Hello matt01277,
Many thanks for your response
Thanks for your advice . With regards to registering with the Kenyan Government i am aware of that but i had no idea about the provincial children's welfare department. This is exactly the kind of information i need so i am very grateful. Even if its a long and drawn out process , as it is an essentila step in the process then i am willing to do it.
I was in Kenya last month but noone made me aware of this important step. What ever i do in Kenya i want it to be done with the full knowledge and blessings of the Kenya Government .
As to what made me decide to open an orphanage ...well i have been visiting Kenya for many years and was wondering how i could assist the orphans and street children in some way.
I did much research into charities and giving so decided to visit and give money to orphanages. So i visited various orphanages in Mombasa during March eight weeks ago . What struck me was how the orphanages lacked certain resources which in effect have detrimental effects on the development of the children. So i thought a good idea would be to set one up that is purpose built with suitable probvision built in from the design stage, thus learning lessons from all that i've seen and trying to take the positives and immprove on them.
Yes I would like to live out there to run it, at least for some time, but i dont know the government stance with visas and so forth so i need to do more research into that.
Once again many thanks and keep in touch as it would be good to share ideas experiences . I would be very interested to know more about the practicalities of the day to day running of the orphanages and what challenges are faced and what can be done to help.
What i did know is that there are certain criteria a home/orphanage must fulfuill and if they dont they are labelled as not recomended for registration, i have no idea of the criteria , but a few of the places i visited had that quote hanging over them
Maybe you could tell me about your orphanage in particular and where you are in Kenya. As i say i have only visited orphanages in Mombasa
Kwame
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