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.

CCI was founded by Marilyn Cohn. Marilyn Cohn grew up in New York. As a young child she visited the Museum of Natural History and was enthralled by one room in the museum that housed all african artifacts. From that point on the calling to Africa took root in her heart and soul. Marilyn graduated from Hofstra University on Long Island, NY. She majored in Elementary Education knowing that one day she would go to Africa and teach. Believing that education is the key out of poverty, Marilyn has a driving passion to see schools formed all over Africa.
Because there is no free education in most of Africa many children are not able to attend school of any kind. The solution to this is CCI’s Children’s Villages:

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Building a Children’s Village

In October of 2011 CCI bought 17 acres of land near the Kenya/Uganda border. We will use this land to build a Children’s Village. Overall the Children’s Village will consist of building a safe haven for the children including schools, from nursury through technical college, housing, clinic,church and farming. CCI intends to build many children’s villages through-out Africa. The first one in Kenya will be a model for the ones to come. The key to our Children’s Villages is that they will be completely self-sufficient once they are built.  The villages will also be very eco-friendly. We will use solar power and bio-energy in our villages.

Learn more about the Children’s village and how you can take part building this community.

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.

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.

Through your help CCI wants to take this vision and extend it.  We have volunteer opportunities for organizations to take part in building.

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