Dear sponsor,
The most beautiful memories are
the ones that remain forever
Since July 2013 Ali has lived with us. We saw him thrive from a street boy to a beautiful caring and helpful young man. He always wanted to help, especially in the
kitchen. He had a lot of fun with the volunteers and told them everything about Kenya. He studied so hard. Late in the evening he was still doing his homework. It hurts so much to tell that Ali is not
living with us any more. He changed a lot because of his accident. Unfortunately he is enormously traumatized. Sometimes, for a brief moment, we could see the old Ali with a big smile on his face. But
these moments were very rare. We could not help him anymore or find payable specialized help in Kenya. We tried the best we could, but in the end the other boys suffered from this all. The ethos in the house was not good for anyone.
Ali does not want to live with us any more. He wants to live on his own, without us. Without anyone who tells him to do his exercises. Eventually we have respected Ali his choice and handed over the care of Ali to his brother.
We hope for the best for Ali and will keep an eye on him. In November there is still a surgery planned to make his elbow better. We will keep you informed about this of course.
New occupant at BeHoCa
For
many of you the name Adam will sound familiar. Luckily Adam has realized that the streets are not safe anymore. They never were, but nowadays street children are being arrested by the municipality and
put in jail. The purpose is to place them back with family. A prison is not a good place for a helpless child from the street! So Adam, welcome home boy! We are happy to be part of your story’s and humor again.
Unfortunately we had to say goodbye to Ndiga. He was not ready yet for a life at BeHoCa.
VBefore the holiday started the boys had exams again. We are thrilled
to tell that Said M and Jacob were best of their class! James became second and Yusuf third. The other boys were also in the top 10. We are especially very proud of Yusuf. We can still remember that he
did not speak one word English and was always last in his class. What a comeback, amazing!
My name is Martijn Bucher. I am an intern at BeHoCa from September until February.
So I have been here for one month now. Time flies! Mostly because of all the experiences. I learn so much from working with the boys and the culture of this land. Working with the boys is so beautiful.
It has made a huge impression on me how the boys are willing to change and already changed their lives so much. They come from having almost nothing! And now they don’t even complain about their homework.
I can learn something from this as well haha. During my internship I hope I will be able to help the boys and I will begin a project on Positive Behavior Support. 
Life in Kenya is not easy. We go from one problem to another problem. There is a lot of paperwork
to be done. And every time the worrying about money. But despite this all the kids are doing so well. This gives me hope and extra motivation. Every day my heart melts when they come home from school and give me a hug. 
