Coronavirus response in Kibera

With your help, we have been able to achieve so much since our normal programmes were closed in March. Here's a snapshot:

• We've provided 3,840 food vouchers to families in Kibera struggling without the free school meals their children normally receive at our centres.
• We've sustained 19 free handwashing stations to help community members wash their hands regularly despite not having running water in their homes
• We've supported over 100 children to keep learning at home by sending work packs home
• Our students have taken part in the My Home My Playground Campaign by Futbolmas Kenya and learnt new life-skills and engaged in  fun, positive activities while outside of school
• Our Social Workers have checked-in regularly with each family to support their wellbeing

The Ministry of Education called for the phased reopening of schools in October so we have reopened the Fountains of Hope School for 40 students in Class 4 and Class 8. 

We're happy to report the reopening process has gone smoothly. The school staff and students are working together to make sure we stay COVID safe with everyone wearing masks and observing social distancing. We also fumigate our school regularly with an impressive machine that looks a lot like it could launch a bazooka!

Since reopening, our team have run art therapy workshops with our students so that they can process some of their challenging experiences during their time out of school. 

We are looking forward to January 2021 when we hope to reopen our programmes fully for all our students. In the meantime, we continue to support the 111 families whose children are still waiting to return to school with weekly food vouchers. 

Thank you so much for enabling our response to coronavirus in Kibera. At the time of writing, we are just about $500 away from reaching our fundraising target. Would you consider giving another gift to help us reach that target? We will use the funds to continue providing free handwashing and support the over 100 children who remain out of school until January.

Thank you!