Return vulnerable children from Kibera to School

It is expected that when a child gets to the age of 3 or 4 years that would join Kindergarten and begin their long exciting journey of learning and growing into individuals who will discover their dreams and passions and pursue them. It is expected that once this child begins this journey then they will only stop when they have attained the requirements needed to get employment or the level they desire.

However, this is not true for many children in Kibera. A walk through the street and alleys reveals the reality that so many children, who are old enough to be in school, are not in school and some spend their days playing on the streets or helping out with the household chores. Their parents either unable to pay the school fees or too absorbed in their addictions to notice their children are missing school.

The youngest in our prep class is always 6 years old and our transitional class is a mix of different ages as the children were once in school but had to drop out. These children have experienced difficulties children their age should not experience and some are grown beyond their age because they had to become caregivers in the absence of their parents.

One would therefore expect to find troublesome and gloomy children but the truth is these children are full of life and laughter. The older children not afraid of playing with the younger ones and the younger ones listen to the older ones. It is a display of how resilient these children are and that they somehow understand the magnitude of the opportunity that this school represents. A second chance to pursue an education and pursue their dreams (and they have big dreams).

Thank you for partnering with us, because of your support, 30 children get a chance every year to go back to school, a second chance to discover and rediscover their dreams and their God given potential.