In a bid to make our community outreach plans more sustainable, Missing Child Kenya (MCK) has embarked on a project to install MISSING CHILD NOTICE BOARDS (6ft by 32 inches) at high traffic public access areas (HUBS) to act as an information channel (SPOKES) for the surrounding areas. Our aim is to assist families that are seeking information on their lost children with a reference point for existing cases that have been already brought to the authorities within Kenya. We have seen the following gains with this project:
- Increased awareness on the issue of missing children.
- Immediate source of helpful information to worried and distraught parents.
- Important leads and referrals have arisen from the crowd sourcing approach of well-wishers and concerned citizens sharing our missing child posters.
- Proactive reports on missing children have increased.
- We have been able to document cold cases as far back as 5 years ago.
- Creation of a data bank to start observing patterns and trends with respect to ages, gender and hotspots (geographical locations).
- The poster format we use has also helped to educate and create awareness on how to report and share information about missing children in a manner that will yield result.
- Partnerships – A consolidated database with all record of missing children helps boost search and reunification process for all actors in the child protection sector.
We endeavor to provide an all-weather aluminum casing notice board (6ft x 32”) with a lockable glass cover to specific HUBS across Kenya’s 47 counties.
We need your financial support to scale this project. Email us today on help@missingchild.co.ke
We are looking for Community Champions
We have now set up branded text based alerts – MISSINGKIDS to also cater for the population that does not have access to internet services. Join our Community Champion program today and receive alerts via text message when the poster of a missing/ lost & found child from your area becomes available on Missing Child Kenya’s database.
Send us a text with the word COMMUNITY CHAMPION to +254704447417 and we shall contact you for registration right away
We collaborated with Kenyan photographers who were seeking to give back to the community through their skill during the festive season of Christmas 2017. PHOTOS, TIME and FACTS play a big role in sharing information about a missing child. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Make A Statement Campaign was born from the idea that a simple fashion statement of wearing a bow tie could symbolize the important issue of Missing Children. Missing Child Kenya is thankful for all the Ambassadors that represented this cohort of the Make A Statement Campaign. Your representation as Ambassadors is invaluable to the issue of missing children in Kenya as you have created spaces and opportunities for other Kenyan men who are already supportive of child safety and protection to be more effective agents of change.
Thank you for supporting our Make A Statement campaign. Missing Child Kenya is grateful for the financial support we continue to receive through the link https://secure.changa.co.
Thank you Yetu Initiative for providing a match funding opportunity for this campaign courtesy ofM-Changa .
Above all…the social capital that we have gained through your subscription to our social media channels is of great worth to us. We value you as our eyes and ears on the ground. Share word about our social media platforms to your community, family and friends.
As we close the year 2017 at Missing Child Kenya, our goal in 2018 onwards remains to boost search and reunification efforts for missing/ lost and found children by sharing photo posters to as broad an audience and in the fastest of time as possible.
We continue to light a candle for the children that are still missing so that we can guide them back home to the safety and love of their families.
Happy New Year 2018!