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Reblogged from The Making of FIKISHA: Meet Johnny. Johnny is a street youth participating in FIKISHA's Program Days. He doesn't know anything about his family or even how old he is. He started living on the streets when he was a little kid. He also began using drugs then. He sleeps on the streets. He […]

TRANSFORMING OUTCAST YOUTH INTO LOVED INDIVIDUALS […]

Kenya is estimated to host more than 300,000 children and youth on the street who engage in survival tactics that endanger their well being and that of the society. “Most of them are abused neglected exposed to criminal and gang activities suffer poor health due to  lifestyles and exposure to harsh environment,drug and substance abuse […]

Meet Johnny, of all the streetboys that we are working with at FIKISHA,Fikisha Kenya he’s the most affected one. According to his friends he started using drugs when he was 6. He doesn’t know his age, doesn’t know his parents names, where they are or where they went. he can’t even tell if he has ever had […]

Meet Johnny. Johnny is a street youth participating in FIKISHA’s Program Days. He doesn’t know anything about his family or even how old he is. He started living on the streets when he was a little kid. He also began using drugs then. He sleeps on the streets. He eats from the trash of the […]

Radio Interview with Hugh Hewitt On Friday, January 19, Sam Bretzmann, Executive Director of FIKISHA USA, was a featured guest along with Nicholas Kristof on the national broadcast of the Hugh Hewitt Show. The topic of the hour was the problems of Africa—what they are and what can be done. Click the link above to […]

Remember when we raised 3xs the amount needed to give FIKISHA Kenya the greatest “A Kawangware Christmas” yet? Well the surprise celebration was absolutely FANTSTIC! Jingle bells. Christmas carols. And of course, presents! Each street youth received clean clothes and new shoes along with a holiday meal. There were also achievement awards for everyone! They [ […]

Reblogged from Fikisha Kenya: Take your time a letter from one of our street scholars Joseph Issah. […]