Our programs are built on a holistic model that focuses on reaching boys before harm happens, and healing them fully when it already has happened.Â
Our mission is to be a beacon of hope, healing and transformation, where boys can heal, regain their strength, and rewrite the stories of their lives — and where every boy, whether in crisis or not, learns what it means to treat himself and others with dignity, respect and honor.
Healing boys after harm is only half the work. The other half is reaching boys before harm happens and teaching them, while they’re still forming their sense of manhood, what respect actually looks like.
We take healthy masculinity out of the counselling room and into schools, football (soccer) pitches and communities, using peer mentorship and the game boys already love to make the lessons stick.
Our residential program provides a safe, structured and loving home for boys who have experienced neglect, exploitation, family breakdown, stigma and trauma. Each boy receives his own bed, nutritious meals, access to education and 24/7 house-parent support.
Our Halfway House has the capacity to accomodate up to 20 boys at any given time, and have a waiting list that reflects the depth of need in our community. Expanding our housing capacity is our most urgent fundraising priority.
Education is the most powerful long-term intervention we offer. Our education program covers school fees, uniforms, stationery, tutoring and academic counselling for boys at risk of dropping out due to poverty or family instability.
We follow every boy from primary through secondary school and into vocational training or university — because the goal is not just survival but a fully realised life.
Transformative Justice is the most powerful long-term intervention we offer to address juvenile delinquency. Our juvenile prison program provides access to skills training, healing and reconciliation of the boys with their families, the police and individuals they are in conflict with in the community.Â
We visit the boys while in prison and trace their families and those they are in conflict with.Â
Our Co-Active Coaching, Narrative Guidance and counselling program enables the boys to develop clarity, confidence and courage they need to overcome life challenges theu are facing.
Boys receive support through coaching, narrative guidance, trauma-informed counselling, group therapy sessions and practical workshops on financial literacy, communication and healthy relationships.
The idea of visiting families and helping them budget whatever little or much they have is just amazing. Giving and donating is good, but when someone donates exactly what you need, even the most basic, then that’s the best.
Lifesong Kenya’s School Program has helped our boys to become better in terms of their character, taking responsibility at home and academic performance in school. Kudos to the whole team!
Become a Lifesong Kenya Patron and be one of the building blocks of a disenfranchised young man’s future.Â
Give your donation today and help boys and male youth who need coaching, education, transformative justice and halfway housing to get the tools they need to heal and recover from stigma and trauma.
