What we do
The Children’s Centre started its operations in April 2008 from rented premises on the outskirts of Kakamega town. However, there are plans to build a permanent home for the children at Maseno where land can be availed.
The Friends of Julius and Dora UK exist to help support this work through fund raising activities.
History
The Julius and Dora Children’s centre is named after a Christian couple who fostered many children in their home in their life time.
In response to some alarming statistics from Western Kenya;
From Western Women Empowerment Network
“The situation of orphans in Western Province has reached a crisis level that requires urgent attention by all stakeholders”.
And Western Provincial Children’s officer as reported in the Daily Nation newspaper of Wednesday August 27th 2008
“The Western provincial Children’s office decried the high rate of killing of children born out of incest in the area. The children’s officer, Mr Isaac Ochanga, said such children were being killed according to tradition as they were considered as outcasts. They are either strangled or abandoned in the bush soon after being born to save the family from perceived curses Mr Ochanga said the province recorded over 39,000 cases of children abandoned in the last two years....”
