Sima Community Based Organization - Orphanage

We are a donor supported Orphanage based in Kitale, Kenya that provides food, shelter, education and healthcare to 212 kids, the majority of who are girls.

• Nonprofit Organization

Sima Community Based Organization is a CBO that caters for the vulnerable and less privileged orphaned children. It has 84 boys, 128 girls totaling to 212 children. Their ages range from 6 to 16 years. These children attend classes based on the Kenyan 8-4-4 system of education. Sima CBO has 5 teachers serving these children on a day-to-day basis. At the age of 6 years one is eligible to join nursery class. After one year of intensive studies the child is upgraded to standard one (Std. 1). At the age of 13 years a child should be in standard in eight; only if the child did not repeat any class below him/her. Some children attain ages of 16 years to be in standard eight because of repetition of classes. After standard eight the children join secondary schools through bursaries and donors/sponsors to further their education. Most who are unlucky to get sponsors or donors we have to organize funding to teach them skills that will make them earn a living in the society. Sima CBO gets its funds from well wishers, fundraising, membership and the local community. These funds are not reliable as most of these tend to make last resort help for the less privileged orphans. The CBO has temporary building that caters for the livelihood of the children. The structure needs renovation and massive overhaul to modernize it. These children need to have a feel of not being neglected or have a negative attitude towards life. This has adversely affected their performance in class and may need to give them psychological support to upgrade their standard. Their teachers rely on books that some are torn and miss some pages. Although the CBO is trying to cope with the upgraded Kenyan syllabus, the teachers are facing challenges of using low-class teaching materials and aids. Funds received are not enough to purchase standard items for teaching. There is a disabled neighbor school with 39 children. The school is also facing a tirade of challenges as most people shun the disabled and view them as a curse. With the schools here in Kenyan 8-4-4 system was opening on Monday 5th January 2015, Sima CBO is glad to have been associated with you. The current needy issues for this second term include textbooks, teaching aids e.g. chalk, rulers, squares, dusters, geometrical sets etc, clothes, feeding utensils etc.