Education in Kenya
Children living in rural areas of Kenya tend to attend school more that children living in urban areas.
FALSE, children in urban areas tend to attend school regularly because the acces they have to school is easier to get to than children in rural areas. There is a stigma even though the education is free, there is limitation in children attending schools.
Source: Some Kenyan Children Are Not in School Despite Free Primary Education. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.prb.org/kenya-school-education/
Donating $63 a month is the only way to help students in Kenya through KEF.
False. This is not the only way.
In perspective, $63 can buy 12 and 1/2 caramel macchiatos, a pair of shoes, or Friday night cocktails.
$63x12 months=$756 per year to sponsor a child
The KEF mission is to provide disadvantaged students in Kenya, and their schools, with support and educational resources so that they may improve their communities and break the cycle of poverty in Kenya.
True. They serve 50% girls and 50% boys in over 290 schools; students from all across Kenya, diverse mix of all ethnic communities. There are typically 1800 applicants and 256 of them are chosen to receive the scholarship. (2016) (kenyaeducationfund.org)
In 2003 Kenya abolished school fees for primary school, grades 1-8. Extra donut: What led Kenya to do this?
TRUE!
what led Kenya to do this?
Millennium Development Goal: "Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling." (UN.org)
In 2003, free education for primary school increased the enrollment rate, however, there is still a low completion rate, with continuing to secondary school.
By 2015, 91% of developing regions enrolled in primary education.
source: kendayeducationfund.org
Asking friends and family to donate in place of your birthday gift can help you reach your $756 goal to sponsor a child for a year.
True! Use Facebook Fundraising or GoFundMe to establish a link to send to your friends and family.
How to be a successful fundraiser:
pick your fundraising purpose and be creative
Set a fundraising target for yourself and commit to it.
Believe in what you’re doing!
KEF only funds students with school tuition.
FALSE- they pay tuition, room and board, uniform and shoes, textbooks, feminine hygiene products, mosquito nets.
source: kenyaeducationfund.org
Currently, the student-teacher ration is approximately 86:1.
True. In 2003, Kenya abolished school fees for primary school, up to grade 8. Overnight, school attendance swelled and the system became over-burdened.
source: kendayeducationfund.org
True! Donating things like chalk, crayons, pencils, rulers, paper, etc. can supply hundreds of students in Kenya. You will have a big impact on the community you are donating to.
KEF only works with students in secondary schools.
False. They work closely with Red Rose Primary School in Kibera to ensure that many of their students will transition to high school with KEF scholarships.
*Kibera is the largest slum in Africa, with an estimated 60% of school aged children out of school.
source. kenyaeducationfund.com