Monday, May 31, 2010

When asked what motivated him to do his work, Rev. John Nganga replied, “God was calling me to help children that were less fortunate. I was inspired to be an instrument of change.”
Marafiki gives hope for these children in need. The Marafiki Global AIDS Ministry has saved many children from the horrors of living on the street through our Marafiki Children’s Center Orphanage and our Adopt-A-Child Program.

You can help these vulnerable children whose families have been taken away by the AIDS epidemic. They have nowhere to turn for life’s most basic necessities – food, clothing, safety, and schooling. Your contribution will mean the world to them.


Children’s Center
In addition to providing housing, food, clothing, and medical care, the Children’s Center plans to offer:

  • a tuition-free elementary school for all AIDS orphans in the district
  • a vocational training center teaching courses such as carpentry, sheet metal work, tailoring, automotive repair
  • an orphanage for children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS
  • a campsite for children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS
  • an HIV/AIDS Clinic providing health care, HIV education and counseling, and a funeral home
  • a full-time social worker for the children living in the Center and for the orphans living in the area who are under the care of Marafiki Global AIDS Ministry
  • a recreation center for the children
  • an income-producing guesthouse for Marafiki mission team members on trips to Kenya and other Mission groups.

Marafiki Orphanage

The Marafiki Children’s Center Orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya, houses 33 AIDS orphans in a safe and loving environment.


"I would say that the best way to help orphans is to support their households so that the children remain in a family setting with access to their culture, living on the land they inherited. Moving to an orphanage should be the last resort."
"I think i am extremely privileged to have had a part to play in the education of a few orphans and vulnerable children who are set to use their skills acquired in Universities and colleges to improve the lives of many others."

"This is the happiest day of my life. As I stand here today, I feel like any other child who has passed exams and is going to high school. Today, some of us being sent off would be working as house girls and herdsboys for rich families because we all share one name — ORPHANS.

100% of your donation to GRACE's "Keeping Hope Alive" program goes directly to support orphaned and vulnerable children who are deeply indebted to your support of their education.

G.R.A.C.E. USA

"Keeping Hope Alive"

P.O. Box 185

Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 USA

Phone: (650) 712-0561

Email: nlmartin(enter at sign)graceusa(dot)org

All donations will be acknowledged by G.R.A.C.E. USA, a 501 (c)(3), non-profit organization.


Orphans living alone or with some kind of guardians in poverty has very little hope of getting an education. However, since 2000, these 200 orphans have been sent to 14 elementary schools at a cost of $35-40 years per child. In 2002, the progression of sending the first six of these students to high school was highly celebrated. This program will continue to face substantial increases in funds required to put older children through high school, and for those with the desire and ability, through university. In 2003, the program raised funds to send 34 orphans to high school and the rest to elementary school or to vocational training. The programs main goal is to allow the 200 orphans to become self-supporting, contributing members or the community.

Grassroots Alliance for Community Education


“Keeping Hope Alive” is a program founded by Natasha Martin to support the education of 200 orphans in Butula, Kenya. Primary education in Kenya was not subsidized by the government until recently and expenses such as cooks, supplies, uniforms and travel to and from school are not covered. High school education, normally costing $500-$600 per year in fees and supplies, is not paid by the government.