Molo Community Child Advocate

Rhoda, mother to five wonderful children is honored to be serving Kenya’s vulnerable children in two of our locations, Nanyuki and Molo. She has worked with children all her professional life, a desire that blossomed from a simple visit, at an early age, to her late maternal grandmother’s home in Bondo, Siaya County. Rhoda observed that her aged grandmother would work for hours on end to fend for her grandchildren (many of whom were affected by HIV/Aids), and she noticed the children were perfectly happy knowing that she would always be there watching over them. She could see their struggles at each visit prompting her to share some of her little savings to help her grandmother cater for some of the family’s needs. She made a prayer commitment in her heart that would, after a few years, be a part of her testimony.

That prayer took a deeper meaning when she got married to Jectone Oyugi, who was also caring for orphaned children. Jectone had taken up the family responsibility at a tender age when he became the head of his larger family unit after losing both his parents and all his older brothers. Rhoda embraced the family as her own; serving alongside her husband to nurture it.

Serving in Project 82 continues to give her the joy of seeing both the children in the program and their families remaining close knit and thriving together as a unit for posterity. She is thankful that Project 82 works tirelessly to ensure that each child in care experiences loving and working relationships in a family setting.