My community – more stories from sponsored children

Dec 21, 2020 | News

With schools closed in Kenya, children have faced almost nine months at home.  Here are more of their insights into their life and community.  ​ Market women – a poem “Down from the hill they come,With swinging hips and steady stride.To feed the hungry town.They...

My community – a child’s story

Sep 25, 2020 | News

With schools closed in Kenya, children have faced many months at home.  We asked them to share insights into their life and community.  I’ve been digging my family vegetable plot.  Abigael Coming from a community where development is still lagging behind, I find great...

Responding to COVID-19 – Prioritising our support

Apr 23, 2020 | News

As the COVID-19 virus impacts on life around the world, our work in Kenya is needed perhaps more than ever.  Our first thought is for our 105 sponsored students who are now studying at home due to the closure of their secondary schools.  It is uncertain how long this...

Review of 2019

Jan 24, 2020 | News

The year saw us go through a full cycle in many different ways. School sponsorships Several of the very first students that we sponsored back in 2011, who completed their four years at secondary school, have now completed a further four years at university.  So the...

Cheboi’s story

Aug 16, 2019 | News

Cheboi is typical of the children that we support – his family simply couldn’t afford the school fees for him to attend Nakuru Boys High school, a prestigious boarding school where Cheboi had secured a place thanks to a score of 377 out of 500 in his KCPE...