Glorious Group of Schools · Mukuru, Nairobi
This is what hope restored looks like.
Where there was once a rusted iron shed, children in Mukuru now walk into a beautiful school every morning. Project Restore Hope equips vulnerable children and families for success through Christ-centered education, feeding, housing, healthcare, and school development.
Primary → University
Students supported at every stage of their education
Teachers & Nurses
Graduates now serving in schools, clinics, and businesses
1 Partnership
Rooted in local leadership with Bishop Bonface Mang'eti
Where hope began
Mukuru
Project Restore Hope's story began in Mukuru, one of Nairobi's largest and most impoverished slum communities. For many children growing up here, poverty means much more than having less.
Families live without reliable clean water, adequate sanitation, safe drainage, dependable waste collection, or many of the basic services most of us take for granted. Some children have lost their parents, resulting in homelessness. Some arrive at school hungry.
This is where Project Restore Hope chose to stand. Working alongside Bishop Bonface Mang’eti and the people of Mukuru, we believe that where a child is born should never determine how far that child can go.
Then & now
The same children. A completely different future.
This is more than a new building. It is a safe place to learn. A place to eat. A place to belong. And for children who once had nowhere else to go, a place to call home.
How we got here
No water. No electricity. No toilets. Flooded classrooms.
When this partnership began more than twenty years ago, Glorious had almost nothing. Every rainy season, flooding came through the school and destroyed the books and equipment we had worked to provide — and we bought them again. Running water and toilets that could actually flush came only recently, and may be among the very few in any Nairobi settlement.
Mukuru then
Muddy lanes, open waste, and water carried by hand
The original school
Timber posts and iron sheets, no power, no water, few books
Flooding
Rainy-season floods destroyed books and equipment
Feeding the children
A meal children could count on, every school day
Ordinary here. Extraordinary in Mukuru.
Things most American children never think about were milestones at Glorious and each one changed what a child could become.
Turning on a faucet
The school began with no running water at all.
Electricity
Power arrived and opened possibilities that did not exist before.
Owning a book
Books and writing materials were scarce - and often bought twice.
Using a computer
A computer lab in Mukuru, plus science facilities for secondary students.
A dependable meal
For many children, food as reliable as their lessons.
A school bus
Field trips beyond the settlement — places children had never seen.
A flushing toilet
Proper toilets with running water, possibly among the few in any Nairobi slum.
A permanent school
Bright classrooms replacing the bare iron-sheet structure.
A home, not only a school
For some children, Glorious is the only home they have known.
Bishop Bonface wrote to us about Neema. Her mother died in the night; in the morning Neema went out to play believing she was asleep. When she grew hungry, the only place she knew to go for food was Glorious.
She was fed, and she came back the next morning — and it was then that the staff walked home with her and found her mother had already gone. Neema is at Glorious today. Other children Bishop Bonface first met on the streets, small and hungry, are healthy young people finishing school now.
Glorious Today
Children learning, eating, and pursuing their dreams
Why we exist
We restore hope where poverty threatens a child's future.
Rather than providing only temporary assistance, we focus on lasting change investing in education, strengthening families, improving health, and developing future leaders who will lift their own communities.
Every child is uniquely created by God with gifts, talents, and unlimited potential. Our work is to make sure that potential is never lost to school fees, hunger, illness, or an empty seat at home.
“When we invest in a child, we invest in the future of an entire community.”
Bishop Bonface Mang’eti
Our Christian foundation
“Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his deed.”
Proverbs 19:17
Every child at Glorious is uniquely created by God with gifts, talents, and unlimited potential. We serve in Jesus’ name - feeding, teaching, healing, and walking with families until hope is restored.
Meet Bishop Bonface
The pastor who keeps going back for one more child.
Bishop Bonface Mang'eti founded Glorious Gospel Centre and Glorious Group of Schools in Mukuru, Nairobi. For decades he has taken in orphaned children, brought children off the streets, fed families, and built classrooms — believing that no child in Mukuru is beyond hope.
