Meet the Children at the Open Arms Village

Open Arms Village is now home to 47 children, 39 of those are either orphaned, abandoned, or living in unsafe conditions.  Many were rescued trying to survive life on the streets.  The other eight are the biological children of our house parents; Peter and Stella, Joel and Sally, and Paul and Sarah.  These children share their parents with up to 13 other brothers and sisters in our three children’s homes.  In the coming months, as the building of 2 new homes is completed we will be able to provide relief from physical, emotional and spiritual suffering for many more children.

Open Arms through the generous support of the sponsors is able to provide a loving home with indigenous, nurturing house parents.

Your sponsorship will cover all of the child’s needs: food, housing within a  family home, quality education and specialist support, school uniform and study books, clothing and medical care.


Our sponsorship programme is run on two levels:

Sole Sponorship: @ £175.00 per month – As a ‘sole sponsor’ you will be funding all the needs of one of the children in the village.

Partner Parent: @ £29.00 per month – This is our most popular form of sponsorship, where six ‘partner parents’ provide the full funding necessary to provide every need for an individual child.

As a  child sponsor you and your family have the opportunity to develop a life-long relationship with the child. You will receive two letters from the child per year and one photograph.

Please consider sponsoring one or more of our children and become a part of changing their lives forever.  To sponsor a child, either fill out a request for sponsorship form  here or email susanna@openarms.org.uk.

Please find below some of the children who are need the support of ‘partner parent’ sponsors.



Collins – 12 years old
Collins came to the Village with his brother, Gad.  Collins loves to play football with his new brothers and sisters.  He would like to be a teacher when he grows up.








Gloria – 5 years old
Gloria is the daughter of house parents Peter and Stella Kimeli.  She and her two biological siblings, Praise and Melody, now have many brothers and sisters at the Village.  Gloria is a vibrant young girl who loves music and dance.







John – 5 years old
John came to live at the Village with his sister, Ruth.  Following the post election violence in Kenya, he had been living at an internally displaced persons camp before being rescued by Open Arms.  John started school this year and hopes to be a pilot when he grows up.






Marion – 8 years old
Marion came to village with her twin sister Prudence and younger sister Mercy.  Marion loves living at the Village because life is so much better than before.  This is her first time attending school, and she would like to be a nurse when she grows up.







Melody – 8 years old
Melody came to the village with her parents Peter and Stella Kimeli and her siblings Praise and Gloria.  Melody loves music and dancing.  She is first in her class, and her favourite subjects are English, Science, and Mathematics.  Melody would like to be a policeman when she grows up.






Praise – 11 years old
Praise came to the Village with his parents, Peter and Stella Kimeli, and siblings Gloria and Melody.  Praise now has many brothers and sisters at the Village.  He loves music and dance.  Praise’s favourite school subjects are Science and Mathematics, and he is first in his class.






Ruth – 10 years old
Ruth came to the Village with her brother John following the post-election violence in Kenya.  She and her brother were living at an internally displaced persons camp before being rescued by Open Arms.  Ruth loves to dance and her favourite subjects in school are English and Religious Education.  She hopes to be a meteorologist when she grows up.





Robert – 8 years old
Robert came to live at the Village, with his sister, Mercy.  Robert is a gentle boy who says he has never been happier than he is now, living in the Village.  He does well in school and dreams of becoming a policeman when he grows up.







Winnie – 15 years old
Winnie came to the Village with her sister, Purity, and her cousin, Victor.  She loves music and making crafts in her free time.  Her favourite subjects in school are English and Mathematics.  When Winnie grows up, she would like to be a teacher.