Graduates from children homes have been told to give back to society once they make it in life.
The call was made by an upcoming gospel artist David Thuku during a children’s fun day at Heritage of Faith and Hope Children Home in Sabaki, Mavoko Sub County on Saturday.
Thuku was rehabilitated from the Nairobi streets at the age of six by directors of Heritage Faith and Hope Children Home, raised and educated by the charitable institution up to tertiary level.
He is now involved in giving back to the society through mentorship of children and youth not only in children homes across the country but the society at large.
“Majority of young people who get rehabilitated in charitable children institutions, get raised, educated and find jobs once they successfully clear their education forget about the same children homes that came to their rescue thereby not giving back to the society,” said Thuku.
Thuku said alongside mentoring children in various homes in Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado and Kiambu counties, he was engaged in mobilizing and creating awareness to young people who had been raised in such homes as beneficiaries to develop culture of going back to the homes and give back in material or immaterial once they succeed in life.
“They should not forget about the homes that nurtured them, let them learn about appreciations even if those in the orphanages are not from their immediate families,” said Thuku.