Leon Munyua

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Leon was at Heshima from 2008 until 2016, when he passed away from Cancer. He will be forever missed by all of us. His mom Rachel, continues to work at Dignity Designs as our head designer. 






Victor Otieno

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Victor is 19 years old and  has cerebral palsy.He contracted malaria at 2 months old which caused brain damage. We found Victor at home with no hope. His parents said that Victor was told years ago, to attend a special needs school but they had no money. Victor's dad told us recently "Thank you for caring about my son, no one has ever cared about my son." Victor has now transitioned from attending Heshima to working construction with Dignity Development that is run by Eric Hagman.  His mom, Esther,  is our head cook at Heshima

Celestine Ayuma

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Celestine is 17 years old and is cognitivly  impaired. Malnutrition at a young age has led to delays in all areas of her life. Heshima therapy has helped her improve her balance and speech. She has been at Heshima for 10 years and has become a great teachers helper! Celestine's parents have both passed away and she is taken care of by her Aunt Janet. Her aunt works as our social worker at Heshima. . 



Margaret Angalushi

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Margret is 14 years old and has cerebral palsy. The cerebral palsy affects her legs and especially her feet. She has more difficulty controlling the left side of her body than her right side. When she came to us, she could not sit up. She is now sitting on her own and walking with the help of braces and a walker. She is very good at sign language and loves pretty shoes and dresses! Her mom Leah,  is a jewelry designer at Dignity Designs.


Princess Kwamboka

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Princess is 8 years old and has cerebral palsy. Due to this, her muscles are underdeveloped and are being strengthened through physical therapy. She has recently learned how to hold her head up as well as sit. She loves music. Her mom Jane, is a teacher's at Heshima.





Samuel Gichina

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Samuel is 12 years old. A few years ago, Heshima paid for his  clubbed foot surgery. Since his surgery, he has received a lot of therapy and is now walking correctly. His mom Lucy, is a cleaner at Heshima.


Dylan Ochieng

Dylan is 12 years old. He has two younger sisters and lives with his mother in the flats next to Heshima. He had a traumatic brain injury at age five because of abuse. This caused a brain bleed, which has left him paralyzed from the waist down. He also has minimal use of his hands and shoulders. He is doing well in our Transition program at Heshima. He is enjoying art and music. His mom Caroline, is  employed at Heshima as a teacher assistant.   

Margaret Nyambura

Margret is 7 years old and has hydrocephalus. This means that she has extra fluid  on her brain. She has a "shunt" implanted in the back of her head that drains this extra fluid off her brain. This extra fluid creates pressure on the brain which in turn, causes brain damage. She is doing well in our Early Childhood Intervention program and is receieiving therapy and proper nutrition each day. Her mom Doris, is a working at Dignity Designs as a seemstress   

Bravine Otieno

Bravin is 10 years old and has cerebral palsy. He has great language skills and can communicate his needs quite well. He is very much a "boy" and loves to tease the girls by taking their dolls away. He is doing well in our Special Needs Program and is also receiving lots of physical therapy. His mom Irene, is a jewelry designer at Dignity Designs. 

Bravin Winamo


Naveri Muthoni


Bravin is 6 years old and has a global learning disability. He lives with his step mother and birth dad in the village close to Heshima. He is doing well in our Special Education Program and is receiving speech therapy for his langauge delays. His mom Mildred, is a cleaner at Heshima.








Naveri is 8 years  old and has cerebral palsy. She does not walk but we are hoping through the physical therapy at Heshima, that one day we will see her walk. Her mom Gladys, stays at home.

James Waithaka

James is 7 years old and has Down Syndrome. He adds life to our special education program and loves speech therapy. He has 4 siblings and his mom Damaris,  works as a cook at Heshima.


Alice Njeri

Alice is 7 years old and has Cerebral Palsy. She is very smart and has joyful spirit. Her mother Eunice works at Heshima as a cleaner.

