URGENT APPEAL
OUR MISSION
Tumaini Children's Charity is dedicated to supporting children in Kenya. Our goal is to provide food, clothing, shelter, protection and education, all within a nurturing environment for children in need. By focusing on education, with a special focus on vocational training, we aim to empower these children to have a brighter future full of opportunities and hope, and overcome the poverty cycle so common for many of them.
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Our efforts are currently focused on Tumaini Brooks children's school in Kiambu, Kenya which serves 600 children. Most of these children live at the school, some are orphans and others from backgrounds where living at home is not an option. As well as Kiambu, we also have children from Kibera, the most disadvantaged urban area in Africa. The food, clothing, shelter, protection and education we provide is invaluable for sustaining the lives of these children
The charity also owns land in The Maasai, an area with limited education, where the girls are often subject to FGM and married before their teenage years. Our next major project is to expand our work by building a school here.
FEED
CLOTHE
SHELTER
PROTECT
EDUCATE
600
Children
£20
Monthly Cost per child
1 Child
Feed
Clothe
Shelter
Protect
Educate
1 sponsor
Will You be the one to change their world?
Meet Grace
Meet Grace, a brave young girl who, along with her siblings, had been struggling to survive after being abandoned. She learned about a food drive we held for local families, and when we heard her story, we knew we had to help. Now, Grace is part of the Tumaini family, where she is safe and cared for. She no longer worries about food or shelter and is thriving in our supportive community. Your support can help us provide a secure and nurturing environment for more children like Grace.
Could you help sponsor a girl like Grace?
THE BIG ASK
URGENTAPPEAL
Tumaini Brooks has operated successfully for over 20 years. However, in order to safeguard the future of the school and properly care for the well-being of the children there are a number of critical projects which we need to undertake urgently. As of September 2024, you may have heard about recent fires at schools in Kenya which have tragically resulted in significant loss of life. As a result, we need to become completely compliant with new government regulations as a matter of extreme urgency and our objective is to fund all these projects this side of the New Year. Work is starting already on certain projects using existing funds and donations, and will continue through to April 2025. Companies and philanthropists are invited to donate as generously as possible towards our target of £500,000/$625,000, with the deepest gratitude from the entire Tumaini team.
HOW YOU CAN HELP?
In our Western context, the cost of running and maintaining Tumaini Brooks is relatively small. Capital projects are a fraction of the cost in western countries. Just £12,000 ($15,000) will feed, clothe, shelter, protect and educate all 600 children for a month. We already have many generous donors. One person can't save the the world, but you can change one persons world by donating just £20/$25 per month. Will you become one of our 600 shining stars by the end of 2024?
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​​Recent school fires in Kenya have resulted in increased focus by the Department of Education on legislaitive compliance. Tumaini Brooks is in desperate need of funds to continue their work: caring for the children day to day, providing a nominal living wage for staff, and to urgently undertake a number of capital projects in order to both provide a safe environment and comply with government requirements.
