James’s Story

Sleeping on a plastic sheet in a tin hut by night, James, the single child of a single parent, spent the days of his first 4 years with his mother, begging along the streets of Kisumu, in Kenya. She struggled with a learning disability and, sadly, any money they were given was spent on alcohol. James went hungry and became more and more malnourished.

Spotted one day by a local MP and, knowing of the highly commended reputation of Cherry Brierley Children’s Home, he offered James the opportunity of a better life.

Now Nelson

This is my new nickname – which is not too surprising as my surname is Mandela!

I am now 9 years old and have lived in Cherry Brierley Children’s Home in Kisumu for 5 years. Here I am in the red t-shirt with my family.

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  • I am healthy
  • I am happy
  • I am well fed
  • I go to school every day
  • I am loved by my family
  • I have a sponsor
  • Best of all I now know that I am loved by God

 

We are a UK based charity working in the Kisumu area of Kenya.

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Kisumu Children Trust 36, Beulah Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2NR

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So many children in Kenya struggle through incredible poverty. They regularly go hungry and expect nothing more.

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