We hope to get surgery done to Alice in 2018 to correct her clubbed foot.

Caroline Mwende

Caroline is 9 years old and has Spina Bifida. She is very smart and enjoys pretending like she is the "teacher".Her mom Esther, is a teacher assistant at Heshima.

Jayden Karanja

Jayden is 7 years old and has Cerebral Palsy. He gets along well with the other children and loves to dance. His mom Elizabeth is a teacher assistant at Heshima.


Hannah Areyo

​Hannah is 8 years old. She has become quite the beauty queen
since we introduced "Beauty Parlor Time" at Heshima. She loves to have her nails done as well as her makeup. We think she is going to be a fashion model one day! Her mom Christine, is a teacher assistant at Heshima.

Angel Wangui

Angel is 3 years old. She came to Heshima when she almost 2 years. She was not walking then but she is now running! Her speech is slow but with help from our speech therapist, she is learning quickly.  Her mom Anne, is a teacher assistant at Heshima.

Gabriel Chacha

Gabriel is 3 years old. He was not walking when he came to Heshima at 2 years. He has received lots of physical therapy and is now running! He is seeing our speech therapist to help him begin to speak. His mom Angelina, is an artisan at Dignity Designs.

Prudent Ngugi

Prudent is 10 years old. He has a learning disability that caused him to repeat the same grade over and over again. Now that he is in the Heshima special education system, he is learning at his own pace and we are seeing great results! His mom is a teacher assistant 

Garvin Hamisi


Garvin is 3 years old. He has mild cerabral palsy but is walking and talking. He is very serious and we hope this is not from trauma he has suffered in the past. The love of Jesus at Heshima will break down these walls!

Bradley Weswa



Bradley is 8 years.He loves worship songs, playing soccer, and doing puzzles.

Joseph Okello

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Joseph is 6 years old. He enjoys outdoor activities such as field trips,  horseback riding.

Abigael Waithera


Abigael is 9 years old. Her condition is Athetoid cerebral palsy.She loves playing on the I PAD. Just like all the other kids in the world!.

Neville Itambo

Neville was at Heshima from 2015 until 2019, when he passed away from brain complications. He was smart, always helpful and loved to dance. His mom Victoria, continues to be with us at Heshima and works at Dignity Designs.

Levis Macharia

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Macharia is 15 years old. He is in our life sills program at Heshima.  When he was two years old, he had a five hour seizure that caused brain damage. He has a learning and speech disability. He is very busy and is friends with all the kids at the center. His mother, Josphine, is the manager at Dignity Designs and is thrilled by Macharia's progress.




Aggie Kamene

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Agnetta is 14 years old and has cerebral palsy. She is benefiting from Heshima therapy and has recently learned how to use a wheel chair. When she first came to us, she used to cry all the time but now, we cannot stop her from smiling. She is very smart and is great at sign language  and doing puzzles. Her mom, Elizabeth, is the manager of our water company; "Water for Dignity."

Kennedy Kyalo

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This is Kennedy who is 8 years old. He has vision problems as well as physical and mental delays due to Microcephaly.  His mom Jackie,  works at Heshima as a teacher. She is so happy that she has a place for Kennedy and herself. 


Ruth Njeri

Ruth is 12 years old. She has 10 siblings!  She has ADHD and is developmentally delayed. We do not know much about her past but we can assume she has suffered from malnutrition which in turn, effects her brain development  She is doing well in our Life Skills program at Heshima. She receives speech and occupational therapy, both are helping her progress. He mom Damaris, is our cleaning manager at Heshima.  

Shirleen Uba

Sharleen  is 6 years old and has cerebral palsy and epilepsy. She sleeps a lot because of the medication she takes for her epilepsy. She is doing well in our Early Childhood Intervention program where she receives physical and occupational therapy as well as proper nutrition and lots of play time. Her mom Florence, is working as a cook at Heshima and is doing a great job!

