AFRICAN CHALD TRUST (ACT) SAVES ORPHANS AND WIDOWS IN WESTERN

Orphans and widows in Webuye have received blanket and mattress support from the African Child Trust in partnership with Jesus to all nation Webuye church.

Speaking at the handing over of the products to more than 50 widows and orphans under the project from western Kenya, Bishop Humphrey Wanyama, the organization’s director general in Kenya, said they had taken the initiative after discovering that many orphans had no bedding.

"We have decided to give them a mattress, and a blanket to improve their livelihood especially this season where the world is facing the Covid 19 epidemic." Bishop Wanyama said.

At the same time, the widows and orphans were given four kilograms of sugar, soap, and tea leaves.

Bishop Wanyama said the ACT foundation is also funding school fees for more than 50 orphans and said the organization would continue to fund children who will excel in their exams, adding that those who qualified for university will continue to receive funding from the organization.

However he expressed his dismay at the large number of girls who continue to get pregnant this Covid 19 season.

"Parents, let us protect our children, especially girls, the education of those children is very important, we must make sure that we do not watch them get pregnant early," he said

The remarks have been echoed by Pastor Johnston Oketa who has urged parents to give their children religious education and to ensure that they attend church.

"Parents we ask you to teach children to know the God otherwise after  Covid 19 we may end up regreting,” Past Oketa said,

Some of the children who received the aid commended the African Child Trust and Bishop Humphrey Wanyama for caring for them and promised to focus on their education.

"We thank Bishop Wanyama for helping us, we have no one else to help us and when we told him we had no accommodation he bought us with other children the matress and blanket," Purity Wakhungu said.

Teresa Nelima said ACT has given them relief since the death of their parents.

"I do not know if I would be alive now if it were not for the ACT, I thank all our donors and the founder of the Act, God bless you," she said.