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GROUND BREAKING NEWS

 

On 10/2/2012, was a Ground Breaking Day for the start of the new home at Kerego community.

It was a very joyous moment for the community and the children.  In attendance were: 

  • District Commissioner, Kericho (Chief Guest)
  • Mr. Marcus – Finlay
  • Mr. Bullut – Finlay
  • Madam Children Magistrate (Kericho)
  • Kids Home Board
  • Kids Home Trustees
  • Finmax Community Based Committee
  • Mr. Mburu - Omniflora (represented the donor)
  • The Community
  • Kids Home Children
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About Kericho


Kericho is a Kenyan district located to the South West of the country and lies within the highlands west of the Great Rift Valley. The capital of the district is Kericho town. The district home to the best of Kenyan Tea which is world famous for its brightness, attractive color, brisk flavor and textures of fragrant leaves.

Kericho is the home town of the Kipsigis people, who are a part of the Kalenjin people. The Kipsigis are rated some of the most hospitable and courteous people in the country. They are also one of the communities in Kenya that still hold their cultural values dearly. 


To be part of empowering Kipsigis community visit http://otechgaacommunity.org/

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Why KHI in Kericho?


Kericho district has a high potential HIV transmission. The HIV prevalence rate in the district currently stands at 10% and AIDS-related deaths are on the increase with a corresponding increase in the number of children being left as orphans. A survey carried out in 2001 by Liftorphan Centre (a registered local non-governmental organization) identified 1,400 AIDS orphans in Ainamoi Constituency alone. Many more could not be in school because of hardships. It is believed that the number of AIDS orphans is well over five thousand (5,000) in the whole district.Most of the orphans live in deplorable conditions with no proper shelter, food, clothing and education. This is so because the traditional kinship systems (which would have catered for orphans in earlier times) of the Kipsigis community have long been destroyed by factors such as urbanization, globalization and increased costs of living which are all corrosive on any people culture. Due to these, most orphans are at the mercy of fate, struggling to live one day at a time. Some have been abandoned while others are abused and are therefore very vulnerable to the same monster that killed their parents. Kids Home International has recognized this fact and decided to intervene by establishing a home for these orphaned children. 

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 1. PROPOSED NEW HOME

 

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2. THE NEW HOME DESIGN

 

  

 

3. NEW HOME PROGRESS

 

PHASE 1

 

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                      Ground Levelling

 

 

 

    Campaign

We have been renting a home that houses only 45 orphaned and vulnerable children over the last 10 years, and now we plan to build them a home in Kericho community that will be more spacious. Thanks to the compassionate donor who purchased the land for the new home.

 

Self-sustainability

 

Our New home, when completed will  house upto 100 children, a nursery school, library, clinic, greenhouses, a dairy and water treatment for the local village. KHI invites you to bridge cultural divides and build a stronger global family through financial donations and/or coming with us on a humanitarian expedition to help us in constructing of the home itself. Join us on this journey of self-development by donating through PayPal.