Glad’s House was founded in 2006 by 2 volunteers, a Kenyan and a Briton in response to the lack of services for the most marginalized and hard to reach children and young people living on the streets of Mombasa. These children and young people had been deemed ‘too challenging’ due to their behaviors and life choices. Where others saw a child or young person as too challenging, we saw, and continue to see, a child or young person who is entrepreneurial, resilient and talented and wanted to create opportunities for them to not only survive, but more importantly, to thrive.
Providing quality support to the street children of Mombasa
We would hold a weekly football session on Thursday mornings with young people living on the streets of Mombasa. These older children and young people profoundly moved our Founders, they had lost hope as there was no one to support them. From humble beginnings of a weekly kickabout, Glad’s House is now an organization that meets the needs of 1000s of children and young people deemed too challenging by others!
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Why Our Work Matters
Thousands of children and young people across Kenya are forced onto the streets due to poverty, abuse, neglect, or family breakdown. On the streets, they face exploitation, hunger, and violence yet they are not the problem; they are the reflection of deeper social injustices. Because no one should be left behind
At Glad’s House Kenya, we believe:
- Every individual has rights to safety, education, and opportunity.
- Helping one child / young persons breaks the cycle of poverty for generations.
- Empowered child and young person creates safer and more inclusive communities.
Because no one should be left behind
