WHO WE ARE

The project was founded by Peter Nduati and his wife Esther in 2008 and began in a small, rented home in Dagoretti.

 

I Afrika has now grown! We have a rehabilitation centre in Lusigetti, a semi rural area 35 kilometres from Nairobi with facilities for housing sixty boys, a foster home for girls and boys as well as a newly established Transition House to support boys who have just left the streets. Our focus is on rescue, rehabilitation, reintegration, and education of vulnerable children, with the aim of creating happy, dignified adults capable of sustaining themselves and their families. The Aubrey Newman Academy (the primary school on-site) employs teachers and a headmaster who provide education for the rescued children and for children of both sexes from the surrounding community. Older children attend secondary boarding schools offsite.

 

In most cases, I Afrika works to restore and then sustain ties between the children, their families and communities. It also provides support and employment for destitute widows and grandmothers who need help to care for their dependents, either employing them at the centre or establishing them with small businesses whilst continuing to fund their children’s education.

 

The centre supports a growing number of disabled and disadvantaged children in the community of Lusigetti, in many cases offering free schooling to children who would otherwise have no access to education, and medical care to those with long term physical needs, including amputees, epileptics and children with HIV and Hepatitis. I Afrika provides outreach including food, medical aid and emergency legal representation for an additional 600 young people living in the slums and on the streets in different locations around Nairobi. The property has 3 acres of farmland and currently grows basic crops and a couple of farm animals to help us feed the children.