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Capital: Nairobi
Area: 583,000 kmē
Population: 29.5 million (December 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups: Kikuyu (21%), Luhya (14%), Luo (13%), Akamba (11%), Kalenjin (11%)
Official language(s): English
Religion(s): Roman Catholic (28%), Protestant (26%), Animist (18%), Muslim (6%)
Currency: 1 Kenya shilling = 100 cents
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Our Facilities
In 1972, construction of the first SOS Children's Village and the SOS Kindergarten started in Nairobi. Only one year later, the first orphans moved into the SOS Children's Village. In 1978, construction works began on the second SOS Children's Village in Kenya. It was built on the outskirts of Mombasa and was also finished rapidly. In the following years, SOS Youth Facilities were added to both SOS Children's Villages. In 1988, construction of the SOS Children's Village Eldoret was begun. The official opening ceremony took place on March 1st, 1995.
Since the demand for educational facilities for children from the lower income brackets in Kenya has been very high, SOS Children's Village International provided each SOS Children's Village with a SOS School. In addition, the SOS Technical School was founded in Nairobi in 1983. The SOS Technical School is a vocational school where students are taught five different subjects: domestic science, dressmaking, carpentry, metalwork and electronics.
Contact:
SOS Children's Village Association Kenya
P.O.Box 40653
Nairobi
Kenya
tel. +254-20-72 70 25
fax +254-20-72 87 68
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