Changing Lives at Ogada Children’s Home

Since 2021, Pearl S. Buck International has partnered with local non-profit Chariots for Hope, which serves children in need in Kenya through the operation of several children’s homes, and with Bethlehem Baptist Church in helping the children living at Ogada Children’s Home find success in their lives by providing educational, health, livelihood, nutrition, and psycho-social support.

The latest project completed at Ogada Children’s Home was the renovation of the dining hall and kitchen in January. Next on the list of projects needing to be tackled to provide a safer and cleaner environment for everyone at Ogada are the dorms and staff housing.

Health and education initiatives continue to be a priority at Ogada. The staff there held a seminar for the older girls in March educating them about personal safety, body safety, and how to protect themselves. The caregivers received training last August on how to screen children for vision, hearing, and development needs, so the Ogada staff have been screening the children over the past nine months and providing personal support to children identified as needing it. This would include reading glasses for children (as well as staff) and working with a team of medical professionals from Gwynedd Mercy University to develop strategies to help children grow in development areas such as collaborating with peers, identifying and communicating their emotions, and increasing patience and resiliency. The children and staff also hosted Easter celebrations in April, which was a chance to have fun and enjoy the holiday together.

Child sponsors and donors who generously support the children living in Ogada Children’s Home by providing the necessities to ensure they can stay in school, live in a safe and clean space, and are able to live their lives with dignity make a difference and change the lives of these children for the better every day.

We are so grateful for your support of these children in Kenya as well as the children served by all our international programs who, thanks to your generosity, have the chance to lift themselves up to a better life.

Interested in becoming a child sponsor? Find out more about our child sponsorship program and opportunities at https://pearlsbuck.org/help-children-in-need/sponsor-a-child/