A permanent, safe home
We are working towards a permanent home where children and young people who have nowhere safe to go can live, heal and regain their happiness and confidence.
Shianda, Mumias East, Kakamega County
A child who is cared for can carry a dream.
We give vulnerable children and teenage girls in rural Kakamega what every child is owed: love, a safe home, a place in school, and the knowledge to protect their health.
Why we exist
In the villages around Shianda, too many children are raising themselves.
Poverty and polygamy leave many families stretched past breaking point. Older children end up heading households, working instead of learning, and growing up without anyone to guide them.
Teenage girls carry the heaviest share. A girl who falls pregnant is often treated as a burden by her family and her community, at exactly the moment she most needs care. Illiteracy, infant and maternal deaths, HIV and other STIs, and drug use among young people all follow from the same neglect.
Support The Dream is a community-based organisation formed by people from this area to change that, one child and one family at a time.
- Child-headed households
- Child labour
- Early pregnancy
- Children out of school
- HIV and hepatitis
- Drug abuse among youth
To transform lives and break the cycle of poverty by delivering inclusive, efficient, and high-quality socio-economic services that empower communities and create lasting impact.
To empower marginalised communities, especially vulnerable children and youth, by providing care, support and opportunities that restore confidence, dignity and self-reliance through capacity building, education and life-skills training.
What we do
Four commitments guide everything we spend time and money on.
Training caregivers
Love has to be backed by skill. We train caregivers, guardians and community volunteers so every child in our care gets proper attention, protection and support.
Education and economic empowerment
School fees, uniforms and learning materials keep children in class. Life-skills and income training help teenage mothers and older youth stand on their own.
Health and rights awareness
We talk openly with children, parents and communities about sexual and reproductive health, their rights, and preventing HIV, hepatitis and other diseases.
Stand with a child
There is a place for anyone who wants to help, whether you live in Shianda or on the other side of the world.
Donate
Every shilling goes to the children. Our constitution requires that money raised is used only for the group's work, held in the organisation's own bank account, and every cheque signed by two officials.
- M-Pesa Paybill
- Account
- Bank
For M-Pesa, bank or international giving details, get in touch and we will send them to you directly.
Volunteer
Teachers, nurses, counsellors, social workers and anyone who can mentor a child: your time is as valuable as money.
Offer your timePartner with us
We work with schools, health facilities, churches, businesses and other organisations, and we share what we learn.
Start a conversationBecome a member
Membership is voluntary and open to anyone aged 18 or over who subscribes to our constitution, whatever their background or beliefs.
Ask about joiningOur people
Support The Dream is run by a Management Committee elected by members at the Annual General Meeting.
- Berther KakaiChairperson
- Phanice MakokhaSecretary
- Dorothy AryemoTreasurer
Committee members
- Anthony Inziani Chitira
- Joseck Opunga
- Robert Musyoka Muindi
- Magomere Fedrick
- Lutta Johnstone
- Micheal Oyier
- Ezekiel Wekesa Makokha
- Diana Chepkerui
- Ocholi Hesbon
How we are accountable
- Annual General Meeting. Every member gets 14 days' notice, hears the Chairperson's report on the year and the Treasurer's report on the finances, and votes in a new committee.
- Regular oversight. The Management Committee meets at least three times a year, in January, April and August.
- Protected funds. All money is held in the organisation's name, used only for its aims, and every cheque needs the Treasurer plus one other official.
- Fair process. Any member facing removal has the right to be heard before a decision is made.
Talk to us
Visit, call or write. We're happy to show you the work.
- Where we are
- Shianda, Mumias East Constituency
Along the Kakamega–Mumias road
Kakamega County, Kenya
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