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Training for Care Reform and Case Management in Kenya In the heart of Kenya, a powerful transformation is unfolding in the way children are cared for under the Kenyan Government's Care Reform Initiative-- a ten-year strategy aimed at deinstitutionalizing children and revolutionizing child care. The primary focus of the initiative is to move away from [ . . . ]

Day Of The African Child Theme: The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment This day is celebrated annually on June 16th to commemorate the 1976 Soweto uprisings in South Africa. On this day, African children are honored, their rights are recognized, and their welfare is promoted. It is also aimed at raising awareness [ . . . ]

The transformation of the dining area at Serah Vision Children's Home was made possible with the support of Lift the Children donors, Martin and Kim Bassett. Prior to renovations, there were no tables for the children to sit at and they ate their meals while sitting on the floor. The children have been overjoyed by [ . . . ]

Lift the Children is participating in the commemoration of International Missing Children's Day  on May 25th, 2023. This day honours the memories of missing children, raises awareness of the issues surrounding child abduction, and focuses on the prevention of child abduction and the recovery of missing children. To help promote awareness on the issue of missing [ . . . ]

It has taken years of engagement to develop the Children Bill 2021, which was assented by President Uhuru Kenyatta on 6th July 2022 replacing the Children’s Act 2001. The new Children’s Act, 2022 is a significant improvement to the Children’s Act 2001. Some of the new additions and improvements to the law include: Provides ways [ . . . ]

The most emotional difficult experience is coping with the death of your parent. It is a traumatic event that permanently changes the emotional, biological and psychological aspect in children. There is expected death and unexpected/sudden death. But the finality of death to many is felt as unconvincing especially when it is a parent. Someone whom [ . . . ]

An eye opening conversation with Moses- Director and founder of Special Children Special People, a Ugandan based children facility that gives a home to children suffering from various forms of disabilities. Moses shared how they strive to make their institution to feel like home and family for everyone. SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN ARE SPECIAL PEOPLE IN [ . . . ]

ACHILDREN HOME IS AHOME AND FAMILY With the understanding that institutional care presents more challenges to children compared to when they are raised in normal families- And appreciating that circumstances beyond anyone's intervention continue to lead Children to be in institutions around the world- Lift the Children supported institutions are keen on ensuring that even [ . . . ]

A true story of Lumbembe (not his real name). Lumbembe grew up as a street boy on the streets of Nairobi. His luck came when he got rescued by a man on his own mission, adopted, and taken to the man's home in Western Kenya. He joined a family of three boys and girl and [ . . . ]

My name is Nekesa (not my real name). I was born in the year 2006 in the loving country of Kenya. From what I hear, my mom was middle aged when I was born. So jovial was she that we lived a life that people lived to emulate. Her hard work, determination, and resilience saw [ . . . ]