Jul 16, 2020 | Scholarships
When the first reported case of COVID-19 in Kenya occurred on 13th March 2020, the government acted quickly to impose restrictions on movement with a night-time curfew and a ban on travel in or out of Nairobi and Mombasa. They immediately closed schools which meant...
Jun 18, 2020 | Scholarships
Arnold wants to be an architect. He is a lovely boy; very bright, with plenty to say for himself. Arnold comes from a single parent family and would have finished his education at primary school if we hadn’t been able to find him a sponsor. He writes, “thank you...
May 13, 2020 | Scholarships
The letters we receive from children we are sponsoring through school give us an insight into their life under lockdown in some of the poorest communities in Kenya. When the first case of the Coronavirus was detected in Kenya on 13th March 2020, the government...
May 6, 2020 | Scholarships
Hi! My name is Getrude Shitandi Okech, a simple lady aged 23 years old and here is my story. I hope I will encourage someone. I was raised in a very humble background whereby I couldn’t afford all the basic needs. At the start of my education journey, I...
Apr 14, 2020 | Scholarships
When we provide young Kenyans with scholarships so they can complete their secondary schooling, we tell them that they don’t owe anything to their sponsor or to the Red Rubber Ball Foundation. We just ask them to ‘Pay it Forward’ – that means doing something for...
Jan 21, 2020 | Scholarships
Currently studying: Bachelor of Science in radiography At: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology I was born in a family of five in Kisii county. My father (now deceased) was in casual employment at a Tea Processing company in Kiambu. I was enrolled...
