Mukaa Children's Home
Creating a better tomorrow for the abandoned and orphaned children of Kenya.
About the Home
Mukaa Children's Home is located 2 hours south of Nairobi - just off the Mombassa Highway and into the hills of Makueni County. The home itself is on the side of a hill just up from the prestigious Mukaa Boys School. The home is as colorful as the beautiful people that occupy its premises. When you pull into the home, you will see a large garden, then the Girl's dorm. Follow the stone path and you will reach the Dining Hall, the Kitchen, and the Library/Office. Up the stairs, you will find the Boy's Dorm, Staff housing, the Manager's House as well as a new Guest House.
The soil is red and the flowering bushes and trees make home for these children absolutely beautiful. These days you will see corn not only in the garden but dotting the hills along with a large greenhouse full of kale and tomatoes. In 2013 a borehole was drilled and the home has enjoyed clean water.
Mukaa is very invested in the community around them from the clinic to the local church and primary school. The way they see it, if the children of Mukaa Children's Home are going to be successful, the community around them must also be strengthened.
Mukaa Children's Home Statistics
128
Current Children
62
Primary School Children
#Boys
57
25
Secondary School Children
67
#Girls
11
Current Staff
41
Post - Secondary School Children
5
Special Needs Children
Meet The Staff
God has blessed Mukaa Children's Home with an INCREDIBLE staff! These 5 men and 6 women are selfless as they serve these vulnerable children 24/7. They not only attend to the basic needs of the children, they feed them a steady diet of God's LOVE, HOPE, and GRACE and prepare them for a life with Christ.
Home Manager
Pastor Amos Njagi
Social Worker
Tabitha Nzioka
Cook
Sam Mutua
Accountant
Nahashon Njoroge
Groundskeeper
Andrew Matuku
Security Guard
Nicholus Muthian
Boy's Dorm Mother
Janet Njagi
Girl's Dorm Mother
Leah Nthenya
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Boy's Dorm Mother
Eunice Waita
Girl's Dorm Mother
Teresia Munyao
Tutor
Philomena Peter
Staff Photo
Thank you Lord for these Servants!
How You Can Help...
Sponsor a Child
Since 2009, Sustained Acts has been partnering with the leadership of the AIC Mukaa Children’s Home, to sponsor orphaned and abandoned children as well as to provide funding for other needs at the home. 100% of the monies received are wired directly to the Children's Home.
COST OF SPONSORSHIP
For $60.00 a month you can provide one of these orphaned children:
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3 meals a day
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a safe place to sleep
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primary education
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clothing & school supplies
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medical attention
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social & emotional care
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spiritual guidance.
As you can see, the Home ministers to the whole child - his or her physical, mental, social and spiritual needs.
Click here to see Children who need Sponsors.
Provide the Gift of Education
Sustained Acts is committed to providing every child in our care with an education, so they receive a strong foundation for a successful future. After 9th grade, children leave the home for Secondary School. The average cost/year of Secondary School is $700. From there, based on test scores, they may qualify to attend a College or University. Those who do not qualify for Secondary School or College, are eligible to attend Polytechnical school to learn a trade. The average cost per year of Trade School is $1,000, while the average cost of attending University is $2,000. We currently have 25 children in Secondary School, 7 in Trade School, 17 in College/University, and another 17 waiting to join College/University. Educational fees have grown to over $35,000/year and remain one of our greatest needs.
Support On-going Capital Needs
As you might imagine, running a household of 124 children and 11 staff members has its challenges. Just as with your home, our home needs to be maintained, including things like painting, updating electrical systems, and rebuilding structures/retaining walls that are failing.
We are also constantly looking for ways to create sustainable projects that will serve to benefit the children long term. Things like the borehole for clean water and the planting of a garden for fresh vegetables. Below is a list of our top priorities for 2025 and beyond in order of priority.
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NEW VEHICLE FOR THE HOME: It is time to purchase Amos a new "used" car. His 10-year-old Nissan is the only vehicle at the home and it has over 200,000 miles. A reliable vehicle is critical to meet the on-going needs of the home. The estimated cost for this truck is $30,000.
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NEW RETAINING WALL BEHIND THE NEW DUPLEX: The Home needs to protect its investment in the new Duplex by building a retaining wall behind this structure. The cost of this wall is estimated at $7,000.
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DEMO & REBUILD THE GIRL'S DORMITORY: The current girl's dorm is the oldest building remaining on the property and is beginning to fail. Current plans estimate a need of $40,000 to fully rebuild this structure with $18,400 already donated for this purpose. Please consider giving to this $21,600 need.