The project targets Orphans and Vulnerable Children  (OVCs), vulnerable families and street children, improves their quality of life through access to essential services. The project provides the organisational capacity of LIPs to better implement OVC/Street children rehabilitation programs.

The project facilitates provision of protection services to street children, mentorship programs, economic empowerment activities as well as school scholarship programs.

Overall, the goal of the project is to:

Increase the capacity of communities, families and orphans to respond to the needs of OVCs/street children as well as increase the institutional capacity of local partners to deliver high quality and sustainable interventions. Worldwide, 16.6 million children ,18 years of age have lost 1 or both their parents to HIV; 90% of these orphans live in sub-Saharan Africa. Prior estimates in Kenya have found that approximately 3.6 million children are orphaned or are vulnerable and represent almost one-fifth of the total population aged 18 years. Providing care and support for OVC is one of the biggest challenges Kenya faces today, as the growing numbers overwhelm available resources. AIDS, fuelled by high poverty levels, is one of the main contributors to OVC incidence in Kenya. Given that orphan hood has been associated with poorer health outcomes, educational attainment, and economic disadvantage, this population is of key concern. Moreover, there is a larger group of children and adolescents who have increased vulnerability due to severe illness in the family or overall household poverty, affecting their overall well-being and development.