URGENT APPEAL
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to bring hope to children in Africa, especially the disadvantaged and vulnerable, by providing food, clothing, shelter, protection and education.
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We provide a caring and nurturing environment, enabling these children to have a real childhood which they would otherwise be denied. Our goal is to help each child leave full-time education with a vocational pathway, enabling them to break free of the poverty cycle and giving them hope for a brighter future.
Our flagship project is Tumaini Brooks School, just outside in Nairobi in Kenya, where we have approx 550 children. Since the foundation of Tumaini, over 3,500 children have been the beneficiaries of our work.
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?
Breaking the Poverty Cycle
63% of families in Kenya live below the international poverty line. As a result, many do not have access to even the most basic facilities, including education. Our mission at Tumaini Children's Charity is to break this poverty cycle for as many children as possible by providing clothing, food, shelter, protection, and education.
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Although Kenya has a public school system, students must provide their own transport, food at school and uniforms. This is beyond the ability of many families.
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Many children have also experienced abuse and mistreatment and as a result, the nurture and love we provide is critical in giving them a real childhood.
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By giving them a solid educational grounding with a vocational focus, we enable many children to secure viable employment and create a fulfilling and joyful life.
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For just £20/$25 a month, you can truly change someone's life. When you sponsor a Tumaini child, you give them hope for a brighter future. You will receive regular updates on progress of your sponsored child and, we hope, build a lifetime of association and mutual gratitude. ('Tumaini' is Swahili for hope)
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. 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. Work is already underway on 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 £200,000/$250,000, 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.
