Provide an education for needy Kenyan children

Dominic and his sister, Joanne, lived in Kenya with their single mother. Mom was working hard and able to care for her children. The children were living with their mother in a city about 2 hours from here. She had placed Joanne in private boarding school in Grade 6. Dominic was in a nursery school. Their mother had to travel to Nairobi on Good Friday. The Matatu had an accident and she died instantly. The children were left as orphans. At the burial, the extended family was discussing the children and no one wanted them. They were going to divide them and they would be living far apart geographically. Elizabeth, a more distant relative, was quiet at first but the talk of breaking up the children bothered her so she offered to take them both. The family was very pleased as no one wanted the responsibility. Elizabeth came to Mangu with both children. She started first to sort out the private boarding school for Joanne. The school offered to allow the girl to stay there with no fees until the end of this year. Then she began looking for help for Dominic.

Elizabeth, old enough to be a young grandmother, is handicapped, walks with a prominent limp, but does not talk of her problem.   She and her husband had three children. He provided well for them and was building a house. It was not quite finished when he died but they live in the house quite comfortably. Her last born is in high school.   She struggles to work to pay school fees and support herself and her children.

Thanks to generous donors like you, Expanding Opportunities was able to buy Dominic his uniform, books, school supplies and pay his school fees. We expect to bring his sister to public school next year where they can attend school together.

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