It is an odd title to consider here in the UK when we think of the challenges facing Kenyan healthcare where over 50% of doctors born and trained in Kenya work abroad. Most Kenyan counties have fewer than 1 doctor to 10,000 people and 80% of Kenyans don’t have any access to healthcare insurance and […]

These children are off to secondary school; no longer a dream for the destitute but an opportunity open to every child.     There have been some very exciting developments at National Government level regarding education in the last year. The Education Cabinet Secretary, George Magoha, has been very vocal about the initiative which has […]

Following all the hard work, not just by our children studying for their exams but also our staff supporting them tirelessly with homework and extra support where needed, the results of the 2019 KCPE exams are in. We have results for 14 CBCH children, those that board full time and those that still live with […]

This year has been a very busy one for us at Kisumu Children, not just because of all the goings on in Kisumu itself of which there are many exciting developments (please do signup for our newsletter if you would like to hear all about those). But for us here in the UK, we have […]

Volunteering has never been so important as it is today. Not only because of the desperate need in this world from so many areas, whether it be human, animal or environmental but because volunteering builds people up and helps to develop us as human beings. As a volunteer, I completely fell in love with the […]

It is clear that the job market for women across Kenya is clearly a very different prospect for them than it is for men. I am aware of this, not only through first hand observation, but also from the heat of African debates I have witnessed through media channels tackling the subject. Gender equality in […]

Canterbury countryside walk Pub lunch en-route June 29th Meet at 10am (meet at Canterbury Cathedral) IN AID OF CLOTHES, SHOES AND FOOD FOR 10 NEW CHILDREN FOUND IN EXTREME POVERTY Click here to sponsor >> Join us on our sponsored walk to simply raise money for food and clothes for 10 very poor children who […]

You would normally sponsor a child until they are 18 years old. Many of our sponsors like to keep in touch beyond that age and in to adulthood which is absolutely fine if you would like to do that. We encourage a long term relationship because it is great for you and for the child […]

For any child leaving home, it is a challenging world to find a job when you have just qualified and have no commercial experience. When the  children at CBCH leave home they have the added difficulty that jobs are very scarce in Kisumu and any job they are qualified for will have immense amounts of […]

Each year 10% of African GDP is lost to corruption.  Globally, it is thought to be 5% of GDP which is affected.  Clearly it is higher in Africa than elsewhere but why do they get such a bad name when it is evident worldwide.  Let’s think about North America.  According to the BBC, it is […]