Educate an Orphan in Rural Western Kenya

The August school holidays were of a great achievement for the children.  We had a two weeks Mentorship and Career development program which motivated the children academically and morally.  The children had an opportunity to meet people in different profession and they asked questions as they learned how to develop their career while in school. 

The children not only remained in class to learn but they had time for sports.  They helped with chores at the children's home and in the gardens as a way of teaching them. They planted trees at the school and it is amazing to see the trees they planting after every three months of school. The children in primary school also had time to interact with their friends who have already joined high school and they had a lot to learn from them.  This program brings all our children together, those who are in primary school, high schools and colleges. 

We are very grateful for your support, you have enabled us to put this program in place for the best interest of these children's future lives.  You have given them what they would have never gotten in their entire lives, they have hope and they are happy.  YOU have made all to happen and the lives of these children are no longer the same.

We continue to encourage you to share this good news with your friends and families, together we can make a difference one at a time.

The students had a wonderful time during their holidays and you can tell from their faces as they look refreshed and relaxed.  It is another semester and they have started their classes with enthusiasm and focus to learn. This semester is filled with blessings!  We now have our first dining room after serving lunch from outside for the last twelve years!  It has happened!  Now lunch can be served even when it is raining! The other amazing thing is the computer room, and not just a room but an equipped computer room. Our pupils and teachers are exciting, this has really boosted their self –esteem, touching a keyboard is unbelievable!  We thank YOU all for your generosity and heart to make a difference. You have made our children proud and they are filled with joy and happiness just like other children.

 The eighth graders had a benchmarking trip to a school in our neighbouring county and it was very successful.  The teachers also had an opportunity to visit with the teachers in this school and they are optimistic, they are putting in place whatever they have been missing out for better performance. 

All the students are back to school and working hard as usual. They have had their first test and looking forward to the second test the end of July. The feeding program has been successful, our children are healthy even at this time when we have not harvested our maize.  YOU have made our children happy by sponsoring for their basic needs and education.  They have no issues with their health and this is because of the meal they get at the school.  Most of the children in the village are going to bed hungry especially at this time of the year when we are still waiting for the harvest, but you have provided for our children at least a meal a day which most of them survive on until the next day.

Our sponsorship program is still very low, we have more than 100 pupils who have no sponsors and we know we have had new sponsors through your efforts by sharing with your friends and families. We are still encouraging you to continue sharing about your our children and YOUR good work. This gives them an opportunity to get involved.

We are also encouraging you to visit your children!  It is very interesting and satisfying to see what you have done in the life of a needy child.  It makes a difference by seeing the reality.  This also gives you an opportunity to experience the life your children live.

We received a new baby in our family this month of July.  The baby was abandoned and he was brought to us when he was just six hours old.  He is healthy and going on well, we appreciate your support as many lives are rescued and given a second chance.

Thank you for your generosity and efforts in making a difference in the lives of these children.  We are grateful that we can see smiles on the faces of the children.  The community is changing its face and it is because of YOU.