Njiru Focus Progressive Centre

Njiru Progressive Focus Centre is a children´s home and a primary school located in the east of Nairobi, in central Kenya. Started in 2000 and registered with the Kenyan Ministry of Gender and Social Services in 2007 as a Community Based Organisation (CBO), the centre is primarily an educational and residential facility for the vulnerable and orphaned children of the local area. The centre also provides support for the adult communities who are either infected or have been affected by HIV/AIDS.
Right now we have around 100 children who are in the nursery and primary school or going to grade one to grade seven, almost half of the children are living there. But the children who are still living with their families can rarely afford half of the school fees what means that there is never enough money to pay the salary of teachers, provide well balanced and enough food or good medical care.
Because of the absence of governmental support the centre is primarily funded by voluntary donations from individuals and businesses both in the local community and internationally, without which the centre would no longer be able to be maintained.