HOREC at a Glance

Activities

Sports

 The children are engaged in sports to nurture their talents. Although the playground is not adequate, HOREC has improvised a small area where the children play soccer and netball. The children are also actively involved in sports in their respective schools. 



Music, Dance and Drama

HOREC has very talented children who have gone as far as recording songs that touch on the plight of children and HIV and AIDS. The children have sang and recited a poem during the Truth, Justice and reconciliation commission to great applause from the audience.  

HOREC Projects

HOREC has a number of projects that are designed to provide a steady supply of food for the children and sell the surplus to the community.

Safaricom Foundation

Chicken coop

Geese and Turkeys

Indigenous Chicken that replaced broilers

Funds for the construction of the chicken coop were provided by Safaricom Foundation. The chicken coop initially housed broilers and layers that were later replaced with indigenous chicken, Turkeys and geese. Eggs from the indigenous chicken provide a nutritious meal for the children who are living with HIV and AIDS. The children also enjoy a meal of chicken during holidays.

Dairy Goats Project

The 410 Bridge International and Ithministries

Funds to construct the goat pen were donated by The 410 Bridge International and the dairy goats purchased by Ithministries-both are  Christian based organizations. Currently we have a total of 6 goats from the initial two donated. Milk from the goats is highly recommended for children who are infected with HIV and AIDS.

One of the goats donated by Ithminitries. The goat pen was funded by The 410 Bridge.

First United Methodist Church, Davis and Shirtlif and Living Water International

Water Project

Vegetables flourishing in our farm thanks for the water from the borehole

Water was one of the greatest need in HOREC as well as the community. HOREC is situated in and arid area. Through the First United Method Church, a borehole was sank in HOREC that has adequate water for our needs (both domestic and for farming) and selling at a small fee to the community.

Paul Sheppard of FUMC during the dedication of the water project.

The water has helped to cut cost in the purchase of greens as most is cultivated in the farm. Surplus kales from the farm is sold to the community. Davis and Shirtlif donated a pump and filtration unit for safe drinking water.

Davis and Shrirtlif staff posing for a picture with HOREC children. Below, D & S playing a game with HOREC children.

Barclays Bank and the First United Methodist Church (FUMC)

Greenhouse

One of the two greenhouses donated to us by BBK and FUMC. HOREC practices organic farming.

Barclays Bank partnership with the HOREC dates back in 2007 when the bank constructed a dormitory for our girls. This partnership has been ongoing-this year the bank funded the construction of a greenhouse. HOREC requested for an additional greenhouse from the FUMC who went ahead to donate. HOREC practices organic farming which doesn’t use chemicals.

PG BISON

Kitchen Fittings

PG BISON donation of Kitchen fitting.

As part of PG BISON CSR, HOREC benefited from a state of art kitchen fittings. Food and utensils are stored in the cabinets.

NSR MEDIA

Vehicle

HOREC founder Christine Wambui with some of the children under her care seated on the car donated by NSR Media

Because some of our children are living with HIV and AIDS a car was necessary to transport the children to the clinic. NSR, a media house in Australia donated a vehicle for that purpose.

HOREC Education

HOREC has 26 girls and 9 boys making a total of 35 children. Four girls are in High school, one in college and the rest in a private primary school. 

Pre-school

To integrate HOREC children with those in the community, a class was constructed that doubles as the pre-unit and nursery class. The class has a total of 16 children, 11 from the community and the rest from HOREC.

Library

Education forms a key pillar in the lives of the children under HOREC care. In the quest to ensure that the children perform well, HOREC through the financial support of the First United Methodist Church constructed a library-that also serves as the computer lab-and a volunteer from America, Joyce Genord donated chairs and shelves for books.

The children use the library for their studies every day.

Hope For Orphans Rescue Centre

Hope for Orphans Rescue Centre (HOREC) is home to 35 children who are either living or orphaned with HIV and AIDS. The home was established by Christine Wambui in 2005 after volunteering in various slums looking after people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA).  In the process of administering ARVs and giving food aid to PLWHA, she experienced first-hand the neglect and abuse the children of the PLWHA underwent. She started taking the children whose parents had dead or their guardians abused them into her own home.

With the number of children swelling, Christine Wambui moved them to a rental house in Ruai. Good tidings came in 2007 when a volunteer from America purchased land where the children presently reside.

The home has undergone rapid metamorphosis from its humble beginning in Ruai thanks to Barclays Bank who constructed a girl’s dormitory, Safaricom Foundation who provided funds for the construction of a chicken coop to provide the children with eggs while the surplus is sold to the community and the monthly financial support from Global Hope, Bright Point For Children. The First United Methodist Church of Durango sank a borehole that provides clean drinking water for our children as well as the community. Davis and Shirtlif generously donated a pump and a purification system to ensure the water is safe for the children under HOREC care.

Many individuals in the community identify themselves with HOREC and make regular visits to be with the children.

HOREC has realized the importance of having sustainable projects that will impact the children in HOREC and the community at large.