By Merry Broughal | Project Leader
At Olalo of Hope-Kenya, our education Sponsors and the Students they support are dedicated and hard-working!
Rock Stars!
According to a 2016 report in the Daily Nation out of Kenya, over 58% of students attending Secondary School (high school), drop out of school prior to completing their four years of school and taking the national exams.
In 2017 we had only 1 student leave school and pursue other avenues. At the end of the year, our graduating students are aspiring doctors, lawyers, a surgeon and police officer. Lofty goals of now young adults who at one time wondered if they would even get the opportunity to attend school.
But it was all made possible by you, our dedicated sponsors, who saw the need to impact lives and offer hope of a better future for families and communities by sponsoring the education of kids who dared to dream of a better life and leave behind a life drenched in poverty.
Thank you for your continued support and your continued offer of hope to the kids in Kenya.
New applications for the 2018 school year have been pouring in from aspiring teachers, pilots, doctors, lawyer, an actor, nurses, neuro surgeon and engineers…more kids dreaming of what someday they could become, but first they need to get through Secondary School- high school - that's if someone would help support their education costs.
Studies say more than any other avenue of support, paying for someone’s education has an amazing impact on that student. It is more valued than any other form of assistance.
Maybe this is the reason we see so little attrition of students in our education program. Kids are grateful to attend school without the worry of being sent home because the money for tuition and fees is gone. They know they have people from around the world that are supporting their education and rooting them on to succeed.
Your partnership with Olalo in providing for their education is impacting and changing their lives; what is better than that?
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Merry
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