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HISTORY
 St.
Nicholas Children's home was established in 1986 as a result of the
growing number of street children in the City. The Centre was begun as a
rescue and rehabilitation Centre for needy, orphaned, abandoned and
rejected children. The name St. Nicholas comes from a Saint who was
involved in mercy giving.
The
mission of the Centre was based on Matt. 25:36-41 "care
for the needy, clothe the naked and welcome the stranger"
During
that time, the Mother's Union from the Anglican Church in Nairobi
felt the need to ease the suffering of the street children and responded
to the problem by providing the street children with bread, milk
and other basic needs while spiritual nourishment was highly considered.
After
a while, the mothers realized the need of establishing a place where
these children can feel at home. With the blessing and support of the
late Archbishop Manasseh Kuria, the Home was started.
During
that time, the Centre had many donors and well-wishers both locally and
overseas. As years went by, the need of children's home increased in our
nation, many donors shifted their focus from supporting children's home
to Community- based projects.
This
has therefore crippled the running of the Centre, which indeed has grown
from very humble beginning to a very big institute now. Surely, the
Centre has been an oasis of hope to many who would otherwise been
hopeless. It has produced graduates, teachers, nurses, capable parents
who earn their living through good jobs acquired as a result of good
background given by the Centre.
SCHOOL INFORMATION
Currently
the Centre runs several programs
1.
Rescue and rehabilitation
2. Nursery and pre-unit section
3. A growing primary school that has class one to six
4. A skill training Centre for tailoring and screen printing
5. A small conference hall.
Running
the above programs is not easy. The Centre has always faced challenges
in providing the following:
1. Food and personal effect e.g. soap, oil, toothpaste, shoe polish
e.t.c
2. Uniform and shoes for the orphans
3. Text books and exercise books
4. Teacher's guide books
5. Chalk
ADMISSION
With
HIV/AIDS in Kenya today, the number of orphans has gone up. In our
pending list, we have thirty(30) children waiting for admission at the
Centre. When it come to admission:
1.
The Guardian makes written request for admission of a child
2. The letter must be accompanied by, a letter from the local chief and
from their local pastor/church minister
3. If an orphan, the guardian must produce a death certificate of the
child's parents
4. The social worker visits their home just to verify the information
given by the guardian.
5. The admission committee meets and decide
6. The Secretary to the Board then writes officially to the guardian
7. On admission, the child undergoes medical checkup and then is
admitted.
8. The Centre caters for children between ages 4-16 years old.
I
hope the above information will help you as you prepare yourself to
present what you do in Kenya.
Thanks
in advance and may the Lord bless you.
Rev.
Naomi Wago
Manager
STUDENT SPONSORSHIPS
Current n
umber of Kenya KEEP sponsored students is 4
(3 boys and 1 girl).
Costs per Student for year-round boarding (orphange)
Grade
Total
1 to 7
$705.00
Sponsor
a student at this school!!
A primary uniform consists of a dress or a pair of slacks, socks, shoes, and a
sweater. Cost is for 2 Uniforms.
If you are interested in sponsoring a student, you can download the
form below. You will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat 
to view this file.
Student Sponsorship Form, PDF Format (currently unavailable)
If you need more information on school or student sponsorships, please feel
free to contact us.
(All history and school information provided by the school)
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