hello,
with high schools opening soon there is great need for
books, textbooks, bags, pens, shoes, shirts, sweaters, rain coats, soap, lotion. etc. these are the top needs as the students begin the new school year in
february 2009.
this year five of our orphans qualified for higher level grades and were called to various high schools to go and study.
the form one students are to report to school in February and i hope by then we can be able to send these kids to high school. getting an education will help them so that their lives will be like ours where they are able to go to high school, then college and later find work. so far, in
january we have managed to cover the basic school cost of several primary children and now we need to concentrate on these 5 older students who start school soon.
i've listed the cost for all items* for
each of the 5 orphans who have moved on to higher grades below. you will see the cost in several currencies, for one student and then for all 5 students.
One Student- 28,150.00 (Kenyan Shillings)
- $370.39 (US)
- $433.08 (Cdn)
- £234.58 (British Pounds)- $269.77 (Euros)- $516.19 (Aussie)- $538.88 (Singapore)- $2827.92 (Hong Kong)- 32,892.40 (Japanese Yen)
Five Students- 140,750.00 (Kenyan Shillings)- $1851.95 (US)- 2165.40 (Cdn)- 1172.90 (British Pounds)- $1348.85 (Euros)- $2580.96 (Aussie)- $2694.44 (Singapore)-$14,139.56 (Hong Kong)- 164,462 (Japanese Yen)
Fee Payment Schedule
The school year is for a total of 9 months with 3 terms (3 months each) per year. Half of a full year's payment is needed up front. The remaining half can be paid in 2 parts if needed.
Minimum due January 2009
1 student- 14,075. 00 (Kenyan shillings)
5 students 70,375.00 (Kenyan shillings)
a payment would then be needed again about 3 months later (march/
april 2009). we have opened an account to try and set aside money for these students to help us plan ahead. we really need your help and we gratefully accept what u can do to help these kids.
we can receive funds through money gram or western union (see the information in the right side column). if u want to send funds through international bank to bank transfer, let us know and we can tell you how to do that. i also have a mailing address but that method is very slow and is insecure as cheques can be lost in the mail.
the photos below show the school kids lined up to return to boarding school.
i want to let you know that everything here in
kenya has gotten harder since last year. the costs of everything has gone up and education fees have also gone up
very recently making it even harder to get an education.
the December 16,2008 issue of The Standard, Online Edition described in graphic terms what happens to children who do not get an education or who have to walk far to go to school.
"The children are often sucked into the informal employment sector where they are exploited by their employers, and exposed to physical and sexual abuse.
Ms Phelomena Elizear, the secretary for Embakasi Constituency Right to Education advocacy group, says distance to learning institutions present a big challenge to the girls. "Parents are reluctant to send their children to school because they are at risk of being waylaid and raped," she says. The problem is compounded by insecurity and poor infrastructure."
click the news link for an article in the Daily Nation news for more information on school costs
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/512242/-/u18940/-/index.htmlwe want to do what we can to help these kids that God has entrusted to our care..and will send them to boarding school as God enables us through your help. please pray with us and, if you can, send us your support today. May God richly bless you.
Because He lives
Jonah
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books, textbooks, bags, pens, shoes, shirts, sweaters, rain coats, soap, lotion. etc
A few weeks ago Kibet was very sick with the problem in the leg. I first showed his photos in a story here . One of God's servants responded and we are so glad she was able to send us some help so he could get medication.
Please continue to pray for the entire family as they share the few other resources they have
[Caption: Brother Thomas checks over the oranges we will take to the children.]
[Caption: The children are enjoying the oranges and the blanket.]
[Caption: The children say goodbye to us.]
[Caption: This little girl also needs to see a doctor]
we want to thank God for providing some uniforms for these kids who so much need these clothes. many of them had been praying and waiting for a time when they can be able to have some new clothes and go to school. i am really happy that with the help of the leaders that we have, these kids were at long last able to have the clothes they so much needed.