Anthony was living on the streets of Nairobi when Bishop Bonface found him and brought him to Glorious. Sofia was orphaned as a small child and given a family there. Both of them now dream of becoming doctors. Every story on this site begins with someone who refused to walk past a child in need.
Meet the students and graduates
Lives that tell the story
The true measure of our work is found in the lives of our students. Young people who once faced uncertain futures are now teachers, healthcare workers, university students, technology professionals, and business owners.
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Osman Adan
Osman Adan completed his KCSE in 2024 with a B- and dreams of pursuing a Bachelor of Pharmacy. However, severe financial hardship and his father’s illness have prevented him from joining university.With support from GLOHA Family Welfare and Project Restore Hope, Osman has renewed hope of continuing his education and becoming a pharmacist who can serve his community.
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Zilpah Shirwatso
Zilpah Shirwatso, a 20-year-old from Uasin Gishu County, is preparing to pursue a Bachelor of Commerce at Machakos University. Financial challenges had delayed her university journey, but a scholarship from GLOHA Family Welfare and Project Restore Hope has brought her closer to achieving her dream.Your support can help students like Zilpah turn hope into opportunity.
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Walter Rawayo
Walter Rawayo, a first-born son from Busia County, is pursuing Law at the Kenya School of Law despite significant financial challenges. With school fees, accommodation, food, and other essential expenses placing a heavy burden on his family, staying in school has not been easy.Support from GLOHA Family Welfare and Project Restore Hope has given Walter renewed hope and helped ease the financial burden as he works toward his dream of becoming a lawyer.
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Wakhungu Levis Emmanuel
Wakhungu Levis Emmanuel is a 19-year-old student pursuing a degree in Business and Information Technology at the Cooperative University of Kenya, Karen Campus. Coming from a humble family with multiple responsibilities, he is determined to complete his education, build a successful career, support his parents, and give back to his community. With his university fee requirements still pending, Wakhungu is seeking support to continue pursuing his dreams.
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Stecy Muhatia
Stecy Muhatia is a 20-year-old student pursuing Catering and Accommodation at Rift Valley National Polytechnic. After completing her first semester, financial difficulties forced her to defer her studies. Despite this setback, Stecy remains determined to return to college, complete her training, build a successful career, and create a better future for herself and her family. She is seeking support to raise the KSh 67,189 needed to continue her education.
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Shila Cherotich
Shila Cherotich is an 18-year-old aspiring university student preparing to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science at the University of Kabianga. Having overcome financial challenges throughout her education, she remains determined to achieve her academic goals. With her family facing significant financial hardship, particularly following her father’s life-changing accident, Shila is seeking additional support to help make her university dream a reality.
What we do
Six ways hope takes root
Our programs work together, because a child cannot learn while hungry, sick, or without a safe place to sleep.
Education
Quality, Christ-centered schooling from primary through university.
Feeding Program
Daily meals so no child has to learn on an empty stomach.
Housing & Orphan Care
A safe home, daily care, and dignity for children without parents.
Healthcare
Health outreach, wellness education, and compassionate medical care.
School Development
Classrooms, facilities, and resources that serve entire communities.
Mentorship
Role models and guidance that build confidence, character, and hope.
Become a partner
Choose how you will restore hope
Donate
Fund tuition, meals, uniforms, healthcare outreach, and classrooms where they are needed most.
Sponsor a Student
Walk with one child by name — from a primary school desk to a university lecture hall.
Volunteer
Share your skills in teaching, healthcare, mentorship, construction, or ministry.
Learn More
Read our story, our vision, and the impact taking root in Mukuru, Nairobi.
Somewhere in Nairobi, a student is waiting for a sponsor.
Osman earned the grades for university and is still at home. Victoria dreams of medical school. Your partnership is the difference between a dream deferred and a life transformed.