Education
School fees, uniforms, books and exam costs, so a child stays in class when money runs out at home. We also pair students with mentors who check on their progress each term.
Community support · Kenya
Hard seasons end better when someone shows up. We make the connection.
Tears Of Joy Connections links families and individuals going through hardship with neighbours, volunteers and partners who can help them stand again.
Every request is visited and verified before it is shared with givers.
What one connection can look like
Tears come in the hard moments. We work for the day they come from joy.
Many people in our communities are one emergency away from losing school, health or a home. Help often exists close by, but the person in need and the person who can help never meet.
We close that gap. We listen, confirm what is needed, and connect each need to someone able to meet it. Then we stay until the need is resolved.
How it works
How a connection happens
Each request follows the same four steps, so givers know their support reaches a real, confirmed need.
A need is shared
A family, a friend, a church or a teacher tells us about someone going through a hard time.
We visit and verify
A volunteer meets the family, understands the situation and confirms what will make the biggest difference.
We connect
The need is matched with a giver, a skilled volunteer or a partner organisation, and support goes straight to the cost.
We follow up
We check back, share an update with the giver and stay involved until the family is back on its feet.
Our work
Where we focus
We respond to the needs that most often push families into crisis.
Health
Help with hospital bills, medicine and transport to treatment, plus visits to patients who have no one beside them.
Food and essentials
Food packs, rent support and household basics for families in a sudden crisis such as job loss, illness or bereavement.
Widows and the elderly
Regular visits, companionship and practical help for older people and widows who are caring for others or living alone.
Youth skills
Mentorship, short skills training and introductions to employers, so young people can earn and support their families.
Give support
Your gift becomes someone's turning point
Give once or every month. Gifts go to verified needs in our current cases, and you receive an update on what your support made possible.
- Verified before it is sharedA volunteer visits every family before a need is listed.
- Paid to the cost where possibleSchool fees go to the school and medical bills to the hospital.
- Updates you can seeEvery giver hears how the story continues.
You are giving KSh 1,000 once.
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Get involved
There is a place for you
Money is one way to help. Time, skills and a trusted network matter just as much.
Volunteer
Visit families, mentor a student, drive a patient to hospital or help us run community days.
Offer your timePartner with us
Churches, schools, clinics and businesses can refer families, sponsor a programme or offer services at cost.
Start a partnershipShare a need
Know someone going through a hard season? Tell us about them and we will reach out with care and discretion.
Tell us about someone
Ask for help · Contact
Talk to us
Whether you need support, want to help or have a question, send a message and a member of our team will call you back.
Phone / WhatsApp+254 7XX XXX XXX
Emailhello@yourdomain.org
OfficeTown, County