Educate HIV Orphans in Kenya

MARGARET DREAMS OF BECOMING A TEACHER

Many families in Kenya simply do not have the ability to ensure that their children receive a quality education. 

Thanks to your support we are making a difference.  The money that you have donated has helped us help young girls like Margaret receive the education that she would not otherwise receive. Margarets parents are both HIV positive. They have 4 school aged daughters that they are determined to see graduate from high school. To say "it's hasn't been easy for this family" is a rather ridiculas understatement. Mum and Dad support the family by working in the fields during the planting and harvesting seasons for approximately $2.00 a day. As well as paying for all of Margaret's boarding school fees and school supplies Springs of Hope Foundation is assisting the family by renting a 1/2 acre plot of vacant land where they will grow tomatoes and spinach which they will sell to the surrounding community. The success of this, their first years crop is dependant upon the current drought, which is in it's third year, finally breaking.

Our commitment to helping underprivileged children get a decent education is stronger than ever.  A sound education will transform their lives and provide opportunities for growth, and contribution to national development. 

Mark your calendar! GlobalGiving is having a GG Rewards Bonus Day on Wednesday, July 12th, beginning at 9 AM EST, that's 6 AM West Coast Time. All donations will be matched by a 50% bonus. The funds are limited, so donate as early as possible to ensure your gift is matched!  Increase your impact so that more girls like Margaret can acquire important skills and the training they need to succeed! 

Together let's make the education dreams of each of these girls come true! There is truly no better gift that you could give!

If you have any questions or are interested in learning more about this program or our other programs, please contact me at jenniferhughes@springsofhopefoundation.org

Thank you all so much for your continued support of our work in Kenya.

Warmest regards,

Jennifer Hughes-Bystrom

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Meet Grace,

Grace’s HIV positive mother was introduced to us 4 years ago when Grace was just 5 years old. Her mother’s only source of income was seasonal work in the fields which earned her $2.00 a day when work was sporadically available. Four generations lived in their tiny two rooms, mud home. Mama Grace’s very ill, HIV-positive husband, their  80 year old grandmother, 4 daughters and the one year old baby of Mama Grace’s 15 year old daughter. Desperately poor does not begin to describe the conditions this family of 9 had to live in with no electricity or running water,  but above all else, Mama Grace’s  biggest priority was that her children get a good education.  We began by assisting the family with rent, food, clothing and cooking fuel while the 3 younger girls attended the local public school. It soon became apparent that these three very bright girls would not receive the education they deserved in the very overcrowded public school system which has as many as 95 children per classroom. We enrolled the girls in one of the best boarding schools in the district while being mindful that they must be within walking distance of their family, allowing their mother to visit them. At boarding school the girls get three nutritious meals a day and their own bed, ensuring a good night sleep.

Little Gracie and her older sister Theresia are both placing #1 in their class at Rosepark Academy.  The oldest sister, Margaret is in class 6 and will be graduating to high school at the end of this year. Well done girls…

If it wasn’t for YOU and your generous support, bright young girls like Grace and her sisters would not have access to education. They would never know that they are capable of achieving whatever they reach for.

We didn’t place in the top 4 in GlobalGiving’s Little by Little campaign last week, missing out on  $3,000 in bonus money. But we are delighted with the response we did get. Your donations made a lasting difference for our girls in Kenya AND created a race to the top!

Because our project did so well, the other projects in contention had to ramp up their efforts to get ahead of us - meaning your support for girls in Kenya inspired others to empower more girls in the Dominican Republic, educate more girls in Cambodia, sponsor STEM camp for more girls in Nigeria, and help more girls in Vietnam get to school. We're so proud to have been a part of this competition where girls around the world came out as the clear winners.

Thank you so much to everyone of you who made this campaign such a success! 

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Warmly,

Jennifer Hughes-Bystrom

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