Daphne’s story

Daphne was very sick when she was admitted to Tusaidie Watoto nursery school, Kibera, in 1995 when she was 3 years old. Her mother, Benta, told us that at that time she herself was very weak having been infected by HIV by her husband. She was unable to get off her mattress on the floor [...]

Pilot

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 [...]

Daniel

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

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 [...]

Meet Eric

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 [...]