We have a range of income-generating projects that support the core activities of Kenya Children’s Homes. These projects are part of an ongoing commitment to make our work as sustainable as possible over the long term.
“Empowering our charity with sustainable income generation not only fuels its mission today but ensures its impact endures for generations”
Lois Boyle, Director of Operations and Communications
Kelvin Bakery is an income-generation project for Kenya Children’s Homes (KCH) that produces bread and a variety of other products.
The Bakery:
- provides all the bread required by JGA and SUSWA;
- provides baked goods to commercial customers to raise money for KCH and its projects;
- sells affordable loaves to people on low incomes living in the nearby Kibera slum;
- sells bread, cakes, and mandazis (doughnuts) through our Thrift Shop.
Bread is also distributed for free to orphanages, rehabilitation centres, and other charities working with children and teenagers, throughout Nairobi.
“My social responsibility in society is achieved in working with others to help the children. I want to ensure that my work is productive to enhance the running of the home and make the children happy and comfortable.”
George Obwanda, Bakery
The Posho Mill, situated at KCH, produces high protein porridge from maize, soya beans and ground nuts for the supply of food for commercial sale to the local market. The programme also distributes porridge to local orphanages and feeding stations.
This income generating project has been highly successful both in terms of generating funds for KCH and reaching out to the disadvantaged communities across Kenya.
If you would like to purchase any of our Posho Mill products, please contact us.
Based at the main gates of Kenya Children’s Home, the Thrift Shop is an eclectic little shop full of affordable clothes and shoes, knick-knacks, porridge flour, sodas, phone cards and Kelvin Bakery bread.
Donated clothes prove very popular with local people who are looking for affordable clothing.
The shop enjoys a great deal of passing trade from local people going to and from work who can top up their mobile phones, get a soda or buy some clothes.
The sale of phone cards in the thrift shop has also been hugely successful, generating further income for KCH.
