TEACHING-EMPOWERING-MENTORING-BUILDING OPPORTUNITY Mission: to partner with individuals and communities in Western Kenya to support entrepreneurial activities, education and health through training programmes, scholarships, water and sanitation projects

Sunday, January 13, 2013

One cup of coffee a week

That's all it takes. We have offered the Read for the Top programme in English and Swahili in about 22 elementary schools over the past 3 years and results in exams have shot up. The problem now is that the top students can't afford even the $150 for a year in secondary school. A top boy or girl can go to school for about $3-$4 a week (and this gives them a midday meal.) Because of some community interventions the average income in rural areas has increased from 800/- ($10) per month to about 1250/- ($15) But still no hope of sending a child to school. Proceeding on faith to select some high achievers from the Read for the Top elementary schools for secondary.

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