How It Started

A response to an unmet need

Dorothea Rescue Centre, a project under the Assumption Sisters of Eldoret, was started in the year 2021 as a response to the large numbers of vulnerable street girls who live or spend most of their time on the streets. The centre provides a home environment and loving care for street girls within Machakos County and the Nairobi Metropolitan area.

Sr. Caroline originally began her work with street boys and did this for many years. But she noticed there were quite a few street girls too, with no other organization willing to help them get off the street — and Dorothea Rescue Centre was born from that gap.

How the Program Works

Rehabilitation, then a safe path forward

While at Dorothea Rescue Centre, the children undergo rehabilitation for a period of between 3 and 6 months, after which they are reintegrated — through home placement, boarding schools, or networking with other programs.

Where We Are Today

An ongoing mission

Every March and every September, in addition to the girls already at the centre, a new group of street girls is taken in so that they can undergo detoxification and be reintegrated into society.