Works in progress…
Everyone who spends time at the world-renowned The Shoe4Africa Children’s Village – whether they are patients, parents, doctors, medical students, or donors being given a tour – leaves with a profound sense that this is no ordinary center for healing the sick child. Few cities can offer such a green space smack in the center of the city. But imagine a ‘Disney Land for kids’ with Medical excellence and you’ll start to understand our vision
When a child approaches a medical center typically you’ll have apprehension and maybe fear. Our buildings are tapered to lessen the perception of height, colorful child-themed paints are used, likely that kids will hear laughter from the patients playing on our soccer pitch, or our basketball court, or maybe playing on our play station and trampoline. All this begins the healing even before the child steps into our center.
Why?
Perhaps it’s because the ‘Village’ based around our Shoe4Africa Children’s Hospital will care for around 255,500 patients each year in 2026, most of whom come from exceptionally poor and marginalized communities. Patients are referred to us from not only Western Kenya but also from neighboring African countries. It should be noted that there isn’t a single public children’s hospital in East and Central Africa outside of our facilities.
Key facilities at the village — The Shoe4Africa Children’s Hospital, The Shoe4Africa Juli Anne Perry Children’s Cancer Hospital, The MTRH Harry Dyer Burns Unit, and The Shoe4Africa Idella Rome Consultant’s House.
Those who pass through the doors tell us that the Hospital does far more than treat these patients each year – it embodies the hope of a healthy childhood, the unwavering faith of parents in healing, and the dedication of medical professionals to prevention and cure.
The heart of the center, built in Eldoret in 2015, the Shoe4Africa Children’s Hospital is the second stand-alone tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa dedicated entirely to child healthcare, following the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in South Africa, which opened in 1956.
While delivering world-class pediatric treatment and care, we strive to make the greatest impact possible and empower others to do the same. We are a teaching hospital for the Moi University Medical School, providing training to pediatric healthcare professionals. We also conduct groundbreaking research into childhood illnesses that has a global impact.
At The Shoe4Africa Children’s Village, we inspire hope, foster healing, and pave the way for a healthier future for children across Africa.
Concept Plan
The satellite image below (Google, March 2024) provides a snapshot of the site’s layout. As the updated drone photo above illustrates, significant progress has been made since then. The only major project yet to begin construction is the Women’s Hostel, for which fundraising is currently underway, with the goal of breaking ground in early 2026.
The asterisk (*) marks a location where we believe a natural underground spring exists. We are currently seeking a grant to develop this spring into a solar-powered water source, with the aim of providing clean, sustainable water not only to our hospital campus but also to the neighboring Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) complex.
