YOUNG MUSLIM ASSOCIATION & GARISSA MUSLIM CHILDREN'S HOME

ORPHAN AND CHILD CARE

This is the section that provides care and protection to the orphans. The children who currently number 350 come from different backgrounds and communities all over Kenya.

The children are provided with services such as accommodation, food, clothing and medical care. The very young ones are looked after by Ayyahs (caretaker mothers) who keep their clothes, stationery and also bathe them.

The children are currently distributed to 4 dormitories and are placed according to their ages. Each dormitory has a housemaster who looks after their daily activities with a keen eye.

All the activities of the children are closely monitored. This includes their learning, discipline, health and worship. This section is headed by a warden who coordinates the activities of the department.

The Children's Home is expected to be a substitute home for the children. Their programme is generally relaxed and all effort is being made to give them the warmth and security that every child gets at the normal home.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Children admitted to the home should meet the following conditions:

(1) Must be orphans or of destitute background

(2) Must be between the ages of 7 & 9

(3) Must be physically & mentally fit

(4) Must be Kenyans.

Children admitted to the center come from all over Kenya and include children from most of the communities. It is envisaged that the environment at the center will give the children sound upbringing which will enable them be useful to the communities they hail from later in their adult life.