Kajiado is the capital of Kajiado County, 50 miles south of Nairobi, Kenya.

It is about a 3 hour drive. The roads have improved dramatically, but it is still an interesting trip.

Use the Wikipedia link below to learn much more.

Kajiado Wikipedia Page

As of January 2023, KCH supports 105 children and youth.

• Nursery through Class 8 primary school includes 65 resident children living permanently at KCH.
• Outreach Education Program includes 7 students, Class 3 through 8, living off campus with a guardian.
• Secondary (High) school includes 18 teens supported by KCH.
• Vocational / College includes 14 students receiving educational support.
• Outreach Food Program: KCH provides fresh vegetables and staples to many local families during crises situations, e.g. Covid in 2020 and severe drought in 2022.
• Outreach Alternative Care Program: These children live with one parent in a situation where their parent cannot afford school or medical care for their child. The Kenya Child Protection Act stipulates that children should be raised in a home environment if at all possible.

We believe that every child deserves hope. It is important to help widows to continue caring for her child if she has little or no source of income. Other children may be admitted to the home on a temporary basis by Kenya Child Services while they search for next-of-kin when a child loses both parents. If none is found, these children are admitted to KCH.

In 2022, KCH became a partner with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa. This provides access to additional donated goods by people and organizations that make their donations through the PCEA.

Our funds come from generous individuals, churches, school fundraisers and grants.

Our current church partners are:

• Cook’s Memorial Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC
• Covenant Life Presbyterian Church, Sarasota, FL
• Crosspoint Church, Boone, NC
• Graceway Church, Leesburg, FL
• Hamilton Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA
• Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church, North Myrtle Beach, SC
• Paw Creek Presbyterian Church, Paw Creek, NC
• Rocky River Church, Harrisburg, NC
• St. John’s Church, Archbold, OH
• Siler Presbyterian Church, Waxhaw, NC
• True North Church, Wauseon, OH

Our current school partners are:

• Primrose School of South Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Additional funds come from:

• Over 130 child sponsors located in 15 states.
• Annual fundraisers
• Individual donations
• Grants

As a 501(c)3 charity, we have sought and received accreditation with the following respected organizations:

Our GuideStar rating is Platinum. We have no compensated employees. (All board members are volunteers.)

We are also listed on Charity Navigator, but cannot receive a rating until we receive $1,000,000 in revenues.

We were given a 2022 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonProfits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits. This rating was based on the number of ratings and reviews received from volunteers, donors and aid recipients. “Hope For Kajiado is a great example of a nonprofit making a real difference in the world”, said Peria Ni, CEO of GreatNonprofits. “Their award is well-deserved recognition not only of their work, but the tremendous support they receive as shown by the many outstanding reviews they received from people who have direct experience working with Hope For Kajiado.”

Hope For Kajiado is an “Accredited Charity” by the Better Business Bureau, and is included in the National listing of charities in the BBB Wise Giving Alliance based for meeting criteria for the Standards for Charity Accountability.

Currently our primary focus is meeting monthly expenses for the children’s home to provide for children.
• Monthly expenses include food, education and medical needs, plus staffing to provide daily, loving care
and oversight that these children need to grow into responsible adults.
• Garden improvements to offset the cost of food for the children.
• Facility and grounds are over twenty years old and some buildings are in need of repairs. Only the most desperate repairs are completed on an as-needed basis.

Upcoming projects include:

2023 – Build primary school on the campus of KCH to accommodate Classes 1 through 6.
2023 – Expand Early Child Development Center to include 2 yr old children in addition to the existing classes for nursery and kindergarten.
2024 – Add solar panels to address power outages – $8,000-$10,000 estimates
2024 – Research additional water resources – The well built in 2015 is exhibiting end of life due to water tables
2024 – Facility/Buildings Updates – Replace roof on dormitory, admin building, staff housing

Recently completed projects include:
2018 – Repainted dorm rooms
2018 – Replaced metal roof on dining hall
2018 – Replaced cover of first greenhouse due to significant tear in roof
2018/19 – Replaced well pumps, and added additional piping to carry water to the home
2019 – Replaced facing on side of guest house
2019 – Replaced children’s metal storage boxes, and dorm window curtains.
2019 – Built new multipurpose 70′ x 30′ metal building meant mainly for tutoring and worship services
2020 – Added perimeter security fencing
2020 – Installed flush toilets in dormitories
2020 – Renovated campus buildings
2020 – Provided musical equipment needed for Sunday services
2021 – Added solar panels to the dining hall
2022 – Refurbished playground
2022 – Flush toilets added to staff housing

The children are mostly Massai. We do receive children from the Kikuyu tribe and others. Tribes do not often interact with each other in Kenya. By bringing in children of multiple tribes at the home, the children become brothers and sisters. After 20 years of experience in this area, we have found that this generation of children is more socially interactive between tribes then if they were brought up in their traditional settings.

For some of the children, it is a cultural thing. KCH does it to maintain their health. The children have a fascination with visitor’s hair and like to touch it if given permission.

The children come to KCH speaking their village language which include many different dialects. The children are taught English and Swahili at KCH. Both English and Swahili are used in the schools.