Kenya Psycho Social Support

HOPEHIV has worked with the Salvation Army in Kenya since 2003, training talented young community volunteers to set up and lead weekly kids clubs for vulnerable & orphaned children in their local communities. These camps and clubs provide a safe place for creative play, art and drama alongside counselling that helps children address their grief, capture family memories and build resilience for the future. Home visits also offer material and educational support.

Up to 200 children can attend a weekly kids club and volunteers also make home and school visits to check they are doing OK and even sometimes take them on an annual adventure camp, the trip of a lifetime for these kids.

Since 2003, over 250 volunteers and 28 pastors have been trained across Kenya. As a result, 107 Kids clubs have been set up in Kenya benefitting 2,500 orphans, with 5,500 other children involved.