Friday's Featured Student - In need of a helping hand

Joseph SOS55

Meet Joseph - SOS55

Joseph will be 11 years old on June 25. He is in class 5B where his best subject is English. His father died and he now lives with his unemployed mother and older sister in the slums. At home he helps by washing clothes. Joseph likes to ride a bike. When he grows up he wants to be a pilot. Would you like to be Joseph's special friend and sponsor?

Now we are offering a limited number of children on a Basic Program Sponsorship. While breakfast, uniform and school supplies are not included, these sponsorships provide an opportunity for children to exchange letters with their sponsors and provide a stipend toward the school's operating costs.

To participate in the Basic Sponsorship Program, choose a child and make a yearly donation of at least $25, $35 or $50, whatever you are comfortable with. You can donate more if you like, knowing that the funds will go toward offsetting the school's operating expenses.

Or you can sponsor Joseph on the Galilee Primary School Sponsorship program,  fees are $12.50/month which now cover a nutritious fruit breakfast, a basic school uniform, basic school supplies and a small stipend toward the school's operating costs. These sponsorships provide vital funding for the child's and school's needs. In return you will receive a photo and letters from your child each term, knowing that you are sending your child to school with fruit in their tummy and a nice uniform and supplies.

Please email info@nairobikids.com to learn how you can help.

You Don't Have To Climb Mt. Everest To Help!

But Mary did just that and more! 

When in December 2007 while post election violence was just beginning to escalate in Kenya, Mary Stravrakakis arrived in Kenya with a mission. Mary celebrated her 60th birthday by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funds for the Galilee children. By obtaining sponsors for her climb she was able to raise enough money to purchase the plot of land where the kitchen is located.

But she didn’t stop there! In October  2010 Mary flew to Nepal and completed a trek up to the Mt. Everest Base Camp!  Once again she collected donations to help with the kitchen project! Combined with the donations of other caring donors, we are within $1,051 of seeing Mary’s 3 year dream of a new kitchen come to fruition!!

That is where you come in.  You don’t have to climb a mountain to help us reach this very important goal.  All you have to do is hit the donate button on the right hand side of the page. 

Give a little, or give a lot every $1 gets us closer to finishing the kitchen for the 1700 students at Galilee and WHS.

A little back history about the kitchen….

Fortunately for Galilee school in 2008 Feed the Children agreed to provide food so that the Galilee Primary School children could be assured of a lunch at school each day. However, if they are to work with Galilee on a long term basis they have asked that kitchen improvements be made. The present kitchen facility which is made of tin, has only 3 stoves, serves over 1300 students and three children's home. The need to improve the kitchen is extremely urgent.

In addition, Nairobi Health officials recently inspected the school as part of their annual checks. Because of the growing number of health problems in the slums, in particular the rise of cholera, they have also asked for improvements to the set up of the kitchen so as to improve basic hygiene.

At the start of this project Galilee needed to raise $27,808.00 to purchase the kitchen land and construct a new kitchen. More than $26,500.00 has been raised or pledged so far. We need your help to raise the remaining approximate $1051!