Kenya is located in eastern Africa, and is one of the world's unequal societies. More than 50 percent of Kenya's poor live on less than $1 per day. One in ten Kenyan children dies before reaching the age of five. There is limited access to healthcare because the poor are unable to pay either the user charges. Drugs and other essential supplies are simply not available. The AIDS epidemic has reached tragic proportions, with about 75,000 AIDS sufferers. The number of HIV infected people is expected to reach 1.7 million, or 5.5 percent of the population by next year. AIDS patients occupy half of all hospital beds. By taking your time to learn about Kenya and the unfortunate children living in a place where they have to stay alert to diseases and dangers in their own home country. In Kenya, thousands of children are exposed to violence and sex abuse. By donating, you can change the lives of these children, step by step, one child at a time, day by day. It's your turn to hear their stories and to stand up for them.