Discover how children in this diverse and rapidly changing nation are confronting street life, early pregnancy, and poverty — and meet the community leaders helping them reclaim their childhoods.
Kenya is a regional leader in innovation and education, yet millions of children are still excluded from opportunity. Whether living on the streets, navigating unsafe homes, or lacking school access, many face barriers that threaten their safety, health, and self-worth. These are the three most urgent challenges:
Thousands of children live or work on the streets in urban areas like Nairobi, exposed to violence, hunger, and arrest. Many flee abuse at home only to face neglect, trafficking, or addiction in public spaces.
Kenya has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in East Africa. Pregnant girls are often expelled from school or pressured into marriage, with limited access to support, childcare, or reentry programs.
Despite free primary education, costs for uniforms, books, and meals keep many poor and rural children out of school. Overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages further limit learning outcomes.
Despite these challenges, Uganda’s children remain full of hope — dreaming of education, health, and opportunities for a better tomorrow.
At iam4allkids.org, we focus on the children who live in the shadows of the system — and the frontline organizations walking beside them every day. In Kenya, we support efforts that bring children off the streets, back into school, and into safe, supportive communities.
We:
Share stories of youth overcoming street life and rejoining classrooms
Support safe spaces for pregnant teens and young mothers
Highlight grassroots education projects that serve forgotten communities
For Kenya’s children, we help turn silence into support — and stigma into strength.
Kenya is advancing — but not every child is moving forward with it.
Over 250,000 children are estimated to be street-connected
1 in 5 girls becomes pregnant before age 18
Many marginalized communities still lack access to safe, inclusive education
We believe Kenya’s children deserve protection, inclusion, and pathways to possibility — no matter where they’re born.
Even in hardship, resilience grows:
In Nairobi’s alleyways, social workers are reuniting families and reintroducing hope.
In rural counties, pregnant girls are reentering school — with their babies on their backs and heads held high.
In overcrowded classrooms, students are learning to lead, question, and dream bigger.
And because of your support, their voices are rising beyond borders.
In Kenya, childhood is not just surviving — it’s starting to heal.
In cities like Nairobi and Kisumu, CFFK runs programs that reconnect street-connected children with families or safe care, offering trauma support, education enrollment, and long-term mentorship. Outreach workers meet youth where they are — in alleys, markets, and shelters — building trust and creating individualized recovery plans.
Children receive medical care, meals, and counseling before being placed with foster families or supported in their own communities. For many, it’s the first time someone sees them as more than a statistic.
CFFK believes that no child belongs to the streets — every child belongs to a family.
Founded by a former teen mother, Teen Seed Africa helps girls facing early pregnancy stay in school, access prenatal care, and build confidence. The organization provides daycare support, school reentry guidance, and mental health sessions led by peer mentors.
They also run workshops for families and school staff to reduce stigma and help young mothers return to learning without shame or barriers.
Teen Seed’s message is simple but radical: pregnancy doesn’t end a girl’s future — it reshapes it.
In 2023, CFFK and local partners launched a Street to School Enrollment Drive in Nairobi’s informal settlements. Over the course of one month, 120 children were enrolled in nearby public schools, outfitted with uniforms and supplies, and assigned transition counselors.
Street outreach teams worked with guardians and community leaders to ensure safety and commitment. Teachers were trained on trauma-sensitive instruction.
The result wasn’t just enrollment — it was restoration.
In 2024, Teen Seed Africa hosted its first Young Mothers Graduation Ceremony, honoring 40 girls who had returned to school after giving birth. Families, teachers, and babies filled the courtyard as girls received diplomas and shared stories of perseverance.
Each graduate received a toolkit to continue education or start a small business — and stood as proof that motherhood and ambition can coexist.
The event shattered stereotypes and inspired younger girls to keep going, no matter what.
Meet the organizations turning hardship into healing and hope for Kenya’s children:
Helping street-connected children find safety, family care, and education.
Supporting pregnant teens and young mothers with reentry, empowerment, and care.
Providing slum-based education, child protection, and youth empowerment programs.
Offering trauma recovery and legal advocacy for children affected by sexual violence.
Running school access, menstrual equity, and youth-led advocacy campaigns in rural counties.
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