ByGrace Trust is a grassroots organization.
It arose when the founders, Stephen and Rosemary Mbogo, started addressing the dire needs of abandoned children in the Nairobi, Kenya slums in 2005.
At ByGrace Children’s Home, they prefer to avoid using the term orphanage when referring to the children’s living situation. The most ideal environment for any child to grow is a safe and loving home under the care of a mother and father figure, but unfortunately, in Kenya, adoption laws are very strict and ultimately prohibitive for interested domestic and international families.
For this reason, ByGrace Children’s Home instead “adopts” these children into their special family, and employs caretakers that step into the role of parental figures for the children. Rather than hiring a large team of custodians, the Home instead enjoys a small number of dedicated caretakers that provide each child with the opportunity to be part of a family, instead of an institution. Stephen, Rosemary and the Home staff view each child as their own and strive to create a holistic environment in which the children are safe, secure and loved, and can learn, thrive and grow to their full potential.
When you partner with ByGrace Trust, you become part of our extended family. It is not uncommon for sponsored children to call their sponsors “mum” or “dad”, and your love and generosity toward them is something that they will never forget.
2013 – Water tower completed – elevated water tanks that allow us to provide water from our well to the community.
2013 – Ground breaking for the new ByGrace High School in Ngong, Kenya.
2014 – High School opened first classrooms.