Vallary Musimbi

Valerie is 12 years old and has one older brother. She has cerebral palsy which has severely affected her speech. She speaks no words but  has quickly picked up sign language in her speech therapy sessions at Heshima. We are also teaching her mom Maureen, sign language. Maureen is a teacher assistant at Heshima. Valerie is doing well in our Special Needs  program where she is learning phonics. We are very hopeful that she will read. She is bright, helpful and full of potential

Lawrence Musinde

Lawrence is 11 years old and was born with clubbed feet. Heshima paid for his clubbed feet surgery in March of 2016. He has had a lot of physical therapy to strengthen his legs and now he is walking with the help of crutches. His mom Crystal, is a cleaner at Heshima

Shiko Metho

 Wanjiko  is 12 years old and has  cerebral palsy. She is so happy and sweet all the time. She walks with a walking aid and does well in our "top" class at Heshima. She is reading, writing and doing simple math. Her mom Eunice, stays at home

Tracy Ngina

Tracy is 16 years old. She has been at Heshima since January 2016. She is doing well in our Life Skills program.  Her mom Sarah, is learning disabled and has 3 other children. She is a cleaner at Heshima.


Elvis Muuo

​Elvis is 10 years old.  He smiles all the time and is such a joy for us to have at Heshima. He joined  us in January of 2016. He has a learning disability that kept him behind in his former school. His mom Damaris, is a gardener at Heshima. 

Ann Muthoni

Ann is 15 years old and has cerebral palsy. She spent many years in a a school that was not helping her and we are glad that she finally found Heshima. She is now reading and writing and her mom Wairimu, works as a cook at Heshima.






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Weldon Starlon

Weldon is 4 years old and has Microcephaly. He is a big smiler evern though he has no language. His mother Deborah,  is a teacher at Heshima.

Leon Muthee

Leon is 8 years old and has hydrocephalus. He is easily distracted and needs a lot of one on one time. He likes to jump on the trampoline at Heshima.  His mom Lydia, works at Heshima as an office assistant.


Jimmy Thuku

Jimmy is 8 years old. He has Cerebral Palsy. He likes to wrestle with the other boys and doesn't sit still for a very long. He brings a lot of energy to Heshima. His mom Pauline is a teacher assistant at Heshima.


Susan Gathoni

Susan is 9 years old. You  would never know that she struggles each day to breath because she is always smiling. Due to her disability, her airway becomes obstructed easily and she often needs nebulizer treatments. We are not sure if this problem is long term for her but we hope these treatments will help. Her mom Beatrice is a teacher assistant at Heshima.


Lawrence Kyalo

Lawrence is 9 years old. He was abandoned by his mother at a young age because of his disability. His loving grandmother took him in and has since brought him to Heshima. He has lots of potential and is always smiling. He is learning to read and write and enjoys music time. 


Richie Kiptoo

Richmond is 6 years old. He is very active and loves to play with the other kids at Heshima.His mom Faith, is employed as a teacher assistant and she is a hard worker.

Rosalind Wamuyu

 Rosyland is 4 year old funny girl. She is alwasy laughing and immitating others. She has spina bifida and is in a wheelchair. She lights up Heshima and we are hopful that one day she may walk!

Tabitha Wambui

Tabitha is 10 years old. She is bright and picking up things quickly. She has a learning disability but is learning to read and write. She lives with her grandma because she was abandoned as a baby. 

Sophie Anne


Sophie is 2 years old. She loves listening to baby songs. She has Arthrogryposis; a rare condition. This condition does not allow her to move her arms or her legs. We hope therapy at Heshima will improve her movement. 

Mercy Mwende


Mercy is 7 years. She loves to pray, sing and read story books. Her condition is hydrocephalus.

Owen Kariuki

Owen is 3 years old. He has cerebral palsy.He enjoys playing with cars.

Deborah Wavinya


Deborah is 9 years old and loves to recite poems. She has a very sweet spirit and is always happy.She has mild ADHD.