ABOUT US
Who are we?
Tender Shoot Orphans Care
is a non-profit, charitable organisation whose main purpose is to nurture and empower orphans and vulnerable children by providing them with basic needs as they live with caregivers. According to WHO, Kenya has 3.6 million orphans of whom 2 million are orphaned by HIV/AIDS while the rest by other causes. Vulnerable children add to that number. These orphans and vulnerable children have no access to food, adequate housing, clean drinking water or an education. Some live with jobless single mothers and sick grandparents while others have both parents who are very poor and unable to sustain their families. Other homes are headed by siblings. The children are therefore exposed to challenges such as exploitation, child labour, abuse and other forms of suffering Tender shoot orphans care is continuously visiting homes out of concern for these suffering children by Haniel Njogu Muchiri and Nancy Wanjiru who have long experience working with and employing best practices in orphans and vulnerable children care in Kenya. The organisation seeks to ease the suffering of children by providing them with food, clean drinking water, sanitation, adequate shelter, clothing and beddings, medication as well as education while they live with their caregivers. We work in Gilgil and Naivasha Sub County in Nakuru County in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Currently the organisation has enrolled and is continuing to enrol orphans and vulnerable children in the programme, closely working with the families and caregivers to provide love, emotional, social, psychological and spiritual support. We train caregivers and the community on the needs of children, HIV/AIDS, and empower caregivers with enterprise development and farming skills in order to sustainably support themselves and the children. The charity is registered in Kenya by the Ministry of East Africa Community, Labour and social protection.
Trustees
Executive Director(TSOC)
Haniel N. Muchiri
Haniel Njogu Muchiri is a Management Consultant and strategist with vast experience in human resource services and strategic planning. He has lectured for nine years at institutions such as Africa Nazarene University, Mt. Kenya University, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, and the Kenya Institute of Management. In 2014, he was honored as an Associate Member of the Kenya Institute of Management (AKIM) for his significant contributions to the field.
Haniel is also the founder and former Executive Director of an Orphans Care Centre, where he cared for 300 orphans and vulnerable children. The Centre collaborated with USAID, Christian Children’s Fund, and Compassion International, and was recognized for its best practices in orphan care.
He has also led Christian education for over 12 years in Central Kenya, managing the Africa Inland Church's education department. Haniel holds an MBA in Strategic Management from Africa Nazarene University, a BA in Theology from West African Theological Seminary in Nigeria, and a Diploma in Theology from Moffat Bible College in Kenya. As an ordained minister of the Africa Inland Church, he currently oversees a growing church in Nakuru, Kenya.
Operations Manager (TSOC)
Nancy W. Njogu.
Nancy Wanjiru is a devoted Christian who has served as the Christian Education Department Manager at the Africa Inland Church, where she has been responsible for organizing, planning, and training leaders and teachers in children’s, youth, and women’s ministries. She holds a degree in Education and Counseling from Kenya Methodist University and a Diploma in Bible and Theology from Moffat College of Bible.
With over 15 years of experience, Nancy has worked as a high school chaplain, teacher, deputy principal, Principal and school manager. Her dedication to helping others led her to establish welfare kits, feeding programs, and bursary funds to support needy and orphaned children.
As a passionate leader, she is the founder and chairperson of the EVE Pastors’ Wives Fellowship, which she has led for the past five years, growing its membership to over 100 women. Nancy is also a skilled team builder, counselor, and mentor, deeply committed to nurturing and empowering those under her care. She is currently ministering as an assistant Pastor in a growing church in Nakuru, Kenya.