Become a scholarship Supporter

BECOME A SUPPORTER OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR KYAITHANI and LOWER YATTA SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NDANDINI KENYA
In 2011 we started providing scholarships for the 9 top achievers at the only secondary school in the Ndandini area. In 2023 we have now increased that to 106 at Kyaithani and Lower Yatta Secondary Schools. There are over 400 desperately poor students at Kyaithani and Lower Yatta Secondary Schools striving to get an education so they can better their lives. Can you help us increase the number of scholarships that we provide?
We provide a CAD$110 per year scholarship to the students attending secondary school full time who originally graduated from one of the six primary schools in the Kyaithani area. We are looking for donations in any amount.
Donors to the scholarships will be able to follow our progress on this blogspot as we post information about the children being sponsored, photos and letters.
100% of the donations received go to the students and the Board of Governors accounts to us for the funds. There are no deductions for fundraising or administration.
Like the students and their parents, we know that without an education there is little hope for them to make a better life for themselves.

Unlike in Canada, families in Kenya have to pay school fees in order for their children to attend high school. Many children are forced to drop out because, with family incomes of less than $1/day, their families cannot afford to pay the school costs.

Donations in any amount will receive a tax receipt (for Canadian income tax returns).
For more information about the scholarship program contact me at TerryUmbach@hotmail.com .

Terry Umbach



Sunday, November 22, 2015

Some Letters from 2015 Scholarship Recipients. Very Touching Reading!


Greetings Donors and Friends

Below are six letters which I have just received from some of the scholarship recipients from this 2015 school year.

You will see that your support which has allowed us to provide 35 scholarships this year is very much appreciated and is making a very real difference in the lives of many students in the Kyaithani area.

Please take a moment to read them all.

Please help us again this year by making a donation (just use the "donate" button on the right side of this website).  It will be the most appreciated Christmas gift that you will give!

We now have over 325 students in the two secondary schools in the cluster of 7 schools that we support.  We'd love to be able to increase the number of scholarships that we provide so that we help more of these very poor kids to complete their secondary school education.

Thanks

Terry
Letter from Benson (Form 1)

Letter from Faith (Form 1)


Letter from Stephen (Form 1)

Letter from Purity (Form 1)
Letter from James (Form 2)
Letter from Frida (Form 3)

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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Photos of the 2015 Kyaithani Secondary School scholarship students


Here are some group photos of the top 10 students in each form at Kyaithani Secondary.  In January there will be 4 forms in each of Kyaithani Secondary School and Lower Yatta Girls Secondary School.  That will be almost 400 students.  Hopefully our donations to the scholarship fund will increase so that we can provide more than the 35 scholarships that we were able to provide this past year.  Every one of these students come from extremely poor homes where huge sacrificies are made by their parents to meet the school fees.  Thanks for all your help.
Terry

Form 1 Kyaithani Secondary School















Form 2 Kyaithani Secondary School

Form 3 Kyaithani Secondary School
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