The work of Chosen Children International ( CCI) is
currently focused on the children of Kenya, East Africa. Over 35 million
people live in Kenya. Of this 35 million over 2 million of the population
are infected with the HIV virus. Of all the orphans living in Kenya 38% of
them became orphans due to HIV/AIDS claiming their parents. The rest are
orphaned due to tribal conflicts and illnesses other than AIDS
When a child in Kenya is orphaned it is most often the grandparents
of the child who are left with the burden of taking care of the child. Usually
these grandparents are too elderly and poor to meet these children’s basic
needs such as adequate nutrition, clothes for school and home, school supplies,
or in the case of high school children the necessary fees for them to attend
school.
CCI is currently helping orphaned children through our home based
care program. We take care of the children who are living with their
grandparents by supplementing nutritious food to the children’s diets, providing
school uniforms, school books and supplies, and clothes for them to wear at home.
Children in Kenya are not allowed to go to school without the proper uniform thus
many of these children were not attending school until we intervened. Our children
receive counseling through our social worker and our pastor who both visit the
children regularly.
The Real goal of CCI is to build Children’s Villages
CCI has been given 20 acres of land by the Kenyan government on which to build our
first Children’s Village. In December of 2007 we started building our first building
which is the health clinic. There are no health clinics at all in the area where we
are building and the need is great. As soon as we finish the health clinic we will
start building the school and the homes for the children.
We also train the guardians of the children to have a small business
so that they can better provide for the children under their care. Through our
micro-enterprise program we loan our guardians a small amount of money with which
to start up a small business. This enables them to eventually become self-sufficient.
Below: Health clinic being built in Kwanza.
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