Creating Hope

Recently we asked Ruth Kyatha, Director of children’s centre Creation of Hope, to tell us more about how her team helps the couple of hundred or so vulnerable children who live with family members in the community around Creation of Hope.  Largely orphaned – but not always – these boys and girls are considered vulnerable and often live with an elderly grandparent or single mom, someone who cares for the child but may struggle to provide the necessities of life.  It’s a wonderful idea – that a child who has lost his or her parents would have the chance to …

A Grandmother’s Hope 

The lush green scenery of the mountains in and around Kikima, Kenya is truly beautiful! But it can mask the hash realities of life here. Families tend small patches of ground in the valley or on terraces that create giant steps going down the mountain – in the endless effort to grow food. Non-native eucalyptus trees have taken over the landscape, robbing the soil of water, and dropping leaves containing toxins that inhibit the seed germination that is needed to grow food crops.  The ongoing struggle to feed a family from this deceptively harsh landscape is just the beginning, as …