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New Life Home
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New Life Home was started by Clive and Mary Beckenham, British
Assemblies of God missionaries, in Kenya in 1994. The home was created
as a Christian response to the need for loving homes for HIV+
abandoned babies. At that time it was common for children's homes to
turn away babies that tested HIV+ at birth. These children were then
left to languish in hospitals and medical centers. Therefore, the New
Life Home Trust was born and these abandoned babies who were being
turned away from other homes were taken in. Many of these babies who
came in testing positive for HIV sero-converted (which means they are
now HIV-).
Babies born to HIV+ mothers will test positive for HIV antibodies at
birth. About 70% of the time these babies do not in fact have HIV.
They are simply testing positive becaue they have their mothers HIV
antibodies still in them. Retesting once a child is a few months old
can reveal their true status. There are other HIV tests available that
can be given earlier to determine a child's true HIV status however
these tests are expensive and are not common procedure in most of the
children's homes in Africa.
New Life Home Trust now has five childrens homes and centres: two in
Nairobi, one in Kisumu (in western Kenya, on the shores of Lake
Victoria); and two on the Indian Ocean, Island of Lamu (off the Kenyan
northern coast, near Somalia)
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Organization
Details
Name:
New Life Home
Street Address:
Corner of Lenara Rd and Turbo Rd. Kilimani , Kenya
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 25341, 00603 Nairobi, Kenya
Phone Number:
020-564743; 569514
Fax Number:
020-574955
Email::
info@newlifehometrust.org
Website:
http://www.newlifehometrust.org
Director/Founder:
Clive and Mary Bechenham
Type of Organization:
Home for Abandoned, orphaned and HIV infected babies in Nairobi, Kisumu, and Lamu.
Services Provided:
Has four home that care for Abandoned babies and children: Kilimani New Life Home in Nairobi- 50 abandoned babies at a time; The Arc - Has 6 special needs children between 2 and 4 years old; The Kisumu New Life Home - 20 abandoned babies at a time; Lamu - assists 50 school aged children with counseling, feeding program and schooling.
# of Children in Home:
50- Nairobi Home, 6 -The Arc, 20 - Kisumu New Life, 50 - Lamu
Ages of Children in Home:
0-3 years
Open to International
Adoptions:
Yes
Open to working with
families directly:
Yes- through Little Angels Network
Volunteers:
Yes
Requirements for
Volunteers:
18yr+, they provide no accomidations or feeding for volunteers, Voluneers have to get there on their own and be self-sufficient, they recommend that if volunteers are coming they come in groups or 2 at a time
Donations Needed:
Complete List on Website, Diapers, Baby Items
Programs:
Special Care Unit, ICU
Funding Sources:
Local Churches, Individuals, Different Organizations and Trusts
When Founded:
1994
Is the Organization
licensed or Registered:
Yes
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