By Lemic Ngalla | Project Director
Dear Friends of Upendo,
Thank you for all your support in 2021. Whether you made financial or material donations, visited or volunteered with us or simply liked our Facebook posts, you've made a real difference to our work.
Last year, we participated in the GlobalGiving accelerator fundraiser and our project goal was US$ 15,900 and we managed to raise US$ 12,428. Together, we did an incredible job! Our sincere gratitude to all our sponsors, supporters and friends for their overwhelming support to Upendo children and activities last year. It is an honor for you to be part of the Upendo family: touching the lives of these wonderful children and their families in different ways.
Late last year, Upendo received Kshs. 1,176,961.85 from GlobalGiving towards educating and feeding 22 orphans and vulnerable children at Upendo. This grant will help us pay fees, learning materials and buy food for 22 children at the project across the year! Upendo has already paid school fees and learning materials for 22 students in 19 different schools across the country.
With students doing four terms this year instead of the normal three terms due to disruption of the 2020/2021 academic calendar by Covid-19, the education costs will be higher than the previous years.
Upendo has so far spent Kshs. 187, 805 on school fees, learning materials and meals. We work with different schools across the country where our students attend and school fees and other educational costs are paid directly to the schools’ bank accounts and the schools acknowledge payment through receipts.
Through your support, we continue to provide holistic support to orphans and vulnerable children in Kilifi through advancing access to quality education, feeding, healthcare, psychosocial support and vocational skills training.
The education and feeding programmes are among our key programmes. Upendo meets all the education costs of the children at all levels. This includes: payment of school fees, uniform, stationery and other educational expenses.
Upendo also runs a literacy/reading programme which involves book clubs aimed at inculcating a reading culture. The children are also provided with a balanced diet, three meals in a day at the center across the year.
Thank you so very much for supporting Upendo. Lots of love.
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