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Video: Kenya: Maasai MaraThe Maasai Mara, Kenya, is one of the world's most beautiful areas. Imagine a pristine landscape in the African Rift Valley where giraffes graze among the trees, zebra herds browse on the plains, and hippos roam the rivers.The Maasai people, native to the area, face significant challenges which threaten the survival of their vibrant pastoral culture. |
The Maasai PeopleThe Maasai people have little access to education and health care services. Maasailand also has the highest primary school dropout rate in Kenya, a direct result of poor educational facilities, the need for children to tend to cattle and goats, and the lack of educational and health support. Many of the Maasai children who do go to school start their education late because schools are too far away from their communities. |
Brightening Futures with SchoolsFree The Children is committed to building and rebuilding schools and teachers’ accommodation in the Maasai Mara and Kipsigis regions of Kenya. The new schools will provide an education for thousands of children between the ages of 6 and 12, especially girls. This schoolbuilding project will fulfill a great need for Kenyan communities and will continue in the future to provide indigenous children the chance for a brighter future. |
Canadian Students Teach EnglishA group of students and teachers from Ontario, Canada traveled to Kenya to teach English in Free The Children primary schools, and also worked with the students to develop games and have fun together! Fun and games included: ‘sugar sack’, relay, and three-legged races. |
How You Can Help
Education
The education program area of our Adopt a Village model is divided into two equally important components: Schoolbuilding (which provides the physical structure) and Educational Programming (which provides all of the necessary tools and resources for effective learning).Schoolbuilding:
$8,500 will fund the building of a school* and required infrastructure
*Provides for one classroom - school construction and design varies from one country to the next. This means that a school may consist of one-room schoolhouses or multi-classroom blocks.
Educational Programming:
$50 can help purchase classroom supplies
$100 can help purchase textbooks
$250 can help plant trees on school grounds
$500 can help support teacher salaries
$1,000 can help support the building of teacher accommodations
Suggested donation amounts represent a significant contribution towards stated projects. Funds donated to Education programming will be used to support projects in this category based on greatest need.
Disclaimer:
The above represents the average costs of Free The Children projects in the communities in which we work. In cases where donations exceed what is needed or local conditions prevent program implementation, Free The Children will redirect funds to similar activities to help people in need. If additional funding is required because of specific project requirements or challenging local conditions, Free The Children may provide additional funding to complete the project to meet our commitment to our beneficiaries.
