FOWCUS-Kenya was born from personal tragedy and a deep burden for a broken community. In 2001, after losing her brother to a late-diagnosed illness, our founder returned to her childhood village - only to discover that many of her childhood friends had died. The cause: a silent but devastating HIV/AIDS crisis that had erased much of a generation.

She witnessed a community in mourning - grandparents raising grandchildren, children caring for siblings - and knew something had to change.

What began as a seed of compassion by the first missioners of 2004, grew into grassroots action by 2010, as FOWCUS emerged as a community movement to restore hope in villages devastated by loss, stigma, and poverty.

• During the epidemic’s height:

• Stigma silenced communities

• Families were shamed

• Funerals became secretive events

• Children became caregivers overnight

Though medical advances have made HIV/AIDS more manageable, the long-term impact remains. Today, children orphaned decades ago are raising families in poverty, and the cycle hardly persists.