STREET FEEDING PROJECT

About the Project:

The street feeding project was established 1994 and is run in the streets of Nairobi catering mainly to homeless children. The homeless child population is high within the streets of Nairobi and all of there stories being unique, some living with families, orphaned, beggars, some who have run away and others who occasionally call the streets their home. Daily these children are exposed to rough and risky activities while trying to earn money for food clothing. Theft, drugs, and diseases is commonly found in street life, the earlier these children can get rescued and rehabilitated in to a stable environment the more success they will have in maintaining their livelihood. Through the Street Feeding Project we aim to build the trust with the children and families by visiting the streets weekly and providing them with a breakfast. This not only provides nutrition but as well a lead way into a trusting relationship.

Our long term goal for the street feeding project is to have the children leave the streets and enter into our Children’s Home where they can rehabilitate and have a bright future away from the dangers of the streets. However to do so it takes time with the families and the children, playing with them, joking around earning trust and getting to know the stories behind them. When trust is earned through our on going project we are able to ask questions and invite them to visit our home and stay with us.

With help from volunteers and ongoing donations the project can be sustained in providing breakfast items to the families and at least 30 children weekly.