Jambo! My name is Tessa Janssen and I'm 31 years old. I was born in the Netherlands. For over five years I've been a teacher, I love to work with children, I believe they are the future and that they are pure at heart, when they are in a loving and caring environement. A few years ago, I first came out to Kenya, to volunteer in an orphanage in Thika. My first visit lasted six weeks but back in the Netherlands I realized I hadn't yet finished in Africa, I wanted to go back. So a few weeks later I was on the plane back to Kenya!

In the orphanage I saw the change in these children, how they were when they first came in, and how they blossomed in the weeks and months to follow. It's a wonderful feeling to see these children, run, play, eat, having fun, getting an education, getting their well-deserved chances!With Jackson, one of the board members of the orphanage in Thika, we discussed these kids and their chances, how lucky they are to be in the orphanage instead of being in the streets. It's really an addiction, once you see the happy faces you want to do more, help more children.The idea raise to start another orpanage, in Nyeri town,in the middle of Kenya, near mount Kenya. With Jackson and his wife Alice, we wanted to help more children by starting a new centre where they can live, be educated, and most of all be loved. I hope, that with help of other well wishers, we can help more and more children, because every child deserves a chance!

My name is Alice Wamuyu. I am 29 years old and the mother of a two children, a boy and a girl. I am an accountant by profession.

I believe the abandonned, orphaned and mentally challenged child should be given extra care and especially to give him or her a chance to expand the horizon of life, just like any other child.

The fact is that not many well-wishers deal with this child yet, most of them are still left uncared for. This has made me think of this child with lots of love and together with other well-wishers we can give a smile to this child.