The Orphan Crisis in Kenya

Current figures indicate that, in Africa, there are over 34 million orphaned children. One third of these children are orphaned by AIDS.

Kenya is not a large country; it’s only twice the size of Arizona. Yet there are currently over 2.3 million children orphaned in Kenya alone. Without significant intervention, an estimated 15 percent of children under age 15 are expected to be orphaned by 2015, and 30% will have lost their mothers, fathers, or both parents.

In the past, orphaned children in Africa were "taken in" by the extended family (aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc). In recent years, however, this has changed. The AIDS epidemic has decimated entire families, the socio-economic decline has led to the breakup of the traditional African family, and the high unemployment rate leads to prostitution and abandonment of the resulting children.

While the statistics seem staggering, there is hope: 
REHEMA HOME!

Over 50% of the children orphaned in Kenya are a result of HIV/AIDS; either from their parent(s) dying from it, or abandonment as a result of having it. HIV children need three things: Good nutrition, love, and adequate medical care. Simple infections are treated very aggressively, because HIV positive children can decrease in health exceptionally quickly.

With proper care and a lot of love, between 90-95% of the HIV+babies became negative when 18 months old or younger, when receiving proper care and medication. 

This has been a focus of Rehema Home throughout the years, and they've found the formula that works.