Our
current work is focused predominantly in Kenya, working with schools that cater
to orphaned and vulnerable children. We are building new facilities as well as
renovating existing facilities.
In Kisumu,
Kenya we refurbished a school and supplied the children and teachers with
hundreds of books and learning materials. We also upgraded the school bathroom,
providing the children and teachers with running water for the first time.
In
a village located approximately twenty minutes outside of Kisii Town, Kenya, we built a ten-room schoolhouse that will have it's grand-opening on September 27, 2009. We have provided considerable teaching
materials for this facility, and we are donating funds on a monthly basis to
pay for on-going expenses.
We
have provided each of these orphanage schools with a systematic reading and
study skills program.The Help for
Orphans International School in Kisii, Kenya was recently ranked #4 out of 270
schools for academic achievement.
In
order to create sustainability for this effective education model, we delivered
a highly successful teacher training and plan to expand this offering across
the country.
In Karen, Kenya we are working with an American girl Liz Berns and her Australian partner Stuart. We are helping them to establish a home for orphaned girls. We will keep you updated on the status of this home.
In addition to the above mentioned we will be creating a school for the children in Kisii to teach them farming. The founder of Help for Orphans, Sarah Ehrlich, is going to Kenya on the 19th of September to open the new school in Kisii as well as to do due diligince on the school for farming in Kisii and girls home in Karen. Sarah will also be going to Honduras on September 10th to visit an already established orphanage with the hopes of building a voctional school for the orphans there.
