| dc.description.abstract | The care and protection services to the children in need of care and support encompass
many facets. The identification, rescue, rehabilitation of children on the street, orphans
among other vulnerable children and their reintegration to society and the prevention of
street influx by the orphans and vulnerable children is a goal sought by the Government and
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). There have been an increasing number of
children in need of care and support due to poverty that has been aggravated by the poor
planning, death of parents due to HIV and AIDS among other factors. To bridge the access
gap in Kenya, the government together with a variety of Non Governmental Organizations
were established to seek, rescue, offer comprehensive care and support to the street
children.
The study takes on the role and the scope of The Mully Children Family home (MCF) a
charitable Christian non-profit making organization that endeavors to address the plight of
street children through Non Formal education and Training. To achieve its objectives MCF
runs residential homes at MCF Yatta and MCF Ndalani, in Yatta District of Eastern
province; in Eldoret are three satellite projects in Kipsongo Slum, Trans Nzioa District and
St. Ruth Academy in Kangundo District and Vipingo project in Kilifi district. MCF thus has
currently over 12,800 children in its Kenya Projects Nationwide.
MCF Yatta home that is unique as it houses only street girls which IS the targeted
population for this study and will be therefore the area of study.
This study was based on the view that many NGOs exist and most offer non-formal training
to the learners but the magnitude of the problem of street children still persists. The
uniqueness of this study compared to others that have been done before is that it targets the
street girls. Using the survey design, the study sought to evaluate the influence of Non
Formal Education training at Mully Children Family Home Yatta in the rehabilitation of
street girls, with a view of highlighting lessons for replication by the government and other
groups wishing to establish similar projects, allowing them to benefit from the MCF Yatta
girl rehabilitation center's experiences, strengths, and weaknesses. All the 250 learners in
the home were purposely selected for the study. Out of this, a stratified random sample of
50 learners was drawn to participate in the study. Data was mainly collected using
questionnaires as well as interviews and record analysis. The data was analyzed by the use
of mainly descriptive statistics.
The findings of the survey shows that most of the beneficiaries appreciate the home's
intervention and their hope are rekindled of leading a life devoid of suffering and lack that
could have been other wise be perpetuated by poverty, death or ignorance. It is hoped that
these findings of this study will increase knowledge on girl rehabilitation and the influence
of non formal training on the rehabilitation process in the Kenyan social-cultural
environment. The Government and other participants may find the information useful for
intervention programs aimed at improving the rehabilitation of street children and girls in
particular. | en |
