Send a child to school

SENDING A CHILD TO SCHOOL

The first term has come and gone. Schools closed on 2 April 2026 and are opening on 12 May for the second term. Resource mobilisation remains a key challenge. A new school needs a lot of resources. What would be especially great is finding 10 individuals to partner with each child we work with. School fees per term are $350 per child. We need $3500 every term to cater to the 10 children in our high school care program.

Due to the Iran war, fuel prices have skyrocketed by as much as 50% per litre here. This has a huge impact on the cost of food, transport, and school materials. Transporting the children, for example, now requires $110 per month. Which translates to $1100 per month and $3 300 per term. The need for our own minibus has never been greater. It's an absolute must now. Yes, purchasing it needs a substantial amount between 6 and 10 000 United States dollars, depending on the second-hand condition, but the savings over time are worth it.

We have opened the school to mainstream kids who can pay school fees to mitigate the day-to-day expenses of running the school, including rentals.

We are not resting on our laurels. We have found a way to get some produce on the ground through the support of a partner. We have ¾ ha of maize and ¼ ha of sugar beans. There is potential to grow at least a ha and a ½ of maize and a ha of sugar beans soon. This helps raise funds for feeding and for the educational expenses themselves. I have included a picture of the farming effort.

We want to embark next on running our own primary school. Currently, our primary school kids are at a local Salvation Army school, and their fees per term are $100 per child, including stationery.

CONCLUSION

The need for improved and consistent funding continues to ring loud. We will continue to do all we can to keep making a difference; at least the children are going to school, and they have shown good levels of motivation for it. Their future depends on it. We are, however, grateful for all the support and help you have been affording us. Continue to partner with us. Let us change lives one life at a time together.

SENDING A CHILD TO SCHOOL

It’s a new school year, and our program continues to grow in leaps and bounds. A few are graduating from primary school into high school, while a few are moving from kindergarten into actual primary school. We are excited for them.

Last year, we saw an improved commitment to school. Homework assignments were being done. Absenteeism was at a minimum.

We hope to find sponsors that will assist by partnering with Harvesters in Sport Trust (HIS) through adopting a child, so that every child is afforded the necessities and opportunities in life. $350 per term will adopt a child. We have 10 on our high school books and need $3500 per term for school fees.

We then need means to transport them to school and back. That’s $60 per month per child, translating to nearly $2000 per term for all of them.

Having a minibus of our own would be a big saving! Plus, the vehicle can carry out many other functions

As highlighted in the previous report, having agricultural projects can help us mitigate against the high deficits as we continue to work on helping as many children as possible to get a basic education and perhaps give each a pathway to future success.

I am pleased to announce that we have found a partner to help us get an agricultural program up and running.

We have planted maize and will plant beans at the end of January. Harvests will keep the feeding program afloat, and extras get sold to support the Send a Child to School campaign.

The primary school children are all attending classes, an improvement from last year when a lot used to be absent.

CONCLUSION

The need for improved and consistent funding continues to ring loud. We will continue to do all we can to keep making a difference.

We are, however, grateful for all the support and help you have been affording us. Continue to partner with us. Let us change lives one life at a time together.