Karibuni Trust started with Corinne Murphy opening a bank account with £2.56. She had been inspired to do something about the children she had seen in the slums and on the streets of Kenya. Since then Karibuni has given practical hope to hundreds of needy children, supporting projects which operate where the need is greatest. [...]
If you would like to get involved with Karibuni this section will help. You may want to raise money organising a fundraising event, give an illustrated talk about our work, help at or visit one of the Karibuni events, assist with the general running of the charity, become a Karibuni Area Representative or go on [...]
Karibuni is run by volunteers in the UK so apart from a small amount spent on office expenses, all the money raised and donated is used to support the work in the projects. From every £1 of income we receive, 93 pence goes directly towards helping the children we support in Kenya. The most effective [...]
We support projects which are run in Kenya by Kenyans, and provide food, medical care, clothing, education and when necessary a home, all in a loving environment. The Trust has no paid staff and therefore, apart from a small amount spent on office expenses, all the money raised and donated is used to support the work in the projects.
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Tharaka is seriously affected by the drought and people have been relying heavily on food aid. We were able to send extra money to this project and also to Helen Moorehead who opened a school in Tharaka for hearing-impaired children a few years ago. Although this is not one of our core projects we have sent [...]
This is Daniel. At 13 he was going to leave school and try to find work on the sand lorries or go to the streets because he knew there was no way his Mum could support him in Secondary School. It was then that Karibuni Trust agreed to support 50 children in Marimanti, and he [...]
Caroline’s story as she wrote it, to share with you her achievements, challenges and faith. “Hello, I’m Caroline Kaini from Marimanti, Tharaka District. I completed primary school in 2003 at Igumo Primary School and got 323/500 and then completed Secondary School in 2007 getting a C+ grade at Gikumene Girls’ Secondary School at Meru. My [...]
His early life was very rough before they went to Kibera. He and his parents lived with his paternal grandfather who had 3 wives and many children. When he died there was a feud in the family over land rights and inheritance, etc. As his father was the last born in the family and therefore [...]
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