Friday's Featured Child - Collins

Meet Collins!
 

Eight year old Collins is in standard 4.  His birthday is November 2nd.  In school he enjoys Religious Studies and wants to be a pilot.  For fun he likes to watch movies when he is able.  He lives with his unemployed parents and two brothers in the slums.  Collins washes utensils as his chore.  Can you help Collins?

Sponsorship fees for primary school children are $12.50/month.  Email info@plantabook.org for more information. 

Letters from Our Kids are on Their Way!

It's almost that time again!  Fanuel, the school director, has sent the fall letters to Plant-a-Book International.  As soon as they arrive our mail volunteers will be as busy as little elves, checking their lists, stuffing the envelopes, and sending them off with a stamp and a smile.

 The children write to their sponsors at least three times each year, often drawing pictures and sending lots of love.  Sponsors are welcome to write to their children as often as they wish.  They LOVE hearing from their sponsors, receiving pictures, postcards, and news from far away lands.  

If you are interested in sponsoring a child and enjoying the personal rewards of corresponding with a needy child in Kenya, please contact PAB at info@plantabook.org.  There are so many children in need of someone who cares.  You can select a child from our website at www.plantabook.org.

 

Gift Cards to Help Galilee/WHS Children

Winter Wishes Gift Cards

The holidays are just around the corner and we are pleased to present our gift cards!  The cost of the cards has been donated.  Therefore we are able to price the cards very inexpensively – only a minimum donation of $5 for 5 cards – still making a small donation to help the school, but also making it affordable enough that you can easily give these holiday cards to your hair dresser and favorite coffee barista, your book club buddies, coworkers, your children’s teachers, friends at church, and anyone else you can think of who would appreciate knowing something good has been done to help children!  The cards also make wonderful gifts for the person who has everything or to use as stocking stuffers.

  

We have even taken the pressure out of trying to get them out before Christmas by making them “Winter Wishes” cards!  So you can still give them out if you missed seeing someone over the holidays.  The card reads:  “Warmest Winter Wishes!  A donation has been made in your honor to brighten the future of a child in need through education!  www.plantabook.org”. 

 

The cards will be sent to you.  For an extra 50 cents per card donation, they can be sent directly to an individual from Plant-a-Book International and we will add your personal greeting on the back of each card.  

You can begin ordering your cards NOW through December 15th.  Just make a minimum donation of $5.00 for 5 cards (please add $2.00/set of 5 to cover the cost of international postage if outside the USA).  To place your order, click on the Donate button on the sidebar of this blog -- then send an email to info@plantabook.org to let us know where to send your cards.

Thank you for your donation!  

(Plant-a-Book International is a 501(c) 3 charitable organization and your donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.)

Fun and Games

If you were to ask our students what their favorite sport is, my guess is the vast majority would say FOOTBALL (or soccer, as we call it in the States).  Here is the girls' team, just before a game this fall.

It's great to know that our students are able to participate in some normal, healthy school activities, such as sports and music, as well as their studies.  This helps provide a more well rounded education for our students and helps them develop friendships.  We are so happy to know their physical education and health are a priority, too.

Global Hand Washing Day

October 15 was Global Hand Washing Day and it brought much excitement to our students at Galilee Primary and Waddington High Schools! 

They had some special visitors including Miss World Kenya Chapter, the Nairobi city council town clerk, the administration officials and many other celebrities. Safeguard soap manufacturers sponsored the event and donated 2000 bars of bathing soap to the school for the students.  

 

Miss World Kenya demonstrates hand washing...

 

 ...and then helps a child wash her hands.

 

 

  

 Everyone got in on the joy of clean hands!

  Our students entertained their guests by providing music from the girls in the choir and dancers.

 Our WHS students enjoyed meeting Miss World Kenya!

We are always thrilled when something positive happens to enhance our students understanding of health principles.  What a fantastic way for our children to learn the value of hand washing!

Friday's Featured Child - Martin

 

Meet Martin!
Martin lives at Holly House and attends WHS in form 1.  He is 16 and his birthday is coming up on November 11.  Martin's father is a farmer and the family is so poor that it became necessary for Martin to move into HH to continue his high school education.  He scored 379 on the KCPE exam.  Martin enjoys reading books and playing football.  He would like to be a doctor.

Sponsorship fees for a Holly House student is $30/mo for full sponsorship or $15/mo for cosponsorship. Can you reach out to help Martin by becoming his sponsor or cosponsor?   You would make a tremendous difference in his life!  


For more information, email info@plantabook.org.

Surprise: New Desks!

Every once in awhile something unexpected happens and makes for a happy surprise!  So it was when the school learned that they were to be the recipients of 600 school desks, donated by the African Development Bank.  Since many of Galilee Primary School's desks were very old and in poor repair, these new desks were a wonderful blessing! 

 

 

 

Through their project to help non-formal schools in need, the bank also gave the school a desktop computer last semester.  We are very appreciative of these efforts to help schools for children living in poverty.