My name is
Moses (6)and this is my story
Moses lives with his father, mother, three brothers and two sisters in a three roomed (…)
More InfoMoses lives with his father, mother, three brothers and two sisters in a three roomed (…)
More InfoBaldwin is the last born in a family of five children and has two brothers (…)
More InfoBakari is the penultimate born of five children and has three sisters and one brother. (…)
More InfoFelix is a partial orphan, who now lives with his grandparents after his mother left (…)
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More InfoIbrahim has joined St Irene’s ECDC in 2024 in the playgroup class. He is the (…)
More InfoDavid is the first born and the only child in his family. He was born (…)
More InfoWilliam is one of five children in the family . He comes from a vulnerable (…)
More InfoTimothy lives with his biological father who is 71 years old. He is the fifth (…)
More InfoFednat is a partial orphan and attends Milimani primary school. He lives with his paternal (…)
More InfoStephen is the second youngest in a family of seven children and attends Buchirinya Primary (…)
More InfoMichael is the eldest child with a little sister. His mother left education early due (…)
More InfoWe’re empowering communities in Western Kenya to break the cycle of poverty by providing education, improving health and developing commerce through our sustainable income generating projects.
We believe children should not grow up in institutions in isolation from society because of poverty, sickness, disease or death of parents. Children should live with dignity in a loving family, and without being disadvantaged or stigmatised by the cause of their vulnerability.
Our goal is to change lives for good.
Meet the children now Find out more about NasioJoin Ruth on a typical day and see what it’s like for one of the children we support at Noah’s Ark Early Childhood Development Centre (ECD).
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Education is a key factor in bringing about long-term sustainable change. Through our early childhood development centres…
This in turn allows them to invest back into the future of their own communities and break the cycle of poverty.
The first Noah’s Ark Early Childhood Development Centre for HIV orphans was started in 2001 by Irene’s daughter Lorna. It was located in a road-side kiosk at Mumias in western Kenya and catered for about 16 disadvantaged children. The purpose of the centre was to provide them with schooling, food, clothing, medical care and guidance on behaviour.
The old building had been due for demolishing by the authorities because it was too near the main road for the safety of the children. After extensive fund-raising, a new enlarged centre was built at a cost of £30,000 for the care of the children.
Find out more about Noah’s ArkIn 2006, a group of young people from Berinsfield, UK travelled to Kenya to design and build a temporary day care centre next to Irene Mudenyo’s house. This project was managed by Irene herself until 2007 when she was taken ill with cancer. She died on 16 December 2007 leaving the centre with 37 children to support, two employed teachers, a cook and a nurse. Since her death the centre has been named in her honour – St Irene’s Early Childhood Development Centre.
Over the next two years funds were raised and a purpose-built centre was constructed.
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