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Saving the world’s most vulnerable children

Kili Kid's Center is a safe space for the youngest residents of Kibera, Nairobi’s largest slum. We give them food, safety, and care.

about the center

What is Kili Kid's Center
This is our fourth project in the Kibera slums. It is a space for children living through extremely hard circumstances. Here they receive hot, nutritious meals, can rest during the day or stay overnight for as long as they need. There are toys and board games waiting for them.
Kili Center is a small island of childhood in the middle of the slums.
Who we support
For the poorest children on the planet, those with the heaviest stories. For orphans and children of broken families. For those whose parents or relatives cannot take care of them. For children who are suffering.
How we help
By Kibera standards, Kili Kid's Center is pure luxury. There is a bedroom with real beds and soft mattresses. When a child wants to rest, we make up a bed for them – with fresh, clean, crisp sheets. After sleep they can wash and dry themselves with a real towel. That is a luxury here too. Simple things that feel incredible in the slums.
There is a small yard where they can play outside, there are toys and board games. And most importantly, there is a kitchen and a dining room. We cook three times a day. That is why children come to us first of all – for food. We feed them.
For breakfast we serve porridge made from red maize. For lunch there is rice, beans, vegetables, eggs and fish. The children have even tried beef with us. By slum standards, it is a dream menu.
What we are building next
We want to create a proper play and activity room so children can grow and learn while they play. We want to fully equip our dining area – right now we do not even have tables.
We will also have a first-aid corner, so we can treat small injuries and look after the children’s health. A big part of childhood is when an adult gently blows on your scraped knee while the disinfectant stings. Children in the slums are often denied even that.
We will keep doing everything we can, because children in the slums are just regular kids who have nothing but their childhood. We want that childhood to be brighter and happier.

