Community Profile
Kangemi is an informal urban community on the Northwestern outskirts of Nairobi along the Nakuru Highway. It is very densely populated and includes many residents who commute into Nairobi to find work. Its high density and extreme poverty has led to a high infection rate.
CARE for AIDS started working in the Kangemi community in 2010- its one of our longest operating centers.
Center staff
Health Counselor: Christine Bosibori
Christine joined the CARE for AIDS team as the Health Counselor in Kangemi in 2019. She is passionate about serving marginalized populations in her community, and she has already gained the trust and respect of church and community members in the area.
Spiritual Counselor: Austine Makhanu
Austine joined the CARE for AIDS team in 2019 as the Spiritual Counselor at the CARE for AIDS center in Kangemi. Full staff profile coming soon.
center history
YEAR GRADUATES FAITH-DECISIONS ORPHANS PREVENTED
2010-2011 80 50 308
2011-2012 78 28 266
2012-2013 77 27 256
2013-2014 79 33 254
2014-2015 79 12 121
2015-2016 56 22 256
2016-2017 58 18 206
2017-2018 62 20 275
2018-2019 81 18 248
2019-2020* N/A N/A N/A
2020-2021 72 31 186
2021-2022 TBD TBD TBD
*The cohort in the 2019-2020 class was impacted by delays in the CARE for AIDS program caused by COVID-19 lockdowns and health precautions. To learn more about how we responded to the pandemic, visit this page.
client profiles
Josephine Endelu, 2020 client
When Josephine joined the CARE for AIDS program in 2019 she thought her life had been cursed. She was a single mother with failing health and no job prospects. She struggled to provide for her child, and she felt alone in the world. After joining the program she learned all she needed to know in order to manage her HIV status. Her health steadily improved, and even throughout the lockdowns caused by COVID-19, Josephine participated in telecounseling and her emotional and mental health grew strong. She learned about Jesus in the program and became a Christian late in 2020.
We look forward to celebrating her graduation in 2021 and we are excited to see how she continues to grow and thrive.
Peninah, 2019 Kangemi center Graduate
Peninah is 28 and she and her husband, Oscar, have three children, Danielson, 5 months; Derrick, 7; and Velma, 3. Her oldest, Patrick, is 10, attends school, and is HIV+. Her husband is a casual worker. They have a kitten and chicks. Their home is a tin structure and has 2 chairs, a couch, a table and a curtained bed. It’s decorated with posters of soccer and Jesus and calendars.
Her first husband died; he was HIV+. Her current husband in negative. She found out her status when she was pregnant with Derrick. They took the HIV test together. At the time, the doctor asked her husband if he wanted to stay with her. He challenged her husband to say so in advance and not hurt her later.
Peninah studied through her 8th grade exams, then moved to the city for work as household help. They have been in this home for 6 years. She likes the low rent. She is not employed.
She raises chickens, and recently sold 4 for 600 shillings for a party. She considers Esther and David good friends, teaching her God’s word. She is learning to make detergent and beads.
Peninah is saved. She was initially shocked when she found out about her status but knows others in the same situation.