Food Security Kenya Project #9842

Feed 200 Children Living in Kibera Slum

by The Turning Point Trust

Project Report | May 12, 2016
No food in the house

By Emily Obiti | Field Worker

Lydia is from one of the poorest families that Turning Point supports, she has four siblings and their parents are both addicted to alcohol. When social workers visited their home they found the two parents passed out on a single mattress in an otherwise empty room. Lydia and her siblings are largely neglected by their parents, there is often no food in the house.

When Lydia’s younger brother fell and broke his arm, his parents did not take him to a Doctor. It was only when he turned up at the Kianda Children’s Centre with his broken arm that Turning Point staff took him to a clinic for treatment.

Lydia joined Turning Point through the Transition Class and now attends the Fountains of Hope Primary School. Lydia is quite a shy girl but she is slowly growing in confidence and recited a memory verse at the opening of the new Fountains of Hope School buildings in January 2016. She is in Class 6 and has made really good friends with her class mates. She is also performing really well in class, finishing second in her class last year.

The daily feeding programme is really important for Lydia who often finds no meals prepared when she goes home after school or in the morning before she leaves. The daily meals help her to stay healthy and grow and help to curb her hunger and focus in class.

We can see that the care she receives at Turning Point and the new friendships she has made are making a big difference to Lydia. Our prayer is to continue offering Lydia and all the pupils at Fountains of Hope plenty of opportunities to learn and grow, to build their confidence and reach their full God-given potential.

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Feb 12, 2016
48,400 Meals in 2015

By Emily Obiti | Field Worker

Nov 25, 2015
Living the dream one step at a time

By Emily Obiti | Field Worker

Tyson enjoying Holiday camps

Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place – Quote

When he first set foot in Turning Point, Tyson had no idea of what was happening around him. He was young and the realities of being orphaned at a tender age had not dawned on this energetic boy.

Tyson is the last born child in his family. After the death of his parents, he settled in with his siblings who became his guardians. Life was tough as his siblings had no permanent employment or source of income. Their survival depended on the little his siblings managed to get from doing menial jobs. 13 years down the line and Tyson is ready to sit his final Kenya Certificate of Primary School exams. His journey made possible by Turning Point who have supported him through our children’s centres and through to Primary School. At Turning Point, Tyson has made a new family and is able to get education and daily meals to help him in his day to day activities.

As others wait for the Christmas holiday, Tyson will be waiting eagerly to receive his KCPE Exam results and pursue education into Secondary School. Also a talented football player, Tyson enjoys the annual camps organised by Turning Point as they give him a chance to make new friends, make merry, display his exeptional soccer skills and share his story with others like him. In the future, Tyson hopes to provide a good lifestyle for his siblings who gave him a chance to be educated when they themselves could not.

Tyson is just one of the hundreds of children who have benefitted from Turning Point's Feeding Programme in Kibera. Providing daily meals to Tyson has been a huge help to this family with no parents or guardians to put food on the table. Thank you for your support, you have made a huge difference in Tyson's young life.

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