Since 2003 — Naivasha, Kenya
We protect vulnerable children with safe shelter, counseling and a carefully supported path back to family.
Working with children’s services, police and the courts.
The Naivasha Safe House stands on a site rich with history. Built by the Colonial Government between 1939 and 1942, this facility once interned Mau Mau rebels during the Kenyan civil war. After independence, it served as a jail until 1967.
In 2003, as reports of child abuse flooded in — children locked in closets, abandoned on roadsides, and girls forced into early marriages — we saw a different purpose for these walls. With the support of the Rotary Club of Naivasha and the Naivasha Horti Fair, we transformed this former prison into a sanctuary for children in need.
"It takes a community to raise a child."— African Proverb
Housed in the old Mau Mau prison buildings in Naivasha, we provide a safe, nurturing environment for up to 42 children at a time, from newborn babies to 17-year-olds.
Launched in 2003 as part of the Rotary Centenary Celebrations, we welcomed our first 15 children in 2004. Today, a dedicated team of 9 staff members continues this vital work.
Care is more than shelter. It is play, creativity, friendship and the freedom to discover the world.
We provide immediate safety for children who have been abandoned, neglected, sexually defiled, physically assaulted, or rescued from child labor and harmful cultural practices.
Through professional counseling, group discussions, and therapeutic activities, we help children heal from trauma and rebuild their sense of self-worth.
We conduct home visits and tracing to locate safe family members. Our goal is to reunite every child with a biological parent, relative, or guardian who can provide a loving home.
Through informal learning, homeschooling, indoor activities, and outdoor games, we ensure every child continues to grow intellectually, emotionally, and physically during their stay.
Since 2005, we have worked tirelessly to re-integrate children back into safe, loving environments. Here is what we have achieved together.
We are deeply grateful to our partners whose support makes this work possible. Together, we can continue restoring childhoods and reuniting families.
Your financial support helps us provide food, clothing, medical care, and counseling for every child in our care.
Current recurring needs
We welcome donations of clothing, shoes, school supplies, food, kitchen supplies, bedding, play items, and medication.
Share your time and skills. We welcome volunteers as social workers, teachers, gardeners, and visitors who can spend time with the children.
Visitors are always welcome to play and visit with the children.
Naivasha Safe House works with government children’s services, police and the courts to receive referrals and pursue safe, appropriate care for every child.