Return vulnerable children from Kibera to School

I remember my kindergarten days filled with such fun times. I learnt in a class full of colour and light, every time I looked up on the walls I would see bits of my art work and get so excited when we worked on a new project because maybe this new piece would be put up too. Our classrooms moved from being a class, to an art gallery, to a music studio and to a playground in such a seamless way. I learnt and grew even during moments that I never knew were part of learning.

I don’t know about your experience but I suspect it was similar to mine or better and if it wasn’t I am sure you would want your children to be introduced to the academic world with experiences that inspires them to be creative, explore their strengths, be problem solvers and to have every one of their senses stimulated.

Unfortunately, due to a lot of factors that undermine the quality of education in informal settlements, a lot of children in these areas rarely get to have such experiences. Many kindergarten classes in Kibera are under resourced in terms of teaching materials, teachers, the size of classrooms are small and this leaves little room for children to even learn and be fully prepared to join primary school.

We envisioned that despite our environment we can give our students the kind of experience I had and even better and that is part of our plan this year. Our teachers are constantly creating fun learning experiences for the children and when you now walk into their classrooms their art work is up. In the corner of one of the classrooms there’s a carpet that has puzzles, flash cards and other items that children use to learn and sometimes, some pick puzzles over outdoor play, especially now that the temperatures are high.

We want to give these children an opportunity to develop holistically and we believe by having such experiences in their early years of learning they will grow being more confident in their abilities and flourish as individuals.

Thank you for supporting our work; you are part of life changing work.