About Rhema Compassion Organization
A registered organization, built on a decade of showing up.
We work with street children carrying more than most adults ever will — offering counseling, vocational training, family reunification and a voice for children’s rights, rooted in Christian compassion.
Our Vision
A Nairobi where no child has to raise themselves on the street — where families have what they need to stay together, and every person has a real chance at a life free from poverty and harm.
Our Mission
To open doors to education and healthcare, and to lift the welfare of families, orphans and vulnerable children so poverty no longer decides their future.
From a shared meal to a registered movement
“RHEMA” means a spoken word — a message with power. It reflects our belief in not only meeting physical needs, but speaking hope, restoring dignity and transforming lives.
- 2013
A question, not a handout
Our founder began meeting street children in Nairobi — sharing meals, listening, asking why they ended up there instead of just giving money.
- 2016
From occasional to weekly
Sunday services with street children and a Tuesday feeding program became fixed commitments, cooked from home and carried into the streets.
- 2018
Street Church Ministry launches
Formal activities began at Central Park, Nairobi: evangelism, counselling, talent shows and clothing drives, backed by a growing circle of churches and volunteers.
- 2021
Officially registered
On 10 September 2021, Rhema Compassion Organization was formally registered — giving the work structure, accountability and room to scale.
- 2022
Outreach scales up
Weekly street outreach grew to reach roughly 150 children per month.
- 2023
Officially launched
Rhema Compassion Organization held its official public launch, broadening its mandate to serve all in need across the community.
- 2023
Education sponsorships expand
The number of students supported through school sponsorships grew by 40%.
- 2024
Health partnerships begin
Three mobile medical camps were run across Nairobi through a new health-outreach partnership.
- 2025
Family empowerment pilot
Fifteen caregivers completed skills training and received startup kits to build sustainable household income.
What we’re working toward
Core Objectives
Prevent Family Separation
Working alongside families and communities to address the violence and instability that push children onto the street in the first place — prevention is kinder, and cheaper, than rescue.
Basic Needs & Education
Making sure vulnerable children have food, clothing and an actual seat in a classroom — not just access to one on paper.
Reduce Street Numbers
Bringing children home — to their own families where that's possible, or to a foster family when it isn't.
Sustainable Development
Connecting street children to programs that build real, lasting skills, not one-off handouts.
Learning Materials
The small things that keep a child in school: a uniform that fits, shoes, exercise books.
Children's Rights
Standing up for every child's right to safety, working alongside protection teams — regardless of a child's sex, religion, tribe or origin.
A Rehabilitation Centre
Building a home base of our own: a dedicated centre where recovery isn't rushed.
Community Health Education
Teaching communities the basics of health care and counselling, so support for vulnerable children doesn't end the moment we leave.
Resource Mobilization
Raising the funds, honestly and transparently, that make every objective above possible.
Signs the work is holding
Success So Far
- Boys who once lived on the street now push carts and work as porters across Nairobi's CBD — earning a living instead of drifting.
- Graduates of our partner rehabilitation centre left with a trade in hand, and now support themselves.
- What started as outreach to street children has grown into something wider: support for vulnerable families and individuals across the whole community.
- We held our official public launch in December 2023 — a milestone a decade of quiet work had already earned.
How we work, not just what we do
Our Values
Holistic care
Food and healthcare matter, but so do dignity, faith and education — lasting change has to reach the whole person, not just the immediate need.
Partnership
No single organisation can do this alone. We lean on churches, local leaders, volunteers and other NGOs, because they know this community better than we ever could working in isolation.
Responsiveness
Our programs bend to whatever the moment demands — a pandemic, a drought, a hard economic year — instead of running the same playbook regardless of what's actually happening.
Accountability & learning
We track what's working, admit what isn't, and treat both as information we can act on.
Rooted in Nairobi, growing with our partners
Where We Serve
- Primarily Nairobi — Embakasi and Central Park street zones
- Partner orphanages and rehabilitation centres around Kiambu Road
- Expansion to additional counties planned as resources allow
Looking Ahead
Narrowing our focus, deepening our care
From 2024, we're concentrating our direct-service programs on street children aged 3 to 10 — feeding, educating and clothing them — while we work toward a dedicated centre for holistic education: one place able to care for a child's body, mind and spirit together, instead of piecing support together program by program.
The people who actually show up, week after week
Our Team