Locations and projects
From bed, lunch, and shelter to education and work
Blessed Generation has three locations and is increasingly launching local initiatives, such as the Lighthouse project and the Outreach program. Below, you can read about how each project came about, how it has grown, and where we could still use your help.
Location 1
Ruiru – Blessed Generation Highschool
Own secondary school for disadvantaged children
In Ruiru, just outside Nairobi, is the Blessed Generation High School. More than 125 young people from underprivileged backgrounds live and learn here on a single campus. They receive education, three meals a day, a bed, and most importantly: social-emotional support. All of this takes place in a safe environment, where our social workers are present every day.
Why have your own high school?
In Kenya, all secondary schools are boarding schools. Our children often found it difficult to cope in large schools, far from home, without familiar guidance. When school fees also increased annually, we decided to build our own high school. The first class started in 2015, and since then hundreds of students have moved on to vocational training and universities.
Special features of BG High
- Small-scale and safe
- Good mix of boys and girls
- Lessons in ICT, critical thinking, and future-oriented learning
- Success rate of 98%
- Children stay on the premises during school holidays if their home situation is unsafe, or we help them find their families.
Special features of BG High
We want to continue converting the old school building into a fully-fledged secondary school. This includes additional classrooms, two new dormitories, and good ICT facilities. Funds are still urgently needed.
Our Timeline
History
The first children are being cared for in a small-scale orphanage.
We are growing into a fully-fledged secondary school. More opportunities, more dreams.
Oud-leerlingen zijn nu kok, arts of ondernemer — én zelf donateur.
Location 2
Nyamira – Shelter and Education in Western Kenya
Growing up in small family homes with a view to the future
Nyamira is located in the hilly west of Kenya. Here we take in over 100 children, of whom 75 are permanent residents. They live in small family homes with a maximum of 10 children, each with dedicated caregivers. Some children are in temporary crisis care, while others are waiting for adoption or placement with family.
Elementary school for over 750 children
Blessed Generation built a primary school here in 2013 and donated it to the community. In collaboration with the government, we ensure that the school remains accessible. We pay most of the teachers and cover the costs of books, materials, and maintenance. Parents from the neighborhood contribute to the lunch program together with BG Netherlands, so that every child receives a hot meal every day.
Collaboration with the local community
- The government provided electricity and contributed to school expenses.
- There is a separate water supply for the school and local residents.
- Children with intellectual disabilities are taught in a special classroom with adapted facilities (unique in Kenya!).
Wat we nodig hebben
- Structurele ondersteuning voor extra docenten
- Uitbreiding van het lunchprogramma
- Vervoer voor kinderen die ver van school wonen
Our Timeline
History
The first children who were orphaned by the election violence in the region are being cared for in a small-scale orphanage. This is being done in consultation with the Red Cross.
The shelter is expanding into a safe residential community with structured care.
Foster care program and elementary school for 750 children. Collaboration with the government and the local community.
Location 3
Malindi – School, daycare, outreach and Lighthouse
A vibrant location where healthcare and education come together
On the east coast of Kenya is our location in Malindi. Here, there is a school with over 300 students, a shelter for about 30 children, and the newest program, the Lighthouse, which now (2025) has 14 homes for adoption and foster care. In addition, we have an outreach program.
Basisonderwijs voor iedereen
De lagere school in Malindi is een zogenoemde ‘charity school’. Kinderen van Blessed Generation én uit de omgeving krijgen hier samen onderwijs. Ouders die het kunnen, betalen schoolgeld. De meeste leerlingen krijgen onderwijs, inclusief boeken en uniformen – bekostigd door donateurs (o.a. kindsponsors).
What we need help with
Sponsors who provide a steady income for food, healthcare, and education, so that more children can be helped.
Our Timeline
History
Child Protection Services reports 15,000 children in need. Blessed Generation decides to take action.
Within a year, there will be a shelter and a primary school in Malindi.
