About Us – Compassion for Children

The Compassion for Children CBO is a community-based organization in Turkana, Kenya. We exist to protect and empower vulnerable children, ensuring they are healthy, educated, and safe.

A world where every child enjoys survival, protection, development, and participation.

To enable all children to reach their optimal physical and emotional health and well-being.

The Challenge in Turkana

79.4% of people live in poverty (vs. 31.6% nationally).
Only 1 in 5 children has an adequate diet.
82% of residents have never attended school; literacy is just 20%.
Girls face early marriage, child labor, and high dropout rates.

What We Do – Our Strategic Pillars and Objectives

Our work is built on five strategic pillars (2025–2030):

Education & Child Sponsorship: Expanding support from 47 to 150 schools, launching child sponsorship, and promoting inclusive education.
Child Health & Nutrition: Mobile health outreaches, school feeding programs, and WASH projects for children and mothers.
Child Protection & Child Rights Advocacy: Community protection committees, child rights clubs, and campaigns against early marriage and child labor.
Community Resilience & Livelihoods: Training households in climate-smart farming, savings groups, and alternative livelihoods.
Youth Empowerment & Leadership: Life skills, leadership training, and youth-led community projects.

Our Impact So Far

We have:

Supported 47 Early Childhood Development Centers with materials and teacher training.
Provided portable blackboards and learning kits for hundreds of children.
Conducted community dialogues to promote girls’ education.
Delivered health and nutrition support to children and mothers in hard-to-reach areas.