Wajibu Wetu Childrens Home, situated in Kagia farm, Gatimu sub-location, Rironi location, Limuru division of Kiambu West district in Central province of Kenya was started in June 2005, as a solution to the plight of increasing number of orphaned children in Kenya, mainly because of the HIV/AIDS menace.

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Administration

Jane Nyambura and George K. Kilonzo, who run the children's home, introduce themselves:

We the above mentioned individuals are a couple who are now founders of Wajibu Wetu Children's Project.

Below is a brief resume of our past experiences in the field of community work/disadvantaged children.

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Jane Nyambura (Mrs.)

(Work Experience)

• Worked with St. Joseph the worker training centre for a period of six years being one of the initiators/in charge of the institution:
  The work involved training of young girls from poor families and women.
• Worked with catholic archdiocese of Nairobi based at the then Rescue Dada Rehabilitation centre for street girls. Work involved street work that is to rescue the girls. To counsel them and taught them dressmaking, tailoring and dye activities for a period of five years.
• TRAINING
  Counseling courses
  Child psychology
  Drug abuse/children in need of special protection
  Instructor
  Among many others

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George K. Kilonzo

(Work Experience)
Worked with St. Theresa Catholic Church and religious institution based in Mathare valley slum area. Work involved:

• Organizing parking boys and initiating football team tournaments in view of tapping their talents and getting them back to school. Teams involved thirty teams of young boys through the sponsorship of the religions institutions a cup was brought for the tournaments and named Kilonzo cup.
• Up to date some of the players then at present are Mathare United Football club players e.g. Irungu the coach and others. This was for a food of years five years.
• Worked at Kangemi Jesuit fathers, work involved informal sector program for youths from poor families the youth undertook informal training in liase with Undugu society of Kenya for theory classes/sponsorship for a period of five years. The late Rev. Father Grol from Holland founded Undugu Society of Kenya.
• Worked with Mukuru Project based in Mukuru slums Industrial area mainly involved in street children rescuing them from the streets of Nairobi and Mukuru environs as the in charge of the residential children program. Mukuru Promotion Centre.
• Worked with Nest Children’s Home as a couple Jane and George in charge of institution. Number of staffs 16 population no of children 80 age brackets from zero to twenty years boys and girls for a period of 8 years.
• TRAINING
  Community worker

Courses at

CHIEA (CATHOLIC HIGHER INSTITUTE OF EASTERN AFRICA) NOW THE PRESENT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

These included:
Psychology
Church History, inculturation, acculturation, church role in politics, catechesis among others. Courses on children in need of special needs and remedies etc Courses on labour laws among others etc.