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Bleak future for orphaned children in child care centres

Christmas donation to the orphans United States of America based organization Tucklets Director Barbara Gunning share light moments with Overcoming faith school of Kakamega. Tucklets organization donated shoes to the orphans at the institution and it has been actively involved in building foundations for the education and care of vulnerable children's in Kenya. BY BENJAMIN SAKWA

According to the Kenya Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children launched in 2015, it is estimated that between 30 to 45 per cent of the 2.4 million orphans and vulnerable children are living in children’s homes or orphanages.

Research by the Centre on the Developing Child-Harvard University confirms that the first five years are particularly important for the development of the child’s brain.

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