About Us

Prosperity Junior Centre is both a school and a home for children from the Kawangware and Kangemi neighborhoods. We provide a safe haven and quality education for abandoned children, orphans, and those who have been rescued from difficult circumstances. Our mission is to nurture and educate these vulnerable children, offering them the support and care they need to thrive.

The Founder’s Story: Japhet’s Journey

In 2014, I had a dream about creating a children’s center called Prosperity Centre. At the time, I didn’t fully understand the dream’s significance, and I was focused on finding a teaching job. For six months, I searched for employment while living in a modest single-room Mabati house with my wife, our 1-year-old daughter, and my younger brother, who was still a student. My meager teacher’s salary had to cover our family’s needs as well as my brother’s school expenses.

Given my limited income, I didn’t think much about how to bring my dream to life. However, in 2016, I attended a Pentecostal church service in Umoja where the pastor singled me out during the sermon and spoke about a great vision within me—the vision of becoming a father to many generations. I didn’t doubt the prophecy, and the very next morning, an elderly grandmother approached me. She was caring for her grandsons and asked if I could watch over them during the day. Feeling a newfound confidence, I agreed to take care of the children, knowing my wife and brother could help.

The first day, the grandmother didn’t return, and the second day was the same. We reported the situation to the local chief, but there was little he could do. He advised us to continue caring for the boys until their grandmother returned. She never came back. However, taking in these children turned out to be a blessing. Within a week, another parent approached us with two children, asking for daycare services. She paid for their care, and we used the money to buy a second-hand mattress, a plastic table, and some chairs. By the end of that second week, two more children were abandoned at our doorstep by their young mother.

We continued caring for the children alongside our own family, driven by love and compassion. Eventually, we decided to start a kindergarten in our small home, using the space during the day for school and sleeping there at night. After two months, we began inviting more children to join the center, charging a very low fee of Ksh 600 ($4) per month to make education accessible to vulnerable children. By the end of two school terms, we had 25 children enrolled, including our four, with eight unable to pay anything for the services.

Running the center was challenging, especially with the costs of rent and food. There were times when we went hungry, and our door was locked by agents due to unpaid rent. However, the center continued to grow. By the end of two years, we were caring for 80 children, including orphans, abandoned children, street children, and those from extremely vulnerable families in the community. Today, the center is transforming the lives of more than 376 children through education, and we aim to support over 1,000 children in the future.