Dr. John H. Bryant: Director OVC Project	Prof. J.H Bryant & Nancy Bryant:Project Directors

The Orphans and Vulnerable Children’s project in Mlolongo  was  begun by Dr. John H. Bryant and his wife Nancy, in 2005, to cater for the African child in the slum who is likely to miss the essentials of like in the early stages of child development. These include: Immunizations, growth monitoring, lack of stimulation and nurture of love.  The project was established to assist in monitoring the health and development of the child. It targets Urban Slums of Africa.  Currently it’s operating in slums villages of Mavoko Municipality, Nairobi – Kenya.

Mlolongo is a slum community located on the main truck route from Mombasa to Nairobi to Kampala, Uganda.  The project operates in 3 slum villages of Mavoko Municipality namely Mlolongo, Sophia and Bondeni.  Each village has 8 community Health Workers (CHW's) men and women.  They carry out the project services in individual households and fill in forms of health and child development information.  This project targets all vulnerable children up to age 5 years and people living with HIV Aids especially young expectant mothers.

Dr. John H. Bryant can be contacted at jbryant@wcbr.us

Mrs. Rachael Nduku: The OVC Mlolongo Project Coordinator; The project aims at promoting community empowerment relating to the importance of caregiver child interactions. Guided by the values: Respect, support, protection and safeguarding the rights of vulnerable children, the following are the objectives of this project: To support, protect and safeguard the rights of children in urban slums of Africa.

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2. To identify the needs of the vulnerable children and ensure their good wellbeing through community participation
3. To empower the local and vulnerable caregivers on handling the needs of the OVC’s through income generating activities.
4. To extend the OVC project to all the slum villages of Mavoko Municipality.
5. To provide food supplementation to all malnourished children in the slum villages.

The following activities and services are provided by the project. 

• Growth Monitoring
• Nutritional supplementation
• Immunizations
• Hand washing with soap and use of clean water
• Insecticide Treated Bed-nets
• Oral Rehydration Therapy
• Home-Based care for people living with HIV Aids
• Caregiver child interaction

All these activities are done by Racheal Nduku, the Project coordinator and  Community Health Workers, in collaboration with  Mavoko Health Centre.

As a result of good working relationships with the Orphans and Vulnerable Children’s Project in the urban slums of Africa, we were able to sent 7 MA in Child Development students to do their practicum in this project this year.  Practicum is a requirement for the Master of Art degree in Child Development. Our students had enriching experiences in their practicum. See their experiences during the practicum and more

You can find out more about the OVC Project through Dr. Bryant at jbryant@wcbr.us or Mrs. Rachael Nduku at info@ovcprojectafrica.org

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Phyllis Masso: Administrator, Ahadi Family Children's Home

We are happy to associate with Daystar University in their mentoring project. This is a confirmation that Daystar University is committed to living its vision of creating servant leaders and of being the salt and light of the world according to Mathew 5: 13-16. Daystar is providing invaluable community service as part of Corporate Responsibility as well as serving as a role model for other academic institutions to emulate in the field of mentoring which has not taken root in most Kenyan Institutions.

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This project with Daystar University can work to help children from disadvantaged families to prevent aggressive behavior and to promote their adjustment in social life which our teachers identify as being overtly aggressive. The mentors are trained to teach the children problem solving skills and self-control. They encourage the children to generate non-aggressive solutions to problems and conflict situations. The program provides an opportunity for children to develop good relationships with a consistent, competent adult. This helps them build self-esteem and improve their own abilities for coping with situations usually leading to aggressive behavior.

For Details, contact Mrs. Phyllis Masso at phyllismasso@gmail.com

Read More about AHADI FAMILY CHILDREN'S HOME

Rev Joseph Kamiti :Director, Heritage of Faith & Hope Children Rehabilitation Center.
	Heritage of Faith and Hope Children Rehabilitation Center was established to give home and hope to orphans and vulnerable children in Athi River District –Kenya.

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The objectives of the center are to do holistic ministry for vulnerable children including the following:

• Physical: By giving them food, clothing and shelter.
• Emotionally: by giving them love, a hearing ear from their cry, hope for the future and a shoulder to cry on in their time of distress.
• Spirituality: by teaching them how to pray, read the word of God and need to depend on God's provision.
• Academically:  by giving them quality education through admitting them to schools, colleges and universities.
• Morally: by giving them guidelines for acceptable behavior to build character in them.
• Empowerment: by assisting them through skills development and admitting them into technical training to become more self-reliant.
• Awareness: by teaching them on their rights and responsibilities.

By providing an opportunity to Daystar University students to mentor our children and to do their practicum with us, we are responding to God’s wish for children as stipulated in Mathew 18: 14 that “ it is not the will of the Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish”.

You can read more about Heritage Faith & Hope Children Rehabilitation Center of contact Rev. Joseph Kimiti at hfhchildrenhome@yahoo.com

Rose Njeri: Institution Administrator, Canini Beehive Children Home

Canini Beehive Children Home was initiated in 1998 by the late Gillian Lawrence Brown. It is located in Lukenya area of Machakos District in Kenya. The institution is home to 23 orphaned children aged 13-18 years. The home hosts a primary school to provide basic education to these children. Apart from giving a future and hope to the orphaned children, the institution is championing spiritual growth to the children. Children at the institution are taught good manners, personal hygiene and moral values.

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Students from Daystar University are also providing these children opportunities to develop their physical, cognitive, spiritual and social emotional spheres through responsive mentoring activities.

You can visit the center or learn more about it by contacting Rose Njeri, the Institution's Administrator at: : caninihealth@gmail.com

"Mentoring with Compassion"

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