Grace Mwatate Children’s Home

Grace Mwatate Children’s Home and Rescue Centre provides a permanent home for up to fifty vulnerable and orphaned children aged 3-18.

Three smiling boys standing outdoors at the children's home.

Grace Mwatate Children’s Home & Rescue Centre provides a safe and loving home, access to education, and the support the children need to build a brighter, more hopeful future.

Many children in Mwatate face extreme poverty, neglect, abuse and abandonment. Without support, they are left to fend for themselves, often being subjected to abuse or life on the streets. Education, healthcare, and even basic needs like food and shelter become unattainable.

At Grace Mwatate, we believe that every child deserves to feel safe, be loved, and be given the chance to reach their full potential. Our home is more than just a shelter—it is a place of healing, hope, love and transformation.

What We Provide

Emotional & Psychological Support

Food & Healthcare

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Smiling young girl.

Education & Skill Development

A Safe & Loving Home

Children eating lunch at Grace Mwatate Children's Home in rural Kenya.
Group of smiling children standing outside Grace Mwatate Children's Home in rural Kenya.

Inside our home

At Grace Mwatate Children’s Home & Rescue Centre, we are dedicated to rescuing and caring for vulnerable and orphaned children. We provide security, education, and opportunities, ensuring each child has the chance to grow, heal, and build a brighter future. More than just a shelter, our home is a place of nurturing, renewal, and hope, where every child is valued and given the foundation to thrive.

Smiling young woman.

"Forget about the past and work towards creating a new and better future."

Sophie, age 14

Two smiling children in a dorm room in Grace Mwatate Children's Home, playfully posing with peace signs.
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Four children
Smiling young woman
Children playing cards inside Grace Mwatate Children's Home in rural Kenya.
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Meet the Kids

Smiling young boy.
Young girl smiling in colourful dress.
Smiling child in a red shirt standing in front of a stone wall.

Click below to find out more about each of our children here at the home.

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The Development of the children’s home

Progress photo during development of Grace Mwatate Children's Home in rural Kenya.

In 2015, thanks to the generosity of two key donors, Education Exchange was able to purchase land, marking the beginning of our vision to build a new children’s home. Construction officially began in February 2017 and it is our most ambitious project to date. Through a diverse range of fundraising efforts, including £10,000 raised by co-founder Tim Shorten during the London Marathon, we successfully secured over £35,000 to bring this project to life.

By August 2018, the children moved into their new home, now known as Grace Mwatate Children’s Home. In early 2019, four trustees visited the home and were moved by the warmth and care evident among both staff and children. In October 2019, a generous donation from a long-term supporter enabled us to purchase additional land behind the home. This space is currently used as a small farm to teach children essential animal-rearing skills with chickens and goats. It also provides food for the children after harvest.

Over the years, trustees have regularly visited Grace Mwatate Children’s Home to assess its needs and ensure the well-being of the children. During their most recent visit in 2025, they discovered that many children were sharing beds. To provide each child with their own safe and comfortable space, 10 new bunk beds were purchased. Additional essential upgrades were also made, including new tables and chairs, a shoe rack, a bookshelf, and a food store, further improving the home’s living and learning environment.

Looking ahead, our vision is to develop a vocational school on the farm site, and we are actively seeking financial support to turn this goal into a reality.

The brand new building of Grace Mwatate Children's Home in rural Kenya.
Unfinished stone building with metal roof frame

Meet our staff.

Meet Edith and Habel, two key staff members at the childrens home. They both work tirelessly to provide a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment for the children, ensuring that each child feels loved, valued, and able to reach their full potential. They offer emotional support, access to education, and teach the children general life skills, enabling them to build a brighter future in spite of their difficult start to life.

Teenage girl outside Grace Mwatate Children's Home.

Florence, age 14

"Living here means you have role models and older brothers and sisters to look up to. It also means you’re never alone.”

Success Stories

Below are some of the children who once called our home theirs—they have gone on to build careers, support their families, and give back to their communities. From teachers or mechanics we are very proud of our children and pleased to have been part of their journeys.

  • Mwavuwa

    Joined the home in 2019 and left the home in 2024. Is now assisting at the childrens home while preparing join a plumbing course at a technical training college.

  • Victoria

    Joined the home in 2000 and left the home in 2016. Completed a diploma in supply chain management and is now running a small fruit parlour business.

  • William

    Joined the home in 2010 and left the home in 2024. Is now studying General Agriculture at the Kenyan School of Agriculture.

  • Changulo

    Changulo joined Grace Mwatate children’s home in 2014 and left in 2016. He is now working as a resturant manager in Mwatate town.

  • Peter

    He joined Grace Mwatate children’s home in 2009 and left the home in 2011. Is now working as a saloonist, styling peoples hair.