Bringing Hope To The Hopeless
Our primary mission is redeeming the lives of widows and orphans in Kenya. To do that, our main thrust is direct orphans care in children's homes. Every location houses orphans in dorms and include apartments for the widows who care for them. They have latrines, a modern kitchen, a clinic, and a dining hall where the local church meets. KWO supported orphanages are always built with the partnership of a local World Bible School Church that has been actively supporting orphans before recieving support from us. Our orphanages are overseen by a former or current WBS follow-up workers who have established trust with us over a period of years. Each site employes a manager, guards and multiple widows to care for the kids.
Dirubi opened in 2005. This is our first orphanage where visionary donors provided the first $5,000 gift to allow the building of four buildings formed the genesis of what is now KWO. Dirubi has grown over time to become one of our biggest locations.
Number of orphans and widows served: 134, including 8 widows. Overseen by: Thomas Alwala
Ndhiwa was our second orphanage. Located about 80 miles SW of Sondu, near Lake Victoria, Ndhiwa started construction in late 2005 and became an orphanage in 2006.
Number of orphans and widows served: 153. including 8 widows. Overseen by: Alfayo Bodi
Kapsabet is located about an hour from Eldoret. Situated in the tea growing region of Kenya, this work was our third orphanage, opening in 2007.
Number of orphans and widows served: 118, including 8 widows. Overseen by: Bernard Kibet
Uriri is about 10 Km from Migori in the sugar cane country of southwest Kenya. This is our fourth orphanage and was built in 2007.
Number of orphans and widows served: 125Including 7 widows. Overseen by: Kenedy Chandi
Ongoro was our fifth orphanage, opening in 2008. It is about 30 miles south of Sondu. The name means "the dry place" in the local language. Expanded in 2014, it is now our largest facility.
Number of orphans and widows served: 154, including 8 widows. Overseen by: Tobias Olweny
Londiani Opening in early 2009, Londiani was our sixth orphanage. This site is located overlooking a portion of the Rift Valley and has very picturesque views.
Number of orphans and widows served: 75, including 5 widows. Overseen by: David Koech
Ngenymesut Only five kilometers from Kapsabet, our seventh orphanage was started in 2009 at the site of the Ngenymesut Church of Christ.
Number of orphans and widows served: 76, including 4 widows. Overseen by: Bernard Kibet
Lee McGraw Our eighth orphanage is at the Mahana Church that Thomas Alwala established in 2002 and was named the Lee McGraw Orphanage, at the request of the donor. It opened in 2009
Number of orphans and widows served: 64 including 4 widows. Overseen by: Thomas Alwala
Muhoroni Our ninth orphanage opened in early 2010 at this former feeding station. It is located in a sugar growing region, on the site of a great church, Muhuroni church of Christ.
Number of orphans and widows served: 64, including 4 widows. Overseen by: Thomas Alwala
Tom Manning This site, a former feeding station at the Ototo church of Christ, opened in July, 2010. It was our tenth orphanage to open.
Number of orphans and widows served: 64, including 4 widows. Overseen by: Alfayo Bodi
Kipsenende This site is another former feeding station and the home of a great church. This orphanage opened in January 2012, our eleventh.
Number of orphans and widows served: 64 including 4 widows. Overseen by: Bernard Kibet
The Grace House This site is a former feeding station at Nayongo Church of Christ, not far from the Manning Orphanage. This was our twelfth orphanage, opening in April 2012.
Number of orphans and widows served: 64, including 4 widows. Overseen by: Kenedy Chandi
Kinyach was the thirteenth orphanage built, opening in 2012. It is in the remote Kerio Valley, and the climate there is very dry.
Number of orphans and widows served: 64, including 4 widows. Overseen by: Hellen Kiptoo
Nana Glasscock is the site of a former feeding station converted in November 2012 to a full orphanage. It was the fourtheenth orphanage constructed.
Number of orphans and widows served: 71, including 4 widows. Overseen by: Kenedy Chandi
Kikitemo is the site of a former refugee camp and feeding station converted in March 2016 to a full orphanage. It was the fifteenth orphanage constructed.
Number of orphans and widows served: 64, including 4 widows. Overseen by: Grace Njeri
Maso is the site of a former feeding station converted in 2021 to a full orphanage. Maso is near Kericho town and is a partnership with the Gateway Church of Christ in Ruidoso, NM. It was the sixteenth orphanage constructed.
Number of orphans and widows served: 64, including 4 widows. Overseen by: Francis Chepkwony