Poverty

How to Register Orphans and Vulnerable Children for Inua Jamii Program

By Lydia Gichuki To cushion orphans and vulnerable children from poverty, the government in 2004 launched Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children to meet the needs of the country’s increasing number of children made vulnerable by poverty and HIV/AIDS. The cash transfer is facilitated through the Inua Jamii program that serves Orphans and Vulnerable …

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Poverty and lack of role models plunges children into child prostitution and alcoholism in Salgaa

By Lydia Gichuki Children in Salgaa town in Nakuru County are plunging into child prostitution and alcoholism as the town struggles with poverty and lack of role models. Salgaa is a transits town is located along Nakuru-Kisumu highway and for this reason has an influx of long-distance truck drivers from various East African countries who …

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