Kisima Child Care Academy and Orphanage

Kisima Child Care Academy(KCCA) provides a daily meal and education for over 300 students from preschool to grade 9. Initially begun to care exclusively for orphans, KCCA is transitioning to a village school for local underprivileged youth who would otherwise not receive an education. 

Our youngest orphan in 2025 is entering grade 5, and there are only 8 others in grades 8 and 9 - a true regional miracle! Also,

24 KCCA graduates attend high school, and 54 more are in VoTech or University. FTKI is committed to caring for all of these orphans via full clothing, meals, and housing support.

**PLEASE HELP support these deserving students!**

THEN​     Kisima Child Care Academy(KCCA) was started by Martin and Margaret Simiyu in 2006.  Gerda Fink met Martin on a trip to Kenya in 2007 and became aware that he and his wife cared for the 83 orphans independently.  Initially, KCCA was three mud classrooms where children sat on the dirt floor for lessons and slept four to a blanket. Gerda began raising money to help in 2008.  In 2012 Bonnie Lefbom came to Kisima and subsequently started For The Kids International, Inc,(FTKI), the 501(c)3 that supports Kisima and other organizations helping children worldwide.  

NOW With the generous help of supporters, there are eleven brick classrooms, boys' and girls' dorms, a dining hall, and a separate kitchen. In 2019, a deep borehole well was drilled, and by 2023, KCCA had working toilets instead of outdoor pit latrines. Currently, four acres are farmed for maize and beans, and there are vegetable gardens, a greenhouse, fruit trees, and cows, chickens, and rabbits.

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Bettering our best​

SUPPORTED BY FTKI  

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Bonnie Lefbom 

President, FTKI, Inc.

6614 Van Winkle Dr.

Falls Church, VA 22044

admin@ftki.org

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