In Project Kisumu we have built a Childrens Development center in Kisumu, Kenya. Ucare Maisha center opened on the 1st of December 2015. Today we have 204 children at the center. The center provides a safe environment where the children at greatest risk receive nurture. The children receive two meals per day. We want to increase their quality of life through contact with adults that have plenty of love to give, through social activity with other children, and to make sure they receive nutritious food. On a daily basis the center is in the capable hands of Judy, Maurice, Mama Mercy, Godfrey and Moses.

Management

The center is administrated and run by Maurice. Maurice is from Kisumu, he is married, has three children and is a pastor in a local church. Maurice lost his mother during childbirth. Twelve years later, he became an orphan when he lost his father to HIV/AIDS. Maurice has experienced first hand the challenges orphan children in Kenya goes through on a daily basis. Maurice wants to dedicate his life to give children a better life. He says this is his calling in life. 

Daily life at the center  

With our center in Kisumu, we are helping Maurice realizing this dream. There are different activities such as singing, sports, games and dancing. We teach them to take responsibility for their own lives and become independent through education. They learn and take part in caring for others. The children receive teaching about nutrition, hygiene, agriculture and other relevant subjects. There are specific times of the day when the children are doing their homework in groups, because we believe in education as a key to fight poverty.