IDENTITY

Vision & Mission

Homeless Children International–Kenya (HCI-Kenya) is a Christian, non-profit, non-political, non-governmental organization (NGO) registered on March 28th, 1996, in Nairobi, Kenya, working with Orphaned and Vulnerable Children.
Vision :
To empower orphaned and vulnerable children to find dignity, maximize their potential, and discover the love of Jesus Christ.
Mission Statement
To share the love of Christ with orphaned and Vulnerable children by building relationships that instill the youth with hope for the future in a nurturing environment that supports excellence in education, career development, personal and spiritual growth.

Teule Kenya works in the following areas:
Nairobi slums' populations which do not have access to services and income generating options on a sustainable basis. These consist of Mathare, Kibera, Kawangware, Korogocho, Dandora, Huruma, Baba Dogo and Mukuru.
Oloitokitok District is found in the remote southern part of the Rift valley province. The District is predominantly inhabited by the Maasai community.

These two Communities grapple with the following challenges
1. Poverty due to limited resources.
2. Lack of basic infrastructure such as roads which limits income generation options although they are endowed with significant potentials in enterprise development.
3. Cultural practices that are detrimental to sustainable development programmes for example the practices of early marriage of young girls (minors) and Female circumcision which don’t support the inclusion of women and other disadvantages groups in society.
4. Most parts of the areas are agriculturally unproductive due to lack of rains/regular rains or farming space.
5. The HIV/AIDS prevalence in the areas is high and attributed to the cultural practices, high levels of illiteracy, high poverty levels and unequal distribution of resources.
6. Education is not emphasized by the locals due to lack of exposure and awareness. As a result of this children are not enrolled in schools hence girls are married off to old suitors soon after circumcision and boys