KCC Unveiled

Our Blog: for stories worth telling

Kenya Children Centres (KCC) has been supporting disadvantaged children in Kenya for over 20 years.  Through our website, we inform visitors about the work that we do and thought that some additional information would help you understand the need for the work we support.

We invite you to join us on a journey through the complexities and contradictions of Kenya, through the challenges faced by the most impoverished of Kenyans, and through the services that we deliver, to see how your kind donations improve the lives, and prospects, of over 2,000 Kenyan babies and children.

Welcome to ‘KCC Unveiled’, a blog where each story is a call to action and an opportunity to share hope for the future.

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Abandoned Baby Unit

Kujali Abandoned Baby Unit – A Day In The Life

In this blog, Rachel explains what life in the Kujali Abandoned Baby Unit is like – by explaining ‘a day in the life’ of the unit.
In summary, it is very similar to many mothers’ days – feed, change, play, sleep . . . repeat – but on a

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Abandoned Baby Unit

Kujali Abandoned Baby Unit

Our last blog explained how abandoned babies are a major issue in Kenya. To help improve their life prospects Kenya Children Centres funded the creation, and continues to fund the day-to-day operations, of a dedicated Abandoned Baby Unit in the Kujali Children’s Centre, a Charitable Children’s Institute (CCI) near Thika.

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Abandoned Baby Unit

Abandoned Babies

Unwanted pregnancy among young girls in Kenya is rife. According to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014, a quarter of women have given birth by age 18 and almost half by age 20. More recent statistics show that 40% of girls between 15 and 19 in poor communities become

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Feeding Programmes

Kujali Feeding Programmes

Nourishing Minds, Empowering Futures:

The Transformative Impact of KCC’s School Feeding Programme in Kenya

In Kenya, a considerable number of students face the formidable challenge of attending school on an empty stomach, making it difficult for them to concentrate on their studies. Read how KCC is helping.

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Feeding Programmes

Nutrition and Education

Education is key to helping children improve their life chances, and good nutrition is key for school attendance and achievement. But many children in Kenya do not get the nutrition that they need.

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Introduction

KCC Unveiled – An Introduction

Kenya Children Centres (KCC) has been supporting disadvantaged children in Kenya for over 20 years. Through our website, we inform visitors about the work that we do and thought that some additional information would help you understand the need for the work we support.

We invite you to join us

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The KCC Unveiled Blogging Team:

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Rachel Kimanya - Centre Manager
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Janet Gicheri - Outreach Manager