Kenya Orphans Rural Development Programme

Kenya Orphans Rural Development Programme (KORDP) has been at the forefront of the response to the HIV epidemic in Kenya since 1996. The organization has grown rapidly in its work with the most disadvantaged members of society, the young children and their caregivers. The challenges facing young children, their families and the general population are exacerbated by poverty, poor education and related ill health issues.

Working with partner communities, partner National and International NGOs, the National Aids Control Council, Government line ministries and the private sector, significant progress has been made contributing to increased literacy levels and enrollment at primary 1 and secondary school levels, diminishing the duration that communities families experience hunger, and deaths amongst children aged 1-8 years within partner communities. KORDP has adopted a comprehensive integrated Early Childhood Day Care Centre strategy routed in the communities’ way of life, thus working towards sustainable efforts. KORDP constantly explores innovative solutions to service delivery through mainstreaming Psycho- Social Support (PSS) in all her programmes, facilitating behaviour change within the wider community, addressing Stigma, Denial & Discrimination (SDD) for affected families.