| Is it March already? Where does the time go?! We are happy to say that the LEI team has returned to Kenya and has some new announcements regarding our projects! After a short delay, construction of the new classroom at the Living Positive Kenya Daycare Center started in early March. The new classroom will provide adequate space for the 120+ children that attend the school, and the four new toilets that are also being built will improve the sanitation conditions. We are very happy and proud to have contributed to the funding of this project. Construction is expected to finish by the end of this month. We’ve kept consistent documentation of the progress in pictures and we’d love it if you followed along! |  Construction Progress |
The boys attending our class for street children at the Ahadi Education Center have made a truly remarkable change; it’s hard to believe that just six months ago they were wandering the slum searching for metal scraps to fund their addiction to glue. The boys are now sober, clean, attentive, and most importantly, interested in returning to school. We are preparing to send 11 boys to school in May!
New Soccer Uniforms The boys’ soccer program has been a very important part of their recovery over the last six months. Recently, thanks to a few very generous donors, the boys received team t-shirts and shorts – it’s great to see them playing together in the same uniform!
We are still working towards finding sponsors for all of the 40+ children at Faraja Children’s Home. We are most urgently searching for sponsors for the six children attending high school, as their school fees are no longer subsidized by the government. If you are interested in learning more about the sponsorship program please contact us at longonoteducationinitiative@gmail.com.
As we continue working within the slum community with the street boys and the LPK Daycare, we often come across families and children with very tragic and heartbreaking stories of poverty and their daily struggles to survive in Kenya. Sometime a particular child or story stands out to us and we feel the need to help in someway.
We are still working towards finding sponsors for all of the 40+ children at Faraja Children’s Home. We are most urgently searching for sponsors for the six children attending high school, as their school fees are no longer subsidized by the government. If you are interested in learning more about the sponsorship program please contact us at longonoteducationinitiative@gmail.com.
As we continue working within the slum community with the street boys and the LPK Daycare, we often come across families and children with very tragic and heartbreaking stories of poverty and their daily struggles to survive in Kenya. Sometime a particular child or story stands out to us and we feel the need to help in someway.
| Recently a mother came to us while in class with the street boys and asked if we would be willing to accept her seven year old son, Paul, into our class. Due to the death of Paul’s father and her poor health, Paul’s mother was unable to continue paying for his school fees. Her thought was that at least he would be in some kind of school while she struggled to find the money for his fees for the next school term. We felt that the class for the street boys was not the most adequate place for Paul, so we asked his mother how much money she needed for his school fees; we were shocked to hear it was only $15. |  Paul |
For the price of a few cups of coffee at home, we paid for Paul’s school fees and allowed him to return to class. Having worked in Kenya for the last three years it still amazes us to see just how much of a difference such a small amount of money can make in the life of a child. We hope you might consider donating something small, any amount, so that we can help other children like Paul return to school to reach the education and opportunities they deserve.