Section 1
Registration & Legal Status
Bethesda is registered as a Charitable Children's Institution under CS No. 000799.
Further registration information is available from Bethesda on request.
Section 2
Governance
Bethesda is administered by a Board of Directors under the Centre's constitution. Elizabeth Gachiri serves as Safeguarding Lead, with overall responsibility for coordinating and monitoring all child protection measures at the Centre.
Financial decisions follow a tiered approval structure: routine expenditure is approved by the Centre Director, mid-range spending requires joint sign-off from the Director and Treasurer, and any commitment above a set threshold requires full Board resolution.
Section 3
Financial Stewardship
All funds received by Bethesda Child Care Centre — whether through donations, grants, sponsorships, or fundraising — are used solely to advance the Centre's mission of care, protection, education, health, and welfare for vulnerable children. Restricted funds are used only for the purposes a donor designates.
All transactions are documented and supported by receipts, invoices, or equivalent records. The Board of Directors oversees financial management and compliance with donor requirements and applicable law.
Governance and financial-management documents are available for due diligence on request.
Section 4
Safeguarding
Elizabeth Gachiri leads all child safeguarding and protection work at Bethesda, reporting directly to the Board of Directors. Safeguarding concerns are documented, escalated where required by law, and managed in accordance with the Centre's Child Safeguarding Policy.
Safeguarding contact: safeguarding@bethesdachildcare.org
Section 5
Third-Party Validation
Bethesda Child Care Centre is a validated nonprofit on TechSoup Kenya, confirming its charitable status to technology donors and partners.
- Validated TechSoup Kenya
- In review Google for Nonprofits
- Pending approval Google Ad Grants
Document Requests
Partners, donors and authorised reviewers may contact Bethesda to request registration, governance, safeguarding or financial-management documents for legitimate due diligence.