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Because every child, and every family, should have a chance in life.

We believe the best place for children to grow and develop is with their own families.

+300k

people call the informal settlements in the Mathare Valley their home

+70%

of the families Tushinde work with are affected by HIV/AIDS

57%

of the child population are believed to experience malnutrition

100

people typically share one single tap to access water

Tushinde provides protection, education, and support to children from extremely poor families:

Family Support Programme.

We help families strengthen and stay together; to keep children out of harmful institutions and to build strong family units…

Schools Programme.

We believe that schools should be a safe space for children to learn, free from the fear of violence…

Day Care Programme.

Tushinde aims to reach the ‘hidden child’ — those that do not come to light unless there is a crisis and often this can be too late…

Youth Programme.

Teenage girls and boys in Tushinde’s target population face specific challenges and vulnerabilities…

Foster Care Programme.

In some cases, the family situation is so high risk that the children need to be found a place of safety quickly whilst we make the family environment stable and nurturing…

Latest news and updates

Tushinde UK annual report 2023

Annual reports

Tushinde UK annual report 2023

5 Nov 2024

1 min

Case study: Veronica*

Case studies

Case study: Veronica*

1 Oct 2024

2 min

Case study: Sylvia*

Case studies

Case study: Sylvia*

16 Oct 2024

1 min

Our amazing partners

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Every year we enrol over 200 children in community-based schools.

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We work with families in Nairobi’s Mathare and Kiambiu informal settlements.

Our targeted programmes and dedicated social workers provide tailored family care and access to education for the poorest families. We help families strengthen and stay together. We provide families with a path from crisis to independence. We support families to help children thrive.

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