Harriet's parents are divorced. Harriet is the oldest of the five children. One day when the mother went to get bread for the family and Harriet was home alone, an unknown guest came in and had a question about someone from the neighborhood. When he discovered that she was home alone, he took advantage of the situation and raped her, after which Harriet became pregnant. Harriet's mother has a very small income and is unable to have the baby in the small house. An aunt explained Harriet's situation at Esther Home, after which Harriet was admitted to the house. Harriet has given birth to a daughter and returns to school. When she comes out of school she takes care of her daughter and helps with the household. Later she would like to become a surgeon. She loves to play hockey.
Unfortunately it often happens in Kenya that teenage girls are raped by men from the village or family. When the girls get pregnant, this is a shame for the family and they are rejected.
Project Held is supported by sponsors throughout the Netherlands. You can register as a volunteer or want to share more about Project Held within your municipality or circle, you can do this by sending an email to info@projectheld.nl It is also possible to support Project Held with a one-off action.
For example, there have been schools that have organized a sponsored run or collection.
It is important to pray for the children in the homes as well as for the work we do. If you want to pray for them and us, we appreciate it very much. If you have any questions or ideas, please contact info@projectheld.nl or telephone: 0031-341-424-785.
Yes, Project Held has the ANBI status as part of the House of Heroes municipality; General Benefit Institution. Your donation is therefore tax-deductible.
We deliberately do not have a CBF quality mark. However, we do meet a number of important conditions of this quality mark. One of the reasons that we do not have this quality mark is the costs that are charged for this; this would significantly increase our overhead costs. We prefer to spend this money on the projects we support.
