From the streets to hope: Amani Elementary Family School

The Christine Massivo Wall, CPS

Amani for children’s primary school has become a home for many street children, and it is often classified as “Chokoraa”, a term for Young Synthesch, who wanders in the streets of Nairobi with bags loaded on their backs, looking for food residue and glowing glue for their numbness, shocks and wrestling.

The roots of this center that changed life, which is run by the missionary sisters of precious blood, dates back to 1983, when the Damiana Wall, which the children called affection. “hint(Grandma), the inaccurate suffering of the young souls who lived without food, house, or clothes actually witnessed the streets in the streets.

The Damiana Wall, which moved to sympathy, moved on a program for food aid, where he presented two meals daily, including a simple mix but it provides corn and beans known as “”Jaither“For these children, saying that Mana from the sky was young, it was a sign that someone was interested in.

But the wall of Damiana and the sisters quickly realized that the food was not enough. Children need education, hope and go out to the life of the street. With limited resources, the sisters began to teach them counting and writing, using the ground as the first plate. Thanks to the beneficiaries who believed in their mission, books and pen are quickly replaced, which represents the beginning of the official education of these forgotten children.

Surprising facts that inspire the transformation

Every boy from the Amani Family Family School holds a painful story. Many houses that were characterized by domestic violence have escaped, just to face more difficult facts in the streets. Some were born and growed there, while others lost one of their parents and had no one to take care of them. For many, the rest is alive means seeking alms and the absence of enough to eat. Some come from families fighting poverty and alcohol addiction, as parents cannot or do not want to give them care.

When the sisters welcome these children, the first step is rehabilitation. For six months, they receive support to overcome the adoption of glue and the mindset of survival in street life. Little by little, they are inserted into an organized routine, where education and personal growth become central. Once rehabilitated, it is included in adequate school levels, with full support from social sisters and assistants.

In addition to teachers, sisters are working to reintegrate children into society: some meet with relatives, while others find a home in the Kawangware community. For those who emerged, the sisters, with the help of local and international sponsors, guarantees access to secondary and even high education. Many have become professional, breaking the course of poverty and despair.

From the streets to success

Sor Vienda, one of the sisters committed in the center, witnesses hard work and identifying children. He said that over the years, the Amani Family Primary Family School has established exceptional individuals: a lawyer, an architect, a pharmacy, and a medical student currently studying at Nairobi University.

The most move the story may be the story of the teacher, and he is now a member of the team, who lived as a boy on the street before the sisters saved him. Today, he is a proud professor specifically in the institution that saved him.

A total approach to hope

This center does a lot to educate it: nourishes talents, leads to the establishment of spiritual values ​​and enhances the feeling of belonging. The music, dance and sparkle have opened the doors for scholarships, business and subsistence for some.

Sur Rose Marie Gatemo, Director of Amani Elementary School, which shows the awards that students won in additional curriculum activities

Sisters provide comprehensive care, ensuring that every child receives love and a dream guide again. For them, Amani is more than one school: it is a safe family and shelter and as a trampoline launch towards a brighter future.

With their fixed commitment, the sisters have proven that there is no child out of redemption. They are witnesses who live that love, education and faith, and also can overcome their circumstances.

Amani Elementary School follows its task and remains a beacon of hope: It provides every child the ability to build a future of promises and dignity, regardless of its past.