Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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We wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

From Fanuel, Lorna, Brenda and the children of 

Galilee Primary School, Waddington High School

and Holly House orphanages!

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Friday's Featured Child - Make Erick's Birthday Special

Erick is 13 years old and will be in Form 2 in January.  He lives with his parents and his chore is cleaning the compound.  Erick's best subject is biology and he wants to be a doctor.  He scored 293/500 on the KCPE exam.  Erick enjoys visiting new places.  His birthday is Dec. 12, 1997.  Would you like to be Erick's new sponsor?


Sponsorship fees for the Basic WHS Sponsorship Program are only $12.50/month. The lunch-included program is $20/month.  What a difference you can make in a student's life by becoming a sponsor.  For more information, please email info@nairobikids.org.

World AIDS Day

Imagine a place where 1.2 million orphans have lost their parents to AIDS. This is Kenya.
 

As HIV and AIDS sweeps across the country, it leaves in its wake what UNICEF calls the "orphaned generations." After all, if one parent is affected, the other is at risk, too. And sadly, hundreds of mothers inadvertently pass on HIV to their children each year.

Nairobi's slums don't offer much comfort to these children. Some orphans are fortunate enough to be taken in by extended relatives, but for those who don't have any known relatives, Holly House orphanages provide shelter, meals, care and something even more important: hope for a happier future.

To help orphaned children today, sign up to sponsor a child at Holly House, Galilee Primary School, or Lorna Waddington High School. One-time donations are also welcome! They help provide these children with meals, clothes, and mosquito nets to prevent malaria.

Through education, these children can lift themselves out of poverty and show the world what they're really made of. In the meantime, for so many AIDS orphans, Holly House is home.

Another School Year is Wrapping Up

November is coming to a close and our Galilee Primary School and Waddington High School students are beginning their winter break.  In Kenya the school year is from January through November, divided into three "terms" (January to April, May to August, and September to December).  You can imagine the faces of the children as they complete the year--just as our children here feel at the end of the school year in June!  Some of our students will stay close to the school, in their homes in the Kayole-Soweto slums.  Some will travel "up country" to rural villages to visit distant relatives.  Our Holly House children will enjoy more free time on campus, eagerly looking forward to the Christmas dinner made possible by the generosity of our donors and sponsors.

The month of December will fly by and soon our dear students will once again be sitting behind their rudimentary desks, eager to learn once again.  Until then, let's wish them a happy and restful winter break.

Friday's Featured Child - Lameck

Lameck is 16 years old and will be in Form 2 in January.  His birthday is Feb. 9, 1995.  He lives with his parents who are unemployed. He has two sisters and a brother. Lameck likes to travel and his best subject is geography.  He would like to be a pilot someday.  He scored 287/500 on the KCPE exam.  Lameck has some eye problems.  Won't you be Lameck's sponsor?

For more information please email us at info@nairobikids.org.

Thanksgiving Thoughts

 In a couple of days we will celebrate one of the biggest holidays in America -- Thanksgiving Day.  It's a day when we join together with family and friends, prepare a feast of food, and give thanks for the many blessings in our lives.  The fact that we have plentiful food is a blessing that is missing in the homes of our Galilee and WHS children.  For most of our Holly House children, their friends and family are right there in the orphanages with them.  But they, too, are thankful.  Their thanks ring out in their letters to their sponsors, in the smiles on their faces, in the hope in their eyes. 

Thank YOU for making a difference in the lives of our "Nairobi kids."  You are making a bigger difference than you'll ever know.

 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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