Family Based Care

The Children Act, 2022 gives priority to family-based alternative care as opposed to children's homes. Kenya has an estimated 3.6 million children who are orphans and classified as vulnerable. Of these, 646,887 are double orphans and approximately 45,000 live in more than 800 charitable institutions.

Most of the energetic people die living the old to take care of the AIDS orphans, Fortune intends to cares for such children by providing them with education, food and clothing but not always in the families where they, others are also attached to extended families for care.

For every three months a child under the age of three spends in an institution i.e children’s home, they lose one month of development. This is why as FCC we advocate for family based care.

 Currently we serve 38 families with 120 orphans in the two locations.

Plans for the future for the Family Based Care

Getting children home from orphanages and into families is only a first step. FCC would like to take holistic approach to families and tailors its approach based on the needs of a child and his or her family. Here are some of the things that FCC hopes provide when resources allow:

  • Education support through to post-secondary school
  • Medical and psycho-social support and counselling
  • Food, clothing, shelter and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
  • Other items as needed to meet a child’s special needs in a family