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New School Buildings

Old School Buildings How the School Started Old School Buildings How the School Started

Inside The New Classroom Inside The Old Classroom

Summary: BELLA Rehabilitation Centre is an informal Community Based School registered by Ministry of Social Services as a CBO (Community Based Organisation) catering for orphaned, vulnerable children (OVC) mainly coming from slum areas of Kibera, and Dagoretti. These slums are Kimbo, Ngando, Kawangware, Kabiria, Githembe and Kibera.

Class 3 in the New Building Dutch Volunteers Painting the Kitchen Construction of The New Classes

The school has a population of 200 children. It is located a long Railway Line opposite Nairobi Chapel. It is built on land that has been leased from Kenya Railway Company. Part of BELLA’s Population

Guardians of BELLA doing small scale farming on the School compound

History and Background  BELLA Rehabilitation Centre being a community based and charitable organization seeks to improve quality of life for the underprivileged children and youths in the slums of Nairobi. The target group of the organization are women, orphaned children and destitute children from the slum villages.  The name BELLA is an acronym that stands for BRINGING EVERY LIVING LIFE INTO ACTIVITIES that seek to improve the lives of the poor of the poorest who are disadvantaged by poverty and HIV/AIDS. BELLA undertakes many projects such as sensitization of HIV/AIDS, youth empowerment, initiatives, Christian counseling and provision of information and formal education for children from these slum villages.

Bella Drama Club Performing at Kenyatta University during Cultural Week Bella Drama Club performing on World AIDS Day 1 st December of every Year

Bella Drama Club performing at Nairobi Agriculture Trade Fair in Nairobi - Kenya Bella Drama Club performing on World AIDS Day Rally

Bella Children Practicing Piano During Music Lessons (Extra Curricular)

Location  The centre is located along Railway line near Ngong Road, Railway Bridge, next to entrance to Nairobi International Trade Fair. This is a short term lease so we only have temporary structures, while we wait to get a plot of our own to move to.

Inside the Kitchen Outside view of the Kitchen, little Klevin orphan and Grace Vulnerable standing at the door.

Director in Her Office

The destitute guardians or parents of children who get the services from this centre are unable to pay any form of school fees, school uniform or school books. This are the few that are sponsored by the Czech Republic (10 Children)

Vision  The vision is to increase access to education and other amenities to orphaned and vulnerable children from less fortunate families, thereby enabling them to develop just like any other child in Kenya in this way we plan to provide a level play ground for all children, hence ensuring the slum children have an opportunity to access education.

Mission  To ensure all orphaned and vulnerable willing to access education do so with ease without hindrances.

Goal and Objectives  Provide quality education that is affordable to all especially OVC.  Provide basic needs especially food to ensure children are not forced to scavenge from dust bins.  Finally to host the orphans and most vulnerable

Activities Bella Football Team Playing Bella Football Club

Children Feeding Distributing Food to the Families

Children feeding in the Hall Serving Food in the Kitchen

One of the vulnerable feeding.

The Mentor of Bella playing with one of the babies (1½ Years)

Conclusion  Bella School runs from Baby Care of 1 year to class 8 (16 years).  The school has had candidates for K.C.P.E. which is Kenya Certificate of Primary Education for three years, and now planning to have our own secondary school.