Food for Thought- Feeding Students in Rural Kenya

A new school year in Kenya began a few weeks ago.  There isn't a system of school districts so parents are able to enroll their children in any school that they would like, as long as they can get them to school and pay the fees (even public schools have fees).  The students in our Prep for Success tutoring and mentorship program had great success on the national exam at the end of their school year, and the scores are public, which makes the three schools where we run our programs very desirable.  As a result we have over 40 more students to feed in our program than last year!  That is a big expense and we need help covering this cost.  Your support makes such a difference!

In Kenya, the school year is winding down, but for our lunch program, that means even more children will be coming to the Library for a daily lunch. During the school year, a daily lunch is served to the Grade 9 students at our three Focus Schools.  When the scool year ends, the rising Grade 9 students begin their lessons, preparing them for the new school year beginning in January.  The thing that swells our lunch program when school is on break is that we ensure every child who is at the Library when lunch is served will be fed.  

When school is not in session, the Library is filled with children- the younger siblings of the rising Grade 9 students, the Grade 9 students who just completed our Prep for Success Program, secondary school studetns who return to the Library to volunteer as tutors and who get academic support as well.  Children from other surrounding schools who don't come to the Library on a regular basis flock to the Library campus for fun and learning things to do.

The need for funds to support our Lunch Program remains high!