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Mombasa school that’s also a children’s home

New Hope Children's home and School in Mombasa County. Photo/Kelvin Karani

When the 2015 Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination (KCPE) results were announced, celebrations erupted from a very unlikely quarter in a humble neighbourhood of Mombasa.

Orphans from New Hope Children’s home, a school in Mshomoroni estate boarded their school bus and moved around Mombasa city celebrating their school’s good performance.

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