 Save
African Children Orphaned by
AIDS - Kenya
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Funded by Global
Christian Interactive
Inc USA in 2004, New
Start Center Orphanage
is known as Oasis of
Hope and Love. New Start
Center Orphanage is a
rescue centre that cares
for completely abandoned
children irrespective of
their HIV/AIDS status.
The centre was born out
of the desperation,
stigma, discrimination
and possible death that
abandoned children and
those living with
HIV/AIDS face.
Founding New Start
Center Orphanage was
answered prayers to stem
the wave of death and
destruction that plagued
children. Our hearts
were pierced by the case
of Baby Gatwiri who died
in 2003 partly due to
neglect by her care
giver who saw no need of
taking care of a baby
living with HIV.
Gatwiri's mother had
died of AIDS related
complications the same
year.
She could have lived
longer if there was a
rescue center at that
time. Through this
incident, God confirmed
to us and greatly
steered the need to
start a centre to
Rescue, Restore and
Rehabilitate babies in
order to save their
lives. New Start Rescue
Centre gives hope, life
and love to children who
have been abandoned or
neglected or orphaned
through HIV/AIDS and
have no relatives to
take care of them.
Founded on Christian
values and principles,
the centre is committed
to providing shelter,
care and love for
abandoned children from
0-2 years. The centre
caters for the physical,
emotional, psychological
and spiritual needs of
the children. It is a
place of love, hope,
care and healing. We do
not discriminate against
babies irrespective of
their HIV status, color,
race, gender or tribe.
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Mission
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Ensure and promote the
physical, social, emotional
and spiritual well being of
every child.
Provide a home, a family,
love, care and a positive
living environment.
and promote the rights and
interests of every child.
Create awareness to the
public on ways in which they
can participate in helping
children in distress
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Vision
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New Start Center Orphanage -
Vision Statement
Provide a rescue centre
where abandoned, neglected
and vulnerable children
irrespective of their HIV
status will find love and
care in a family set up.
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Core Values
• We save lives
• We are Christians
• We are accountable
• We stand with the
oppressed
• We love children and
cherish their lives
• We support the welfare of
families to establish a
stable nation
• We stand against the horns
of immorality, sickness,
death and poverty
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Contact us
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Ripples International
Director (Kenya) - Chidi
Ogbonna
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Ripples International
Director (USA) - Joe Decker
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Ripples International
Director (USA) - Joe Decker
1-920-229-1907
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Please feel free to contact
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Ripples
International New Start Center
Orphanage
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New Start Center Orphanage - Objectives
1. To provide for all the basic needs of children
2. To protect children against abuse and neglect.
3. To ensure that children are brought up in Christian values and principles.
4. Provide opportunities for interested people and organizations to participate in providing help such as:
Opening up their homes for a child through adoption and fostering.
Providing varied resources such as money, food stuff or any other assistance or donations
To create a system of continuous assessment of the well being of foster and adopted children
Have an opportunity to make a change in the life of a child.
Achievements
Has revived lives of Children who otherwise would have died thus reduced child mortality
Provided Children with permanent residency through adoption, foster and relocation.
Established a good facility and systems in place to comprehensively cater for the diverse needs of the Children
Future Plans
Construct a comprehensive care unit to rescue more children by 2010
Conduct advocacy on care for orphaned children and adoption around the country
Create more linkages to absorb the restored babies for rehabilitation
Set-up an endowment to fund to support interested but economically challenged foster parent |
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Program Director - Mrs. Mercy Chidi:
Mercy Chidi Ogbonna holds a Bachelor
of Arts graduate from Nairobi
University. She has 12 years
experience in program designing and
implementation from prior experience
working with international
humanitarian organizations amongst
them German Agro Action/Kenya
freedom from hunger and Catholic
Relief Services in project design,
implementation, monitoring and
evaluation.
With this experience, Mercy provides
leadership and direction to Ripples
International programs that range
from HIV/AIDS prevention, care for
the affected and infected, Rescue
and rehabilitation of abandoned
babies of below one year, Rescue,
shelter and rehabilitation of
sexually abuse girls of below 17
years, health care services, care
and support for orphans and other
vulnerable children, advocacy for
gender based violence just to
mention a few. Her technical support
in anchored in quality assurance for
all the services that RI provides
With over 7 years in senior
leadership position that requires
motivation, building teamwork and
harnessing human resources, Mercy
experience has included human and
financial resource mobilization,
operations and accountability.
Under her program leadership, RI has
grown and now attracts funding from
both local and international donors.
It is now celebrated as one of the
most vibrant programs in the region,
addressing diverse needs with
emphasis on care for orphans and
vulnerable children, families and
the communities. Mercy has been key
note speaker in several forums in
USA and is a mentor to a growing
number of young women leaders.
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