Friday's Featured Student - Your Help is Needed

Here are several students that are waiting to find a sponsor.  If you would like to sponsor any of these students please email us at info@nairobikids.org .  Please help spread the word by sharing this post.  Thank you!

Victor SOS49

Victor is 11 years old with a birthday on June 27, 1999.  He is in Class 6.  His best subject is science and he wants to be an accountant someday.  Victor lives with his unemployed parents and has grown up in the Kayole-Soweto slums.  He enjoys playing football.  Can you help Victor by being his sponsor and friend?  

Sharon - SOS66

Sharon turned 13 years old on March 9th and is in class 7A.  She lives with her parents, who try to earn a living doing casual labor, in the Soweto slums.  Sharon enjoys reading story books and her best subject is Christian Religious Education.  She thinks it would be fun to be a pilot.  Can you share in Sharon's love of reading and become her sponsor?

Meet Peter - SOS57

Peter is 12 years old, with a birthday on February 24.  He is in class 5B where his best subject is English.  Peter lives with his unemployed parents in a single room house in the slums.  Someday he wants to be an electrician.  Peter would love a sponsor and friend -- could it be you?

Meet Mary - SOS64

Mary's birthday is August 15 and she will be 12 years old.  She is in class 7A.  She lives with her poor parents in the Soweto slums and her brother also attends Galilee.  Mary enjoys skipping rope and her best subjects are math and science.  She dreams of being a nurse someday.  Won't you please consider being her special friend and sponsor?

Meet Lilian - SOS63

Lilian is 13 years old and her birthday is April 24.  She lives with her parents and two siblings in the Soweto slums.  Her parents are jobless and they live in abject poverty.  Lilian is in class 6B and her best subject is Science.  She enjoys reading fiction.  Someday she would like to be a newscaster.  Won't you consider being Lilian's new friend and sponsor?

Meet Felisters - SOS61

Felisters is 12 years old now and in class 7A.  Her best subject is science and she would like to be a nurse someday.  She lives with her parents in the Soweto slums.  Felister likes to play handball.  Her birthday is August 8th.  Would you like to be Felisters' new sponsor?

These students can be sponsored by either the Breakfast-Included Sponsorship Program:  The fees are $12.50/month which covers 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.  

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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 from the list and make a 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.

News from the School - A message from the school director

Hello,

I hope everyone is fine.

We opened school for third term on Monday and so far a big percentage of kids have reported back to school, as we move along the rest will be reporting back. I have been away for a week or so but I'm now back. This is a crucial part of the year since it is this term that both our class 8 and form 4 kids sit for their national exams. It is also the busiest being that teachers have to do a lot of revision as well as cover any part of syllabus they may not have completed.

Thank so very much for your continued support for it is your support that enables us to prepare our children well and thus the good results that we get at both primary and Secondary levels. What we are doing for these children , has and continue empowering them to improve on their lot as well as the community in general. Our hope is that we shall continue doing so for a long time to come and thus we shall be able to transform lives.

Please pray with us as we approach KCSE which our students will be doing as from 21st October to mid November so that God may provide them with ability to remember what they learnt in class for the last four year.

Thank you so very much and may God the Almight bless you and your families abundantly.

FANUEL

Friday's Featured Student - A very patient young man

Victor - SOS49

Victor has been waiting a long time for a sponsor.  Please email info@nairobikids.org to learn more on how you can help this wonderful young man.

Victor is 11 years old with a birthday on June 27, 1999.  He is in Class 6.  His best subject is science and he wants to be an accountant someday.  Victor lives with his unemployed parents and has grown up in the Kayole-Soweto slums.  He enjoys playing football.  Can you help Victor by being his sponsor and friend?

Victor can be sponsored on either the Basic Program or the Breakfast Included Sponsorship program.

Breakfast-Included Sponsorship Program:  The fees are $12.50/month which covers 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.   

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.

Help us fundriase while you are on ebay

eBay Giving Works is an easy, effective way to show your support for Nairobi Kids! The next time you’re buying or selling on eBay, please give it a try.

How it Works
Use eBay Giving Works to list items on eBay and donate 10% to 100% of your listing’s final sale price to us. It’s an easy way to sell your unwanted items while helping us raise funds for our mission.

Enjoy the Benefits!
Your listing will benefit from several unique program features that have been proven to attract more buyers and raise awareness of our cause such as the eBay Giving Works ribbon and enhanced searchability.

Plus your listings will automatically qualify for the eBay Giving Works Fee Credit Benefit and you’ll receive a tax-receipt for your donation.

Get Started

1. Click “Customize your listing”

2. Look for the “eBay Giving Works” field (Click “Add or Remove Options” if you don’t see it) in the Sell Your Item form in the "Choose how you’d like to sell your item" area

3. Choose “Select a new nonprofit”

4. In the pop-up window that appears, type “Plant A Book" (the offical seller for Nairobi Kids) in the “Nonprofit Name or “Keyword” field

5. Select Plant A Book Int and a percentage (10-100%) you wish to donate to us (please note:there is a $1 minimum donation if your item sells)

Shop to Show Your Support!
You can also support us by shopping for items that are being sold in aid of us on eBay! Be sure to visit our MissionFish page Plant A Book on a regular basis to see all the great listings benefiting us.

Not an ebay seller?
You can also support us by sending us your new or gently used items to be listed in our annual ebay fundraiser coming this Fall. For an address to mail your items to, please email info@nairobikids.org

Friday's Featured Student - A very smart young man

Meet Elvis

I am re-posting Elvis this week, since he has been waiting a very long time for a sponsor.  The students return to school on Monday, after the term break.  Can you imagine the smile on his face if came back to school on Monday and found out that he finally had a sponsor?

Elvis is 15 years old and in Form 2. His birthday is September 14. He has three younger siblings, two of them attend Galilee Primary School. He lives with his parents and his father struggles to earn a living for the family doing manual labor. Elvis is a good student, coming in 10th position in his class recently. He enjoys football and his best subjects are history and geography. He wants to be a lecturer someday. Elvis would like a sponsor -- can you be that special person?

WHS sponsorship fees are only $12.50/month for the Basic Program or $20/month for the Lunch-Included Program. $3 of your WHS Sponsorship fee will go toward your child's required KCSE exam when they reach Form 4.

Please email info@nairobikids.org and help this smart young student have a brighter future.