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The latest figures are difficult to come by but a 2012 Unicef report estimated that there were 250-300,000 homeless children in Kenya, most of them in the big cities.
According to Nairobi-based charity Kenya Children of Hope, 63% of the cities’ homeless children have been on the streets on a part- or full-time basis for up to five years, with some as young as eight years old.
The majority sniff glue, explaining it to be the only way to survive daily life on the streets. Many are abandoned, flee homes of poverty in search of employment or are kicked out of home. Join us in 2020 to help support a local project working to minister to and educate street children.
Main Partner
Nkapililli School
Sister Clemencia is a Franciscan nun who has dedicated her life to helping disabled children who are often marginalised by society. She runs a small mainstream school with a special needs unit attached. The disabled children board at the school but some of the dorms are very basic (metal sheets and mud floors). Her vision is to build a school which will meet the needs of the disabled children offering them warmth and security and a place where they can learn.
Mission Direct has been instrumental in getting this school off the ground, quite literally, providing a dormitory to enable children with disabilities to board there, a covered eating area, bathrooms, a rainwater harvesting system and solar power. For most children in Kenya with any kind of disability, school is not an option: for some families their culture still attaches stigma to disability and therefore they do not see that child as being educatable; for others the cost and distance to travel to school are prohibitive.
In 2026, we plan to build a boy’s dormitory to ease overcrowding, and if funds permit, build additional classrooms to comply with new government regulations. Supporting Nkapilili School is crucial, as it is the only school for disabled children in the region.
You’ll be guaranteed a warm welcome from the children and staff, with songs and dancing to celebrate lasting friendship between us.
Other Partner
Mission with a Vision
This is run by Patrick and Josephine Ngigi and is a home for 70 girls who have been rescued from female genital mutilation (FGM) and childhood marriage. (Take a look at their website www.missionwithavision.net ).
For the past few years Mission Direct has been helping them to develop their project by building additional accommodation, farm infrastructure and a training and advocacy center.
Since 2022 we have been building new accommodation for the girls and in 2025 we started building their vocational training centre.
You will be impressed by these young dynamic women; hear their stories and be amazed at their determination to improve their lives. There will also be time to lend a hand on the farm, cook together, dance and sing.
At the end of the trip we have an overnight trip to the Maasai Mara game reserve where we stay in raised safari tents with comfortable twin beds and thick blankets! The tents have en-suite facilities. There will be time to relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.
There is also an afternoon/evening trip to Maji Moto to enjoy the Loita Plains and experience some Maasai culture.
The teams in Kenya’s Street Children have been doing an incredible job. Here are a few of the most recent stories and stats from the projects...
Dormitories for disabled children built
mattresses delivered to girl's refuge
classrooms built
You only have to give a £150 deposit to your trip contribution upfront.
The contributions listed are a reduced amount, based on the assumption that Gift Aid will be declared.
Orientation days and reunion days are included to help you get the most from your trip.