LEI is pleased to announce that our application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status has been approved by the IRS.  All donations made to LEI are now tax deductible--including donations made prior to our receiving tax-exempt status (they can be retroactively claimed on your next tax return).
 
 
Construction continues and is scheduled to be completed on April 25th! Check the LEI Blog for more details and pictures.
 
 
Construction has begun on the planned new school building in Longonot!  It will have two classrooms, a kitchen, a dining area, and new latrines.  Check back soon for pictures and construction updates.
 
 
Check out our new reddit post asking how we can best stay enaged with redditors going forward here.
 
 
The Star Tribune, Minnesota's largest newspaper, has a story about LEI in their paper today (and currently on the front page of their website!).  Read the story here.

The Associated Press story about LEI's fundraising windfall for the Faraja Childrens Home orphanage is out!
Read it at ABC, CBS, The Washington Post, and many other other news sources.
 
Thanks Weebly! 01/31/2012
 
Check out LEI's story on the Weebly blog!
 
 
LEI and Faraja Orphanage's story made the Daily Nation--Kenya's largest newspaper!  Read the story here.
 
Over $80k! 01/28/2012
 
LEI has raised over $80,000 since Thursday night to help the Faraja Orphanage and children in Kenya!  Our cause went viral on Reddit.com, Twitter, and blogs.  Check out the story at the Huffington Post, the Daily Dot, Jezebel, ZDNet, iafrica, and more!
 
Huffington Post! 01/27/2012
 
Our story has made the Huffington Post!  Check it out here.
 
 
We are still on the front page of Reddit, and we have raised an amazing amount of money for the Faraja Orphanage and children in Kenya.  Thank you to all Redditors and the online community!  You have truly made a difference!  Also check out the story on Twitter and the blogosphere:  ZDNet, Th'Fight'N'Baby'S, Karma Decay, 10 Minutes, Alexandra Pusateri, and more!  And more donations keep coming....