Behind Megan’s big smile is many years of disappointment. For 9 years Megan has not been able to conceive and give her husband a child. You see, Kenyan’s are all about family and when Megan was unable to give her husband a family, she was chased out of the house. Megan has been living alone and trying to establish a small store, selling fruit and some grocery items. She visits an orphanage once a month and loves spending time with the children. She tells the orphanage that she wishes she could adopt an orphan.
Megan recently joined the Captivating Foster Family Loan’s Program where she received training on small business management and her very first loan through our partner ACDF. Megan is working hard to grow her small business, repay her loan and become financially strong. One orphan child will soon be part of a FOREVER FAMILY! Keep going Megan, you are one amazing lady!
Thank you to everyone who is has given to this project. Your gift is continuing to give orphans a future.
In an instant, Ruth lost her home and her entire family after a lightning struck their house. After overcoming her grief, she planned to adopt a little orphan boy. This is her story.
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Mary could not have children of her own so three years ago, she decided to adopt a baby boy from the local orphanage.
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Little Joel became an orphan when his mother passed away but was recently adopted by his step grandmother, Nyanchoka. He is four years old and is expected to start school next year. Nyanchoka has been living alone since her husband died. Before Joel came into her home, she spent most of her time at her small tea farm, just waiting for the end of the day, then go home to her lonely house.
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In celebration of International Women's Day (March 8), we recognize Gladys and the many other women just like her who have amazing stories of endurance, empowerment, and hope. With the help of the Foster Family Loan's Program in Kenya, she has grown her small fire-wood business to sell second-hand clothes around the community. This is an important step for her to provide for herself and her new-found family.
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As a toddler, Michael was found abandoned near an orphanage entrance one morning. The workers took him in and gave him food and shelter. Michael stayed there til the age of three. This is when Venice enters his world. Venice and her husband tried for five years to have a child but were not able. They decided to adopt an orphan who needed a family, so they visited the orphanage and that's when they met Michael. They knew right then that Michael was meant to be theirs.
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Jared's mother enjoyed drinking and also gave the brew to her little boy. Often, the villagers would find the mother very drunk and little Jared sleeping in the cold. Jared would often get sick and almost died a few times. Finally, Jared's mother couldn't take care of him any more so she decided to sell Jared to one of her customers. Jared was sold for Kshs. 450 (US$4).
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