Hope for the Child, founded in 2007, is a Minnesota based non-profit organization dedicated to serving and empowering abandoned and disadvantaged children in Kisumu, Kenya.

HIV/AIDS is an epidemic in Africa.  Out of a population of 33 million Kenyans, 15 percent are HIV positive, 2.5 million have AIDS.  As of 2003, 9 percent of children under 15 had lost their father, 4 percent had lost their mother and 2 percent had lost both parents.  This left more than 1.1 million HIV orphaned children in a state of emergency by 2005.  The poorest are disadvantaged in all aspects of HIV knowledge.

The students that we serve consist of children from various disadvantaged groups, including but not limited to, children from backgrounds of poverty, abuse and HIV/AIDS in the Kisumu area.

Hope for the Child will enable orphans to become adults who are able to contribute to society and defeat poverty for generations to come.  Through education and community leadership initiatives, we inspire children to realize their full potential in life.  The aim of HFTC is to bring not only food and substance to the body, but to nurture the mind and soul through love, education, and parental guidance.

One of our initial projects is Project Mtoto.  We are building a village within Kisumu, Kenya.  This village will become home to 200+ orphaned children and will include a school, library, play area, guesthouse, and a sanitary water supply that will support 200+ orphans and 300 additional students.  The site also accommodates farmland to enable the village to become nutritionally self-sustaining.

HFTC offers individuals and corporations opportunities to make a significant difference in these children's lives through monetary donations and/or active participation.  A strong team, both in the United States and on the ground in Kisumu go a long way to realizing our mission.  We have the strength and the ability to make a positive impact in the lives of many, one child at a time.

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