Kenya: Choosing to Be an Orphan - for Some Kenyan Families It's a Strategy for Survival

Kenya: Choosing to Be an Orphan - for Some Kenyan Families It's a Strategy for Survival

Analysis - In the world of international child development and orphan care, it's not uncommon for children with families to declare themselves orphans. In fact, this practice can be traced back to precolonial times in Kenya.

Choosing to be an orphan: for some Kenyan families it’s a strategy for survival

In the world of international child development and orphan care, it’s not uncommon for children with families to declare themselves orphans. In fact, this practice can be traced back to precolonial times in Kenya. Andreana Prichard has done research on the practice in Kenya. We asked her to share her insights into it. Why do some people in Kenya assume the identity of ‘orphan’? We often think of “orphans” as children who have lost both parents a…

Choosing to be an orphan: for some Kenyan families it's a strategy for survival

In the world of international child development and orphan care, it's not uncommon for children with families to declare themselves orphans. In fact, this practice can be traced back to precolonial times in Kenya.Andreana Prichard has done research on the practice in Kenya. We asked her to share her insights into it.