Our goal is to build an orphanage for 15 former street boys in a low-income area in Nairobi, Kenya. The orphanage will be built on the site of the newly constructed Bethany Joy School. The school has already been built with TwistBlocks, a new technology developed by Start Somewhere. This project funds more than an orphanage. We create local jobs on construction sites and in our TwistBlock factory in the nearby informal settlement of Kibera. Start Somewhere is now leading the fundraising to build the orphanage. The orphanage will be on the same land as the school owned by WFCF with ablutions, sleeping hall and separate recreational space. The emphasis of the design is on community and togetherness rather than the western desire for privacy and independence.