team

Center manager
Lilian Vuoto
Lilian has a huge heart and a rare gift for surrounding children with care. She makes no distinction between “her own” and “someone else’s” kids. She has four biological and four adopted children. Her husband, Alfred Okumu, manages our Tabor school.
Lilian also runs Lily Education school, which our foundation supports on a regular basis. She seems to have been born to rescue children. We share the same mission.
Social worker
Millicent Avino Yuma
Helps us plan meaningful activities and free time for the children.
Cook
Everlyn Otieno
Everlyn helps us do the most important thing in the slums: feed the children.
Security guard
Joseph Ndege
ДЕТИ ЦЕНТРА KILI
10 years old
Violet Akinyi
Violet’s mother is seriously ill with tuberculosis and can hardly work. Her father is not in the picture. To survive, the girl used to spend whole days at the dump, collecting plastic and charcoal to sell. Constant hunger left her exhausted and often sick. At our center she finally eats well and can attend 4th grade. Violet is very artistic – she loves to sing and dance.
9 years old
Kennedy Opiyo
Kennedy’s mother died when he was very young. His father remarried, but his stepmother treats him badly and never managed to love him or give him a mother’s care. The boy is suffering.
Kennedy should be in 2nd grade, but he is not attending school now. There is no money for a uniform, books, or school meals. The boy is often hungry.
6 years old
Jayden Day,
Jayden is a double orphan. He now lives with a guardian but does not go to school. The reason is typical for the slums: there is simply no money. There is also no money for food, so Jayden often goes hungry.
10 years old
Emmanuel Otieno
Emmanuel studies at Lilian’s school. His father struggles with alcoholism and left the family. His mother is alone and can hardly make ends meet; there is almost nothing to eat. This forced the boy to wander through the slums, collecting scrap metal to sell. With this little money he buys modest food for himself and his family.
10 years old
Erick Omondi
Erick is in 5th grade at Lily’s school and lives with both parents. Sadly, his father uses harsh methods of discipline. The boy suffers from physical punishment and is often kicked out of the house. Once the very person who should protect him broke his arm; it healed on its own, crooked and untreated.
At our center Erick finds what he misses most at home: safety and peace.
5 years old
Desmond Baraka
If we had to describe this child’s life in one word, it would be “suffering”. Desmond learned about loss far too early – his mother died when he was very young. He has lived with HIV since birth and must take medication every day. He needs a special diet that does not interfere with his treatment, and at Kili Center he finally gets it. We dream of Desmond’s life becoming joyful and happy, even though for now it is still very hard.
11 years old
Raphael Omondi
Raphael lives with his mother. His stepfather abandoned the family when his pregnant wife became a “burden” who could no longer work and bring in even a few coins. Now the family is literally starving.
Tony Gibril
Тони Гибрил, 9 лет
У Тони умерла мама. Мальчик при живом папе, который никак не может оправиться от потери жены, часто чувствует себя сиротой. Ребенок часто предоставлен сам себе, изредка за ним присматривают соседи. Ест тоже, когда, как и где придется. Редко.
Don Odhiambo
Дон Одьямбо, 5 лет
Недавно их дом полностью уничтожил пожар, оставив Дона его брата и папу без крыши над головой. Они вынуждены ночевать под открытым небом, спать на голой земле. Мама, в которой мальчик мог бы найти опору, предала. Ушла из семьи сразу после трагедии.
Sheriff Omondi, 11 лет
Шерифф Омонди
Пережил страшную трагедию - пожар, уничтоживший лачугу, где мальчик жил с родителями и братом. Мама сразу после трагедии бросила семью. Папа с двумя малолетними детьми выживает только благодаря поддержке неравнодушных людей. Спят на голой земле. Заработки у отца скудные - когда сможет восстановить дом, чтобы он хоть как-то был пригоден для жизни, не известно.
Steven Otieno
Стивен Отьено
Стивену 14 лет. Играя по дороге из школы он упал - сильно поранил живот. В сентябре ему сделали операцию. Выписали из больницы, но за этой радостью скрывается тяжелая реальность: семья мальчика живет в условиях крайней нищеты. Ослабленному после болезни ребенку буквально нечем питаться. Восстановление идет медленно и тяжело.
В центре он получит полноценное питание, заботу и уход. И наконец выздоровеет.
Joseph Otieno
Джозеф Отиено
Джозефу 7 лет. Недавно его семья потеряла единственное, что дает в трущобах какую-то безопасность и надежду - дом. Мама с тремя детьми пока живет у бабушки. Женщина еще не знает, как восстановить то немногое, что было.
Tamia Natasha
Тамиа Наташа, 10 лет
Наташе 10 лет. В ее жизни случилось то, что не должно происходить с детьми, но случается часто. Папа ушел из семьи, оставил в нищете жену с двумя дочками. Семье нечего есть, мама не может заплатить за учебу Наташи в школе. В нашем центре у нее будет еда, кров, развитие, новые друзья. И, главное, - забота взрослых.
Vincent Agwenyi
Винсент Агвеньи, 9 лет
Винесент никогда не знал папу. Детское сердце согревала любовь и забота мамы, но она тяжело заболела. Забота о мальчике и его сестре легла на тетю. Родственной связи не хватило на принятие детей: женщина плохо обращалась с детьми. Детей вернули домой, но мама еще восстанавливается, не может работать - прокормить двоих детей она не в состоянии.
Wayne Omondi
Уэйн Омонди, 12 лет
Папа Уэйна умер. Мама тянула детей как могла, но и с ней случилось несчастье. Авария - перелом позвоночника. Как раньше женщина работать не может. Семья голодает.
Angel-Catherine
Энжэл-Кэтрин, 7 лет
Судьба строга к детям в трущобах. Энжэл-Кэтрин не стала исключением. Ее мама тяжело болеет туберкулезом - работать почти не может. Есть периодические скудные заработки, которых едва хватает на пропитание несколько раз в неделю. Не в день. Иногда помогают добрые люди. В нашем центре девочка получит полноценное питание.
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Gatwekera, near Kibera town centre across railway line, sarang'ombe ward, Kibra constituency - Nairobi, Kenya
P.O. Box 3885 00100


Kili Kid's Center открыт 10.02.2025 международным благотворительным фондом children must live
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