Vumilia Children's Home

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The Swahili word Vumilia (pronounced: vumi–lee-a) means to persist or persevere. In 2004, that’s what a small group of women in Western Kenya, all HIV-positive single mothers and widows, decided to do. Today, Vumilia is home to some 30 girls, all AIDS orphans. It also furnishes the community with a palliative care outreach program, providing nutritional, emotional and medical assistance to hundreds of AIDS sufferers. Vumilia is also accredited by Kenya’s Ministry of Health to offer health care services to the community including diagnosis and treatment for malaria and water-borne illnesses.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

http://africanchildrenshaven.org/projects/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2004 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Cross-cutting areas
  • Nutrition
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include
  • People living with HIV/AIDS
Program Approaches Back to Top
Food/nutrition
  • Other nutritional supplementation
Health and childcare services
  • HIV treatment and care
  • Malaria control
  • Malaria prevention
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals

Not applicable or unknown

Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved health - other