The entire school is being renovated to provide better education for the children.
Nieuwe manieren, nieuwe projecten
Op deze video vieren we de opening van twaalf huisjes op ons terrein voor pleeggezinnen. Ria zegt in haar speech; “Mensen zeiden tegen mij: Ria, dit is te groot, te ingewikkeld. Maar nu staat het er. En het werkt. Andere organisaties komen kijken, willen leren. En wij zijn zó dankbaar.”
Outreach program – help before it's too late. Preventing children from being removed from their homes
One of the most powerful elements of our approach is the Outreach Program in Malindi. The idea behind it is simple but powerful: children belong at home—in their own families, their own neighborhoods, their own cultures. Sometimes a family is affected by illness (such as HIV/AIDS), death, or poverty. Blessed Generation provides timely assistance so that placement in a shelter is not necessary.
What the Outreach Program does
We support families in the region who are struggling but want to succeed. These include single parents, sick caregivers, or family members who are caring for multiple orphaned children. By providing targeted assistance, we strengthen the entire family system. Blessed Generation biedt deze gezinnen
Home visit & food parcel
A home visit and a food package for basic necessities every two weeks.
Medical assistance & guidance
Access to medical care and personal guidance where necessary.
School fees for children
Payment of school fees for all school-age children in the family.
Access to secondary education
Support to enable children to attend secondary school.
Microcredit for your own business
Small loans for your own business, such as a bakery.
Impact in practice
Thanks to this program, dozens of families have now found their way to independence. Children receive education, parents build up an income, and the family grows in stability. The children remain rooted in their environment—with the prospect of a better future.
Where we need extra help
More monthly sponsors to continue providing food parcels on a structural basis
✨ Extra special
The Outreach Program not only prevents crisis intervention, it also builds resilience.
Parents are back on their own two feet—and children can just be children, growing up in their own environment.
Lighthouse Project – a village of hope
Family formation as an alternative to large-scale care
In 2024, the Lighthouse project in Malindi officially launched: a unique residential concept in which children from the shelter no longer live in an institution, but grow up in loving families—within a close-knit community. Not a home, but a home.
What is the Lighthouse project?
The first 12 houses have been built on and around the Blessed Generation site, in collaboration with the Pharus Foundation. Each house is home to a married couple with jobs, children of their own, and room in their hearts for foster or adopted children from BG. The children taken in are full members of the family—they are not “guests,” but simply “children of.”
It is a new form of cohabitation, which is virtually unheard of in Kenya. A kind of village community, where solidarity, structure, and independence come together. BG provides these families with housing, food, and pays for the education of the children taken in.
Results and inspiration
- 14 family homes occupied
- Children from BG find a permanent place in a loving family
- Families take responsibility themselves, with remote support
- Other organizations are now showing great interest in learning about and adopting the concept.
During the opening in 2024, Ramla—who grew up at Blessed Generation herself—told her story. She now lives in one of the Lighthouse families. Her speech was filled with confidence, gratitude, and pride. As the head teacher so beautifully put it: “Sit back, relax, and enjoy. This is the future.”
✨ What is special:
What once seemed impossible is now here—tangible, vibrant, hopeful. And we've only just begun.
What we continue to build together
Further expansion of the Lighthouse village with more houses
Training and guidance for foster families
Structural financial support for food, education, and maintenance
From kindergarten to university: 1,400 children
In total, Blessed Generation supports more than 1,400 children in education every year – from kindergarten to university. Around 75 students are currently following vocational training or university studies with the support of BG. Our former students now work as doctors, bank employees, bakers, or entrepreneurs. And as soon as they can, they give back to the children who came after them, as donors or volunteers. In this way, they pass on what they themselves have received.
Want to help out? There are many ways you can do so.
Donate
One-time or recurring – every contribution counts.
Become a sponsor
Support a Lighthouse family and make a lasting impact.
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