Enriching Education

PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL SPONSORSHIPS

Nursery School education (ages 4-6) is required in Kenya in order to advance to Primary School. Until 2019 the government did not subsidize Nursery Schools and communities were left on their own to provide Nursery School education. As a result, many children were unable to enter primary school. The number of Nursery Schools is still insufficient to accommodate the many children. Every Life supports Nursery Schools through sponsorships to help with the challenges and to help impoverished families the opportunity to obtain an education for their children through supplementing the cost of school.

Cost to support a nursery school for 1 year $1800  

Over the past 15 years Every Life has sponsored 3-6 nursery schools yearly providing education to 3,000 students and employing 9-12 teachers each year. 

School Desks have been an ongoing need since primary education became available to the public in 2003. Many schools in Kenya still lack the resources for educating students.  Many students are still sitting on the floor using rocks as desks.  Every Life has built 2600 school desks over the years and it is a great way to impact communities and enrich education.

High School Sponsorship is is our fastest growing area of need. 

Students take a national KCPE test at the end of 8th grade and they are placed in one of four classifications of high schools.

The first type is National School.  These are reserved boarding schools to cater for those who scored in the top 20% and can afford the fee structure.  The lowest type of school is the sub-0county school and cater to the local community and is usually a 6 mile walk from students' homes.  Those who cannot pay fees often stop their education and remain uneducated or delay until  the financial resources are available.  It's not unusual to find students at the secondary (high school) level who are considerably older than 18 and still in the first few years of high school because they lack financial resources.  

As more of our sponsored children qualify to attend high school the funding required increases also.  The current cost to sponsor a a high school student with fees, room & board, and uniforms is $125 per month