My name is Felix Were. I was born in 2001 to two parents but who did not both live long enough to sustain me. My mother died leaving me with a father who used to drink himself silly. He thereafter kept marrying woman after another but could sustain one for more than 3 months. As a result he ended up getting so many children. I found it unbearable and ran away from home to Kakamega town. I became a street child for a short while. I was the subject of beatings by the older street children before being saved from the street by Hope in Zion Child Care Centre. This came at the most timely moment. They saved me with provision of basic needs and education. I am now in class 4 doing well.

Location: MWIYALA, KAKAMEGA CENTRAL, KENYA