Our Story

Built by a Builder.
For Kenya's Girls.

Forty years of building real things across two continents — now focused on the most important project of all.

Our Origin

Why Orphanaid Kenya
Was Founded

Orphanaid Kenya was founded by Mansurali Jiwani in 2021 after years of witnessing the growing child protection crisis in Kenya — and concluding that observation without action is its own form of failure.


Kenya has over 2.4 million orphaned children. Girls among them face not just poverty, but targeted, organised exploitation — trafficking networks, organ-harvesting syndicates, and international criminal organisations that systematically prey on children without family protection.


Orphanaid Kenya is not a response to a fundraising opportunity. It is a response to a documented, urgent, preventable human crisis — designed by a founder who has spent forty years building real things and who intends this to be the most enduring structure he ever creates.

Girls we are building for — Orphanaid Kenya
The Girls We Are Building For
Our Foundation

Vision, Mission & Values

Vision

A Future Without Exploitation

To work together for orphaned children — giving them hope for a brighter future and a meaningful, dignified adulthood. A Kenya where no girl's potential is extinguished by the absence of protection.

Mission

Protection Through Institution

To provide social and material assistance to orphaned children; to protect them from exploitation, abuse, and discrimination; and to improve their quality of life through structured residential care, quality education, and community development.

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Protection First
Safety and security are the foundation of everything. No education, no development, no future is possible without physical and emotional safety.
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Education as Liberation
Every girl who leaves Orphanaid Kenya will carry an education, a skill, and the knowledge that her mind is her greatest asset.
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Self-Sufficiency
The campus feeds itself, powers itself, and sustains itself — modelling for every girl that independence is not a privilege but a right.
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Full Accountability
Every donor's contribution is tracked, reported, and honoured. Governance meets and exceeds both Kenyan law and international best practice.
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Kenyan-Led
Built by a Kenyan, governed in Kenya, and accountable to Kenya. African solutions, African ownership, African legacy.
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Dignity Above All
Every design decision is made with one question: does this honour the dignity of the children who live here?
The Founder

Mansurali Jiwani —
Forty Years of Building Real Things

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Mansurali Jiwani
Founder & Director · Orphanaid Kenya · MHCIMA

Born in Kenya, educated in the United Kingdom and Canada, Mansurali Jiwani has spent over forty years building businesses, technology companies, property developments, and construction projects across East Africa and British Columbia. He brings to Orphanaid Kenya the same operational discipline, financial governance, and personal commitment to completion that has defined every project he has undertaken.

"I have built hotels, technology businesses, and 27 construction projects. I know exactly what it takes to take an idea from concept to foundation to finished building. Orphanaid Kenya is my most important project — not the most profitable, but the most important."

1972–1976MHCIMA Hotel Management — Bournemouth & Hotel Lycee, Grenoble, France
1977–1985Country Fresh Ltd — Fresh Pasta, Sauces & Bakery, UK
1981–1986Hotel Manager — 3×70-bed hotels, British Columbia, Canada
1986–PresentYellow Pages Kenya Ltd — Founder & Director, Nairobi
1987–2003Computer City Superstore — Managing Director, Nairobi
1994–2001Multiple Zones East Africa Ltd — MD, licensed by Multiple Zones Inc, USA
2009–2013World Developers Ltd — MD/CEO, 9 exclusive USD 1M properties
2014–2017Pro1010 Construction Inc — 27 projects, 3 new builds, Canada
2018–2023Home Depot — Kitchen & Bath Designer, Burnaby, BC
2024–PresentYellow Pages Kenya rebuild — verified business platform