Only one child now lives in Cherry Brierley Children’s Home full time. The home is changing to becoming a centre for support and learning in the wider community, but we can still offer a safe refuge for children at risk. We have such a child at the moment. That child is Ryan. He is a […]

As the election period in Kenya approaches, the country holds its breath. Will there be violent clashes as there was before and if there is, how bad will it be? But there are many Kenyan women and girls who have a different reason to be worried about this coming election period. They know that if […]

We are eagerly seeking new trustees for the Kisumu Children Trust! Please do explore our website to see the full extent of our work but in a nutshell, we are a Christian charity seeking to improve the lives of desperately poor children and their families in Kisumu, Kenya. We do this by: – running a […]

Job Opportunity: Development Officer based in Kisumu, Kenya 6-9 month contract Kisumu Children Trust (KCT) is an established Christian charity dedicated to improving the lives of some of Kenya’s poorest children through a three-fold approach: – running a residential home – supporting children within their own homes – through sustainable community development projects. KCT seeks […]

Selfless, hard working, resilient and enterprising, there are millions of women in Africa who fit that description as they steadfastly, and sometimes hopelessly, run small businesses to make enough money for their family to eat. It is a very tough environment in which to make a profitable business, but they don’t give up! We met […]

I have been on the board of trustees for just over a year and due to various issues with Covid, I have still not met any other members of the board or staff of the charity in person! For all I know they only exist in 2D! Despite the lack of in-person contact, a lot […]

By Alex Campbell Odhiambo, Kisumu I met Boaz, nine years old, living with disability. His mother had just come back from hospital where she took him for medication following a diagnosis of Malaria. She welcomes us to her house then tells us about her son.  Boaz was born healthy, walking and talking but at 2 […]

We are very sorry to have to report the sad death of a great man and highly respected Patron and friend of Kisumu Children Trust, Bishop Francis. He died very suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday 29th October in Nairobi. His death has indeed come as a big shock. Bishop Francis was a Patron for many […]

This is Abel. We came to know Abel in the Kisumu community some time ago when he approached us for a loan from our ‘JOG’ fund to help him begin farming a small area of land which he had access to. He had little farming knowledge or experience, only a lack of food and a […]

In 2015, the United Nations came together to create a much needed and desired Agenda for Sustainable Development by 2030. The plan was to provide a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future and was readily adopted by all member states as a call to action […]