BACKGROUND
Watu Wa Maana in Swahili means very important people. Watu Wa Maana street children are a registered charitable children institution for rehabilitation and reintegration of street children in Ruiru.
The center was started in the year 2002 by Wanjiru Kanyoni. It is managed by the board of directors who make sure they improve the lives of the children in the center. They contemplate that on reaching the children they will also be reaching the parents and the community thereby bringing hope to the whole family and the community as a whole.
Any children who are brought to Watu wa maana they get back a sense of confidence and hope. The home not only provides them with a home but a conducive environment that gives them an ability to get …show more content…
They wake up early and perform chores such as cleaning their rooms, corridors and cooking their breakfast before heading to school. Their home is often very clean and tidy. They are responsible due to the various skills that they have been taught by their caretakers. They seemed to love visitors and were always open with us. Their humble characters would make me love them more. They relate with me like a family member. I grew fond of them that I missed spending more time with them.
SWOT Analysis
SWOT analysis is a process that identifies an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Strengths
1. The home is easily accessible to the donors and any potential visitors since it is situated near the Ruiru-Kiambu road. The donors can easily drop their donations at any given moment since it is situated in Ruiru town.
2. They have leased a number of containers. They get can at least get a stable basic income from the containers that they have eased. This income is of much help in case they don’t acquire much from their donors.
3. They have a large garden where they grow the vegetables and some fruits for feeding the kids. These garden help save the expenses, instead of purchasing kales, tomatoes and onions they just get them from their garden.
4. They are situated a distance from the town which makes it conducive for domestic life. They have a big compound where they can play during the weekend and the evenings after …show more content…
Lack of a security guard manning the compound could pose a lot of insecurity in the home. Since it is located near the road it could theft of children by enticing them with snacks.
2. The increased number of children has led to increased expenses and increased fees requirements. They at least need 1.2 Million for fees only each year.
3. Most of the donors donate worn out clothes which at time are not good for use by the kids. They just bring by clothes they just want to get rid of instead of offering clothes that will make the kids feel loved.
4. Since the center is located near town, sometimes it affects the kids negatively. The surrounding influences them negatively such as bad dress codes, teenage drinking beers. The caretakers are left with a hard task of close supervision to make sure the kids follow the right path.
5. They have so much uncertainty when it comes to financial planning since most of their funds are donated. For example back in 2016 most students were sent home due to lack of school fees.
6. They don’t have enough tools for gardening and working in the farm such as the slashes, rakes, fork jembe and sprinklers.
7. There is inadequate gaming clothes and equipment’s such as balls and their attire and foot
Watu Wa Maana in Swahili means very important people. Watu Wa Maana street children are a registered charitable children institution for rehabilitation and reintegration of street children in Ruiru.
The center was started in the year 2002 by Wanjiru Kanyoni. It is managed by the board of directors who make sure they improve the lives of the children in the center. They contemplate that on reaching the children they will also be reaching the parents and the community thereby bringing hope to the whole family and the community as a whole.
Any children who are brought to Watu wa maana they get back a sense of confidence and hope. The home not only provides them with a home but a conducive environment that gives them an ability to get …show more content…
They wake up early and perform chores such as cleaning their rooms, corridors and cooking their breakfast before heading to school. Their home is often very clean and tidy. They are responsible due to the various skills that they have been taught by their caretakers. They seemed to love visitors and were always open with us. Their humble characters would make me love them more. They relate with me like a family member. I grew fond of them that I missed spending more time with them.
SWOT Analysis
SWOT analysis is a process that identifies an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Strengths
1. The home is easily accessible to the donors and any potential visitors since it is situated near the Ruiru-Kiambu road. The donors can easily drop their donations at any given moment since it is situated in Ruiru town.
2. They have leased a number of containers. They get can at least get a stable basic income from the containers that they have eased. This income is of much help in case they don’t acquire much from their donors.
3. They have a large garden where they grow the vegetables and some fruits for feeding the kids. These garden help save the expenses, instead of purchasing kales, tomatoes and onions they just get them from their garden.
4. They are situated a distance from the town which makes it conducive for domestic life. They have a big compound where they can play during the weekend and the evenings after …show more content…
Lack of a security guard manning the compound could pose a lot of insecurity in the home. Since it is located near the road it could theft of children by enticing them with snacks.
2. The increased number of children has led to increased expenses and increased fees requirements. They at least need 1.2 Million for fees only each year.
3. Most of the donors donate worn out clothes which at time are not good for use by the kids. They just bring by clothes they just want to get rid of instead of offering clothes that will make the kids feel loved.
4. Since the center is located near town, sometimes it affects the kids negatively. The surrounding influences them negatively such as bad dress codes, teenage drinking beers. The caretakers are left with a hard task of close supervision to make sure the kids follow the right path.
5. They have so much uncertainty when it comes to financial planning since most of their funds are donated. For example back in 2016 most students were sent home due to lack of school fees.
6. They don’t have enough tools for gardening and working in the farm such as the slashes, rakes, fork jembe and sprinklers.
7. There is inadequate gaming clothes and equipment’s such as balls and their attire and foot