Joseph Waweru Home School

In 2003, Expanding Opportunities (EO) advanced the goals of its street children fund by beginning construction of the Joseph Waweru Home School--a home for street boys. The home school now houses eight boys, ranging in age from two to twenty two, who don't have relatives capable of taking care of them.

Watch the History of the Joseph Waweru Home School

The home school's compound has been developed substantially since construction started in 2003. It now includes a main house, which houses volunteers and employees, a dorm block, in which the street boys live, and a commons building, which is still under construction.

The home school's African coordinators are Pastor Joseph Waweru and his wife, Mama Mwangi. The couple live just a short walk away from the compound. Since the home school began, Pastor and Mama graciously offered their house as a place to cook meals for the boys, as well as employees and volunteers while the kitchen was being built. Now, in 2008, the commons building, which contains a kitchen and a dining room, is completed enough so that Mama Mwangi can cook for the boys on the home school's compound and all can sit down for a dinner together!

The Commons Building (still under construction, Jan 2006)

The Commons, family home, garden and John, 2007

Expanding Opportunities has staff who live and work at the home school, as well as EO's other projects. The home school's development is also aided by North American volunteers who participate in service journeys to the home school.

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