A Solution

In 2000, a new team called NUPO (Nairobi Urban Poor Outreach) began ministry in the slums of Nairobi, using Community Health Evangelism (CHE) as their basic strategy. They came into contact with Wallace and Mary Kamau, Kenyan nationals and Christians, who are the founders and directors of the Mathare Family Hope Center already at work in the Mathare Valley slum. Combining the ministries, it has been simply called Hope Partnership and serves the community by:

• Providing education, clothing, and nutritious meals for the poorest children in the village through the Child Sponsorship program.
• Offering a strong CHE program, including the ongoing training of the CHE evangelists.
• Teaching HIV/AIDS awareness and education, as well as instruction on caring for those living with this disease.
• Sponsoring a microenterprise loan program for launching small businesses.
• Offering basic health and wellness education.
• Planting churches, offering family counseling and religious education.

Most new Christians who enter a home group or church in the slums of Nairobi come with a variety of family problems. Hope Partnership provides in-home family counseling by Christian social workers and teachers. Of course, the counselors always continue to share the love of Christ with their clients. Counseling topics typically include alcoholism, drug abuse, child abuse, and joblessness.

Hope Partnership works to bring physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation to the lives of children and adults alike.