The Lives Of Kenyan Orphans

By Essie Craft


There is no doubt that having no parents as you grow up is tough. As a child, you would lack so many things beyond material possessions. The love and support that comes with parents will also be deprived of you. For Kenyan orphans, this is the only life they have ever known, with their mothers and fathers either dead or missing somewhere.

The biggest culprit for their suffering would be AIDS, which is killing people off and tearing families apart left and right. It has proven so disastrous that there is actually an increase of the number of orphans compared to a few years back. With their parents succumbing to AIDS, they have practically no where else left to go to. Distant relatives may or may not be of help to them.

The number of orphans is steadily increasing and this cannot be tolerated. This has led to the creation of many established programs to help these kids out. The dedication of these programs is astounding and despite their differences in methods, they all seek to accomplish the same thing and that is to give these children a better life.

It can be very difficult to lose someone you love. It would be worse when they are gone due to something as sinister as AIDS. Fortunately, there are many ways of coping with it. With pain and suffering being constants in the lives of these children, they can be relieved and that is what these programs aim to do through various means.

There are a lot of ways to help even if one cannot help out in person. One of the least and most common ways would be to send in a donation. This is a very easy method to improve lives and it is convenient as well since there is no minimum amount to be given. It is entirely up to the one donating as to how much will be given.

Another way is to become a sponsor, which is a much greater responsibility that just being a donor. This basically means being responsible for the life of one of the orphans who will be the recipient of all your monthly sponsorships. From this, they can benefit with daily meals, clothes, medical care, an education and many more.

Part of this deal would be the correspondence between the sponsor and the child. It is not frequent and mail will be sent back and forth for a minimum of bi annually to a maximum of four times a year. This can be a great way to get to know one another and maybe learn a little bit from the life of the other person.

Those that are personally involved are usually made to undergo certain missions and journeys for various reasons. Africa is a big place, and it comes as no surprise that these programs would stretch themselves across the land to reach out to as many as they can, although truth be told, it would be impossible to cover everything and everyone. Events may be organized to keep the children happy and busy with themselves.

All of this is done to benefit these Kenyan orphans. To some this is just the beginning though. A small step in the journey of making their lives easier and happier.




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