For over 15 years, the association "Kenya Aids Waisen Hilfe eV" has been supporting children in Kenya.
We arrange sponsorships and support projects in Nairobi and the surrounding area.
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Kenya Aids Orphans Aid Association
Kreissparkasse Köln
IBAN: DE 7037 0502 9900 0029 8883
BIC: COKSDE33XXX
Keyword: for families
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Kenya AIDS Orphan Aid
Hölderlinstr. 97
50858 Cologne
Tel.:
0157 76226206
Fax: 49 (0)2234 - 689474
E-mail:
info@kenya-aids-waisen.de
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Our origin story
Having a roof over your head, a decent school education, a functioning health system, and the feeling of not having to fight for your life and existence every single day are things that seem self-evident to us.
In Kenya, this is anything but a given. Families have to fear for their survival and that of their children every single day. No one knows in the morning whether there will be enough food in the evening or whether they can afford the essential medications. It's a downward spiral with very little hope of a positive turn.
Barbara Weiss, who was born and raised in Kenya, recalls her trip to her homeland in 2005: "That year, I traveled to Kenya for the first time in many years. My little daughter had just turned five and was going to meet her family. I brought clothes and toys that friends had given me for Kenyan children. I wanted to visit a friend there who also occasionally looked after other children. When I arrived, I learned that my friend had died—of AIDS, as had many other school friends of mine, as I gradually discovered."
Her two little daughters were now living with their aunt, an old, very poor woman who couldn't really care for them. And the girls were barely a year younger than my own daughter! They had measles at the time, a disease that had recently gone around my daughter's kindergarten—except that the children here had no medical care. I took them to the hospital and looked after them. When I returned to Germany, I had to send the girls back to their aunt. That was incredibly difficult for me. I kept thinking about the two girls.
Back in Cologne, I knew I had to do something to be able to sleep peacefully again. Father Fischer from St. Mary's Parish in Cologne-Weiden, whom I asked for advice, suggested I start an association so the parish could support my work. No sooner said than done; we founded an association, set up a sponsorship program, and organized an information booth. At the next parish festival, we were able to place our first five sponsored children, and more interested parties quickly came forward.
That was 15 years ago now, and today we are proud of what we have already achieved. But there is still so much to do! That's why we continue and are grateful for any support we receive.