, as it often does, causing disruption to the children’s education. Alice Aoko Atollo, the head teacher […]

Children are eager to learn about God!

We are thankful that children are eager to learn about God! However, most children in the community in the Cherry Brierley Children’s Home (CBCH) neighborhood do not attend church because their parents are too busy looking for a livelihood to support them. Every Friday, CBCH supports a local school (Tieng’re Comprehensive School -TICS) by providing […]

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