Local Partner: Lewa Children's Home, Eldoret, Kenya
Local Program Director: Phyllis Keino, RN, Founder / Executive Director
Area Served: Serving orphans from all over Kenya at the home located in Western central Kenya.
Program Goal: To educate and care for Kenyan orphans.
Program Services Provided: Full service care, nurturing, healthcare and education for the children Number of Program Beneficiaries:141
Current Needs: Lewa Children’s Home is currently hoping to build a new health center which will provide service for the children of the home and kipKeino School, and the local community.
Program Summary: The Lewa Children's Home, headed by our Spokesperson, Phyllis Keino, provides a loving environment, nutritious food, clean water, education and support for abandoned, orphaned or abused children in a family setting. The home, moved from its original site in 2003, and is now located adjacent to the Kip Keino School and the Baraka farm. Now the children are within walking distance of the School. With the new location came the need for bigger quarters for the children. A large, multi-purpose structure, including a dormitory, bathrooms, study and meeting rooms and a small clinic are all included in the new structure was completed in 2006. There are current plans for a new health center called Lewa Health Center.Â
Phyllis Keino
Phyllis Keino has been caring for orphaned Kenyan children since 1964. Her philosophy that education is the most important gift you can give a child is an inspiration to so many people in Kenya and around the world. Currently, the Lewa Children's Home cares for 94 children, 47 children within the home and another 47 assisted within their respective communities. We too believe that education is the most important gift you can give a child.
Bread and Water for Africa® provided critical funding for the operation of the home and for school fees, scholarship funds and other assistance to the children at the home as well as other needy children in the local community.
Local Partner: Lewa Children's Home, Eldoret, Kenya
Program Summary: The Lewa Children's Home, headed by our Spokesperson, Phyllis Keino, provides a loving environment, nutritious food, clean water, education and support for abandoned, orphaned or abused children in a family setting. The home, moved from its original site in 2003, and is now located adjacent to the Kip Keino School and the Baraka farm. Now the children are within walking distance of the School. With the new location came the need for bigger quarters for the children. A large, multi-purpose structure, including a dormitory, bathrooms, study and meeting rooms and a small clinic are all included in the new structure was completed in 2006. There are current plans for a new health center called Lewa Health Center. 
