Arise & Shine
Children's Home

Children arrive with
almost nothing.

Every child at Arise & Shine has been referred by a Kenyan welfare court. Before they arrived here, they had almost nothing — many come from situations of extreme poverty, from homes torn apart by parental death or imprisonment. Without intervention, the destination for most would have been the streets of Molo. And the streets of Molo have a way of deciding your future for you.

Arise & Shine provides everything a child needs to build a different kind of future: food, clothing, schooling, tutoring, and healthcare. For older youth, vocational training opens the door to employment and independence. The home buys produce from local farmers and employs local staff — keeping money circulating in the very community it serves. Charity that feeds a community, not just a cause.

The roof that changed everything

When we visited, the boys' dormitory had holes in the gutters and cracks in the walls. Every rainy season — and in Molo, the rains are serious — meant damp beds, cold drafts, and illness cycling through children whose bodies could least afford it. A crumbling roof is not a small thing when you have nowhere else to sleep.

We funded the structural repairs: sealed roof, reinforced walls, fixed gutters. It was unglamorous work. It didn't make headlines. But it meant 32 children went through their next winter dry. The cold stays outside now. That's what we do — find the gap between what a project needs to function and what donors usually want to fund, and fill it.

For more about the home and the children, visit ariseandshinekenya.org.