Grasping At Straws
In the vast Semiarid lands of North Eastern Kenya lies Wajir town, in Wajir County, home to Kenyan Somali communities. For years the children and the communities in this region have suffered from waterborne diseases...
The Rise of Daniel
It’s exactly 12:00 noon and I can feel the heat wave from the scorching sun as we make our way to Wetaa Primary School in Machakos County.
Our mission is to meet Daniel Katunga Mutuku (13), a grade 7 student, who is...
One Liter of Water
| Irene washing her son's face |
We are greeted by two young mothers, as we inspect aborehole site and it’s imposing solar panel roof. Its size makes it a unique site in the hilly landscape. From here one can see...
World Water Day: How World Vision is responding
In celebration of World Water Day, we’re sharing some of the ways that World Vision provides clean water. We currently reach one new person with clean water every 10 seconds. In doing so, our actual work varies...
World Vision helps end harmful traditions
| After 20 years, a circumciser in Kenya laid down her tools—a knife and a razor blade. World Vision helps girls, boys, and communities to stand against the dangerous, damaging practice of Female Genital Mutilation... |
Freed from forced marriage, Sabina helps others
| A World Vision Child Protection Officer meets with Sabina* (r) and Kibset* (l) at Morpus School |
Sabina, a 15-year-old girl in West Pokot, Kenya, has escaped a forced marriage and is working to prevent other...
Restoring their dreams
| James Lokuk speaks to students at Morpus School |
He has become the face of Child Protection in West Pokot County, a voice for the protection of girls escaping the violence of Female Genital Mutilation and...
The Tiny Pioneer
| Dominica leads her students in a lesson on social studies. |
Dominica Chelatan (24) displays a rare trait, she has a photographic memory of her childhood. Her recollection of her upbringing speaks to the survival...
Youth gain leadership skills and confidence in ministry
“Trial and error,” “no clear direction,” “no teaching, no nothing”—these are the words that teachers at Kaboson Primary School in Kenya used to describe how they taught the weekly Christian Religious Education class.
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Raising up young leaders for Christ
The sun beats down on the iron sheet metal that covers Potter’s Restoration Fellowship Church in Changamwe, Kenya, creating oven-like temperatures inside.
But 12-year-old Vanessa (pictured right) leads the children’s...
