Approximately 500,000 people live in the Mathare slums areas of Nairobi, with over 80% of its population living below the Kenyan poverty line. In addition, it is estimated that one in every three adults in this region is HIV positive and because of the extremely poor living conditions their life expectancy once diagnosed is less than 5 years.

It is here that a local Christian organisation named Mathare Community Outreach has established Kariobangi School and Orphanage. Many are orphaned and most have lost at least one parent to HIV/AIDS. Despite this, Kariobangi School is a thriving happy place staffed by an enthusiastic, dedicated team of teachers and carers. Gua Africa is proud to be in a partnership with the school in a bid to provide individual sponsorship to a small group of the Kariobangi children.

We have now managed to obtain sponsorship for 30 of these children and have decided to put a hold on any further expansion of the programme to concentrate on our other projects. This will not affect existing sponsorships in any way. In the meantime if you are interested in supporting young people access education please take a look at our Survivors of War programme.