Wilhelmine and Olivia spent three weeks as volunteers at Upendo Children’s Village. They were lucky that the children were on holiday during this time and they were able to spend

Samson came to the Children’s Village in 2008 at the age of 10 after his parents both deceased from HIV. Samson quickly familiarised himself with his new home. At Upendo

Peter came to our children’s village 16 years ago, on 10 March 2008. He was 10 years old at the time. Peter lost his parents at a young age. Peter

CSV AFRISKOOur new well has been completed. It is 40 metres deep! THANK YOU to the parents of the CSV AFRISKO youth section for this great gift! You are helping

Our 16-year-old Miriam urgently needed a head operation. Miriam has been part of our family at Upendo Children’s Village e.V. since she was a child, as she has no parents

A short report by Michele Verdone (volunteer from Germany): On my second day at UPENDO Children’s Village in Kenya, Gloria’s school enrolment at the public high school was on the agenda.

Our kindergarten children also started again. Patrick (4), Valerie (4), Angelina (3) and Mary (3) were very excited. They are in a new classroom this year and have new childcare.

After almost two months of holidays, school started again in Kenya and we celebrated the return with a back-to-school party. Cake and music created the right atmosphere. The picture shows