| Tumaini Miles of Smiles Centre |
| Changing lives & giving hope for the glory of God|
About Us
Tumaini (a Swahili word which means Hope) Miles of Smiles Centre is a non-profit, non-governmental Christian organization founded in the year 2005 whose primary focus is on the marginalized, underprivileged, destitute living in rural areas , especially children and women
Our Projects
Primary School Education
Brightsmile Hill School (BHS) was opened in 2006 to offer a high standard of primary education to the children of TMSCH and local children, from kindergarten level to class eight.
Home and care centre
There are more than one million orphans in Kenya – children who have lost one or both of their parents. Surviving family members typically provide care, but some children are abandoned or neglected, and many are raised in poverty so deep that it creates immense barriers to normal development and realities.
Lurale Vocational Training Centre
Apart from supporting our youth in different colleges and technical schools we work closely with Lurale training centre where most of the students in our care start their certificate courses before they proceed to other colleges for diplomas.
Our Programs
Strengthening & transforming families in rural areas
This Program targets widows and poor families to prevent crises that can in the long run lead to child neglect, abuse, separation, abandonment or even death.
Home –based care
Our home based care program provides assistance that is shared by many. When you sponsor one child on this program, the sponsorships supports the entire family.
High School Program
It’s no secret that education levels is a playing field of opportunity. It builds confidence and unlocks brighter future. In Kakamega County, about 237,570 children go through primary school (grades 1-8), but only 20% join high school.
Small Business Program
Poor, out-of-school Kenyan youth face bleak job prospects, and many see no practical ways of putting their energies and talents to work. Some stay at rural homes but find they cannot contribute as they’d like; some head to cities only to find that urban slums at least as difficult.
Restore a girl’s dignity
Most of the girls in the villages come from impoverished families and they go through a lot of challenges during their menstruation period. We stand to raise awareness about the challenges regarding education about menstruation, access to menstrual products and friendly sanitation facilities in schools.
Small Organisation, BIG impact
We currently support more than 270 young people across all of our programs, and the positive impact spills over to benefit more than 1650 family members
Primary School
582 students
270 have graduated
312 in school today
High School
210 have graduated
210 have graduated
60 in school today
College & University
230 students
100 have graduated
100 in college and university today
Small business/Family
30 of our youth are either in small businesses of have started a family
Why Choose Us
We focus on rural areas where the need is felt most and solutions are minimal.
Our attention is holistic, spiritual, emotional and physical.
We are faithful with spiritual, physical and financial resources entrusted.
Latest from our Blog
HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE
Inspired, proud, downright ecstatic to experience the whole change you have made! Because today after seventeen years of serving we have seen the impact! These wonderful girls (their names withheld) made a visit to the centre where their journey of change started...
RESTORING GIRLS’ DIGNITY CAMPAIGN WALK
We all know that Education is one way of ending extreme poverty in our societies. We have always gone the extra mile to provide quality education to children from poor families. One thing we do not know is what these children go through during their time in school....
Agricultural inputs for widows
Achievements can be seen from the smiles of the widows. The distribution of agricultural inputs to widows is the most powerful tool for bringing a lasting change in their families. Having the inputs motivates them to cultivate the small land. This gives them hope that...
Tumaini (a Swahili word which means Hope) Miles of Smiles Centre is a non-profit, non-governmental Christian organization founded in the year 2005 whose primary focus is on the marginalized, underprivileged, destitute living in rural areas , especially children and women
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You a welcome join us in making a difference
Support
Your financial support will go a long way in making a difference
Kakamega county, Western Kenya
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Tumaini Miles of Smiles Centre. A beacon of hope to the hopeless.