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Rainbow House Children's Home, Malindi, Kenya Registered Charity Number: 1111579 |
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Rainbow House Children's Home, Malindi, Kenya Registered Charity Number: 1111579 |
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Site updated April, 2008 |
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A Message From Lynda ...
Rainbow House children's Home is now open. We
have 27children resident who would otherwise be left to fend for
themselves on the streets of Malindi. the girls would surely have
become prostitutes and the boys thieves in order to survive and to
buy food. We have places for 40 children but have taken them in
slowly so we can counsel and understand their backgrounds. All of
the children have been abused in some way either sexually or
physically. All of them arrive starving and sick. We have dealt with
several cases of Malaria, this is the biggest killer in Africa. We
have also treated 1 case of pneumonia, dysentery and typhoid. None
of our children have had any form of schooling and many couldn't
even hold a pencil. their ages range from 1 year to 13 years. The
staff and myself have given 1-1 teaching and within 6 weeks all the
children over the age of 6 (15) can write the alphabet and up to 30
and also count and read simple English words. Three of our children
have shown great aptitude its just that no one has ever given them
the chance. Our next group to come are 10 13-15 years old girls. The
area in which we live is a 'school for prostitutes' It is our
intention to train these girls in morality and later when they are
adult to counsel others who fall prey to the pimps roaming the
streets looking for easy prey. Please allow me to say a big thank
you to all who have supported us. Without your finance and prayers
this vital work would not continue. Our next part of the project is
to build a classroom to educate our children at primary level.
Government schools have up to 75 pupils in each class and the
children learn little. With our own classroom and teacher I am sure
the children will excel and then be ready to attend senior school.
The cost of building a classroom will cost around 1500 pounds. Desks
and benches 300 pounds. Can anyone help support this ? We also have
a ever increasing food and medical bill and need people who are
willing to commit to sponsor Rainbow House by standing order. As
little as 10 pounds a month makes buys a great deal of food here and
if you are a tax payer we can claim all that tax back as well!
Please speak to Kate MacFadyen who will send you instructions on how
to support us.
The population of this area is 33350 there are
also 3365 orphans. Mostly due to AIDS. Many of our children will
test HIV positive. These tests will be done at a later date.
We are still looking for people who would be able to sponsor this
project on a monthly basis. £10 a month doesn't even cover the cost of
a daily newspaper in the Are you planning a holiday? If you are planning to visit As there is so much corruption and theft in
According to UNICEF it is estimated that 300,000 children in Kenya have lost one or both of their parents. It is also estimated that their are 300,000 children living on the streets. (see *1) If you would like to make a donation online via PayPal or you just want to know more, please e-mail the webmaster at contact@footprintsofjesus.org.uk. Alternatively postal donations may be sent c/o: The Gatehouse,Petworth Road, Milford, GODALMING, Surrey, GU8 5BA United Kingdom Cheques should be made payable to 'Footprints Of Jesus'
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Contact Lynda |
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Lynda's Address Box number 567 Watamu Kenya 80202 |
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Text
or call +254723145575 |
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| Lynda & George take no money from the project to support themselves, they are self supporting, so that your money goes directly to help the children. | |
| 'True religion is this, to look after the widows and orphans in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world' James 1:29 | |
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"Street children throughout the world are subjected to physical abuse by police or have been murdered outright, as governments treat them as a blight to be eradicated-rather than as children to be nurtured and protected. They are frequently detained arbitrarily by police simply because they are homeless, or criminally charged with vague offenses such as loitering, vagrancy, or petty theft. They are tortured or beaten by police and often held for long periods in poor conditions. Girls are sometimes sexually abused, coerced into sexual acts, or raped by police. Street children also make up a large proportion of the children who enter criminal justice systems and are committed finally to correctional institutions (prisons) that are euphemistically called schools, often without due process. Few advocates speak up for these children, and few street children have family members or concerned individuals willing and able to intervene on their behalf... ... The public view of street children in many countries is overwhelmingly negative. The public has often supported efforts to get these children off the street, even though they may result in police round ups, or even murder. There is an alarming tendency by some law enforcement personnel and civilians, business proprietors and their private security firms, to view street children as almost sub-human." Extract from Human Rights Watch
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