The Safe House facility was a former jail located in Naivasha, Kenya, East Africa. The original jail was built by the Colonial Government between 1939 and 1942 and was used to intern Mau Mau rebels during the Kenyan civil war.
Post-independence, the jail house was used until 1967 when all inmates were transferred to the Naivasha Maximum Security Prison.
Reports of child abuse began to flood in. Children were being locked in closets, dumped on the side of the road to die, and girls were being arranged to marry at abnormally low ages. This growing need of child protection was clear to see, but what was to be done about it?
The colonial jail house had no windows, no lighting, poor ventilation, clogged septic tanks, no water tanks, no kitchen, leaking roofs and black walls from years of neglect and cooking on charcoal stoves. Most of the renovation was completed by March 2004 for the centennial celebration of the Rotary Club of Naivasha.
Children that are admitted to the Safe House fit into one or more of the following categories:
• A child that has been abandoned or neglected and is in need of urgent care and protection
• Children rescued from child labor
• A child who has been sexually defiled, physically assaulted and does not have a safe place to stay while undergoing treatment and counseling
• A girl who is at risk of female genital mutilation
• A girl rescued from early marriage or is at risk of early marriage
The age limit for admission is 4-17 years for girls and 4-15 years for boys. However, there has been extreme cases where we have admitted children below the set age limit.
The children admitted are primarily referred by the Government, Children's Department, Police Department or the Court.
• enhance recovery from trauma through counseling, group discussions, informal learning(homeschooling) indoor and outdoor games.
• Promote family reunification to a nuclear or extended family after counseling both child and family
• Refer cases to other charitable children institutions for longer stay
• We conduct home visits and home tracings in the pursuit of reuniting the child with the family
Our mission is to bring healing to abused children and ultimately make a lasting change in the child's family. By showing love through the provision of basic needs, education, and support, we
hope that the
child can be
reintegrated
with safe family members.
Rescue and provide a safe temporary shelter with psychological, medical, and social services for girls aged 4-17 years of age and boys 4-15 years of age.
Make social assessments, home tracings, home visits, reintegration, placements, and follow-ups for the beneficiaries
Initiate and sustain networks with other partners in the children's sector with the Naivasha community and its environs
Provide shelter for vulnerable children awaiting court proceedings in Naivasha.
Safaricom PayBill Information:
Account Number: Your Name
Pay Bill Number: 907777
Donate by Bank Transfer:
Bank Name: CFC Stanbic Bank LTD
Account Name: Naivasha Safe House
Account No: 0100000147014
Bank Branch: Naivasha
Swift Code: SBICKENX
Bank Code: 31011
Address: 1053-20117 Naivasha
Clothing
Shoes
School Supplies
Food (Farm Produced Goods)
Kitchen Supplies
Bedding
Play Items
You can also donate medication and health supplies.
Visitors are welcome to the institution to play and visit with the children
Volunteer as a social worker, teacher, or gardener
This is a short-term transitional shelter, therefore sponsoring a child is not available. Though your donations would go toward finding safe family members, wood for cooking, and other operations.
