We have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of children and families living in the Kawangware slum in Kenya by funding their school education. It costs just $30 per month to enable a family to send a child to school who would otherwise not be able to afford to. This is an investment of a dollar a day for a community in which most people earn less than $2 per day.
You can HELP. Our goal is to provide 150 sponsored places in the school, to increase the educational reach into the community.
For less than the cost of 2 coffees a week, you can make a life transforming contribution that will not only impact a child’s future for life, but also their family and the broader Kawangware community.
About Restoration Educational Centre
Restoration Educational Centre - Kawangware was started in 2007, with 2 initial class grades and has grown through the years to the current institution it is.
The school currently offers education from baby grades (pre school) through to Year 8/9. Maximum class sizes are set at 30 learners in baby grades and 45 learners in primary grades, with the school having capacity for approximately 320 students.
The 2023 School Year closed with 207 students enrolled. Prior to Covid 19, the school had approximately 300 students enrolled, and was operating at a very small surplus. However the pandemic and escalating cost of living had seen many parents no longer able to support their Childrens’ education, and so enrolments dropped significantly, while input costs and newly imposed Government taxes materially impacted viability.
Governance and Accreditation
With the guidance of a School Board, which includes bankers, businessmen and education specialists, the school remains formally Accredited with Kenya’s Ministry of Education which was initially secured in 2014. Accreditation is reassessed and issued every 5 years. Kenya’s Ministry of Education tested learning outcomes of all private schools in 2020. The Restoration Educational Centre was ranked in the top 10 nationally.
All school educators are Ministry of Education accredited teachers. The school has support staff including security, cooks, administration and general oversight/maintenance. The curriculum meets all Ministry of Education requirements and students are taught both English and Swahili, the 2 nationally recognised languages.
What does the school provide students/families beyond ‘lessons’?
About Kawangware Kenya
The slum of Kawangware is the second largest slum in Kenya, located in Greater Nairobi, approximately 15 km west of the Nairobi City Centre. In the Kenyan census completed in 2009, there were a reported 133,286 people living in the slum. An estimated 65% of the population are children or youth.
Most of the people in the community do not have the funds to leave the community, or to advance their education or their children’s education. With most individuals in the community making less than $2 a day and rent starting around $50 a month, most families are unable to meet the cost of between $30 and $60 a month per child to attend school.
The Kawangware School Placement Program will enable our partner school – Restoration Educational Centre – to advance education in the area by providing sponsored placements enabling families to send more children to school.
Your generous donation will be used to fund all educational costs along with school supplies, transportation, uniforms, and two meals a day while at school.
100% of funds donated will be sent to Restoration Educational Centre Kawangware, for the exclusive purpose of funding placements in the school.
For less than the cost of 2 coffees a week, you can make a life transforming contribution that will not only impact a child’s future for life, but also their family and the broader Kawangware community.
Yes
Yes, as soon as your donation is processed.
