Our History

In 1992, Peter Mbogo Kamau’s daughter was diagnosed with rheumatic heart
disease. She needed open heart surgery, which at the time could not have been
performed in Kenya and was taken to Apollo Hospital in India.

Sadly, she did not
pull through.

Due to a late diagnosis and the long period it took the family to raise
the colossal amount of money required, her condition had deteriorated and she
was too weak.

She died and was buried in India.


That experience and encounters from desperate families of heart patients seeking
to raise money for their surgeries moved Peter to resign from his job as a tour
guide and devoted himself to helping these families find a solution.

Take Heart
Association Project (THAP) was thus born out of grief and compassion for others.


The organization was officially registered as a non-governmental organization in
Kenya in 1996 and as a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the United
States in 2002.

After Mr. Kamau's death, CFACH registered a DBA known as Care
for a Child's Heart (CFACH) to better reflect the patients that we serve.

A group of
individuals who shared Mr. Kamau's passion, took the mantle and for the last
several years have dedicated their time and efforts towards this worthy cause