A week for fun and healing! Day 2 of DCI's April 2022 Camp
It is already the second day of our April children's camp. What an amazing experience we've had so far! About two hundred children have...
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- Mar 10
- 1 min
In My Shoes-DCI's April Children's Camp is right around the corner!
DCI is proud and excited to announce that we will be holding our next week-long children's camp April 4th-8th in Tambaya Village. After...
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- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
Beyond COVID-19: Supporting the most vulnerable children after the pandemic
Increased stress, food poverty and gender-based violence. For the most disadvantaged children in Kenya, this has been their daily reality...
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- Aug 5, 2021
- 2 min
‘Learning-By-Doing’: Our fun & effective approach to education
Time after time our team hears the same thing from children attending our triannual camps and school programme. And that is how much more...
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- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Mental Health During COVID-19: How we are protecting the most vulnerable children
It was back in June last year when our dedicated team started to notice the toll that pandemic restrictions were starting to take on the...
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- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
A Safe & Secure Home: A basic right for every child
Whether home is a traditional hut or ‘enkaji’ in a remote village or a modern townhouse in a large city like Nairobi or Mombasa, every...
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- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
Our Children’s Camp: A safe haven for all who need it
The unmistakable sound of excited chatter and laughter fills the air. Teachers and mentors buzz around making sure that every child is...
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- Mar 24, 2021
- 3 min
Yes She Can: Each and every girl can be a future leader
Even though she is just 12 years old, Mila gives the same answer each time. “I want to be a police officer when I am older”. Her best...
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- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
School Is Out: Unequal access to education a reality for Kenyan children
It was the 4th of January and the first Monday of the year. In homes throughout Kenya excited children put the last bits into their...
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- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
Climate Change Poverty: Kenyan children struggle to survive on the frontline
Towards the end of March the hot sunny days start to peter out and the long rains of the wet season begin. In the countryside, small...
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- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
A Covid Christmas: Surviving the ‘once in a century’ event
Extended families reunite to enjoy their traditional ‘nyama choma’ dinner, the sound of carol singing fills the air and communities come...
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- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Equal Opportunity Football: How we are challenging cultural taboos through sport
“Girls shouldn’t be playing football...they need to be at home so they can learn to be good wives”. This was the common response we got...
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- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
A trip to Tambaya: Stress & fear but hope still remains
On the drive up from Nairobi you pass through sparsely populated hinterland and lush farmland before arriving at the banks of the Gura....
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- Sep 11, 2020
- 2 min
Closed for Business: The pandemic closes schools putting children in danger
The Coronavirus crisis has already had a devastating effect on Kenya. There has been a huge jump in unemployment and an even bigger...
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- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
Being a ‘Dignified Child’: How we help the poorest children in Kenya
It was the only way of providing essential foodstuffs to children from impoverished families. But Dignified Children has become something...
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- Jul 22, 2020
- 2 min
Korogocho: The tale of the slum and its people
Last Wednesday was a typical July day with one difference. The partial lifting of coronavirus travel restrictions meant that we could...
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- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
Girl Power: Changing the world one day at a time!
The struggle for equal access to education and career opportunities for women and girls hasn’t gone away you know. With attention...
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- Jul 7, 2020
- 2 min
Surviving Coronavirus: When social distancing is not an option
Since the beginning of the pandemic public health advice has been consistent. Everyone should stay at home, wash their hands and maintain...
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- Jun 30, 2020
- 2 min
Gender-Based Violence (GBV): An emergency in the era of COVID19
Long before Coronavirus became front page news, the lack of a coordinated strategy to tackle and prevent gender violence in Kenya was...
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- Dec 5, 2018
- 1 min
Kibera Camp Day 5- "There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story."
"There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story." -Frank Herbert. This is very true for us. After all the love we...
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