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Currently there are 21 children staying at the Diani Children’s Village, aged between 2-5 months and 18 years old. Most of the children are orphaned, neglected or abandoned.

Sometimes children are brought by the police and sometimes we are contacted by hospitals or members of the public who know of a child in need. For a child to get a place at the home a lot of investigations have to be carried out and the District Children’s Department makes the final decision.

Once the children reach the age of 4 years old they attend a school within the location called “Word of Life” Academy, which is a few kilometers away.
The reason for not educating the children at the home is that, we would like them to integrate with other children from different families and backgrounds, which will give them a normal life atmosphere as necessary. During their free time, we encourage the children to take part in sports and some training for basic skills at the furniture workshop, dress-making, gardening and to take part in our self-generating income projects.

Several of our older children have joined boarding schools and only come home during their holidays.
We also have some youngsters who did not grow up at DCV, aged between 18 and 25, who benefit from our educational program. They also come to the home when their school or college closes and get involved by helping-out with daily tasks.
This year we hope to build accommodation for the older boys and girls to help them become more independent but still continue to offer them a place to sleep and study during their holidays.

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