Karibuni Children

Our objective is to help Kenyan children to fulfil their potential and release themselves from the cycle of poverty. We do this through partnering with locally run projects to support children, who may not otherwise receive an education, to go to school. The projects we partner with support children from some of the poorest of the poor families in Kenya to attend pre-primary, primary and secondary school. We also have a sponsorship scheme which supports students through tertiary education. As part of this scheme, we look at each student’s circumstances individually and work as a team with their family, to ensure all education costs are covered. We look to the family to cover accommodation and feeding costs (and work closely with them to ensure this is viable) whilst we, through individual sponsors, take care of the costs of fees and laptops. This cost sharing approach gives a sense of ownership and dignity to the family, and the student can concentrate on learning and preparing for their future career without the distraction of financial worries. We currently support over 700 children and young people across Kenya, in 6 major projects (13 in total). In addition to providing financial support to enable children to attend high-quality educational institutes, we also work to reduce other barriers that may prevent those living below the poverty line from maximising their educational potential. This includes provision of nutritious school meals, school uniforms and shoes, learning equipment and feminine hygiene products.