Changing the world... one child at a time!
About Us
Victoria's Children is a 501(c)(3) charitable Christian organization.
We operate an orphanage in Kenya, providing shelter, food, clothing, education, and medical care for orphaned and vulnerable children. Along with their physical needs, we provide them with spiritual and emotional support to become the people God has created them to be.
Victoria's Children was founded in 2014 by Faith Obonyo in loving memory of her daughter, Victoria Nyambura Muchiri. After a visit to Kenya in 2009, Victoria shared with her mother how heartbroken she was with seeing so many orphaned and vulnerable children with no one to care for them. When Victoria's life tragically ended at the age of 22, Victoria's Children was created to bring her dream to reality.
In 2014, Faith and a group of friends started praying and seeking God's direction in how to best help these vulnerable Kenyan children. From there our journey to establish Victoria's Children began. It all started with 13 children in a rented house.
Today Victoria's Children is caring for ~60 orphaned and vulnerable children ranging from ages 4 to 19. With God's guidance, and the support of people like you, we continue to grow. We have been able to purchase land, build a boys' and girls' dormitories, and a kitchen and dining room. Because of Victoria's Children having a permanent location, we can continue to expand so we can care for more vulnerable children.
Please join us in caring for these children. Let us grow together to provide the orphanage that God wants for these children and the ones that He will continue to bring to Victoria's Children.
Our Mission
To nurture, equip and inspire those in need to live an empowered,
Christ-centered life.
Our Children
Toriavic Is Already Open
Before the last floor is finished, Toriavic is already a school. Fifty-seven children walk through the gate each morning to learn, eat a hot meal, and be looked after by teachers who care for them.
Enrollment sits at 31 children in Play Group and 26 in PP1, our two youngest pre-primary levels. Some are children who live at Victoria's Children. Others come from families in the surrounding community who now have a school within walking distance. Each grade currently runs as a single class, and as the upper floors are completed we will add classrooms and grades behind them.
The School We're Building
For years our children were taught in classrooms off campus. Now, we're building our own school on our own land, so they learn where they live, taught by people who know them. Phase one is progressing well to allow us to provide an environment that educates, nurtures, equips and inspires.
01 · STRUCTURE
Three floors, up
The main building is framed, roofed, and standing across all three floors.
02 · FINISHES
Going in now
Windows glazed, floors tiled, walls painted across the finished wing.
03 · SITE WORK
Underway
Grading, access, and drainage around the building are in progress.
04 · FURNISHING
Still to come
Desks, boards, and classroom fit-out are the next step before the doors open.